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Hawai’i Island police have initiated an attempted murder investigation following a shooting incident in Honoka‘a on Tuesday evening that left a 39-year-old man in critical condition.

Of the 33 fatalities, 22 of the riders were not properly licensed. Preliminary toxicology results reveal that 18 of the riders tested positive for alcohol, drugs, or a combination of both.

Hawai‘i Island police have released the driver of a 2003 Toyota Tacoma who was arrested Sunday night for striking and killing a 40-year-old pedestrian, but continue to investigate the hit-and-run collision that occurred on Highway 11 in front of Glenwood Park in Volcano.

Hawai‘i County Mayor Mitch Roth has proposed a fiscal year 2023-24 operating budget that includes an estimated $831,663,759 in revenues and appropriations, an increase of 5.8 percent from fiscal year 2022-23.

“The more than 500,000 students participating in JROTC programs across the country should be safe and protected in their programs,” said Senator Mazie K. Hirono.

A total of $2 million is available for this year’s program which was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the 2018 Farm Bill.

A bill that would create a new cabinet-level Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity and Resilience and a new chapter in Hawaiʻi County code to govern it is moving forward.

The students were among 60 recipients, one from each qualifying public and independent school in the state, who received scholarships based on academic achievement, community service and financial need.

The alleged crimes include a string of burglaries that occurred at self-storage facilities located within the Shipman Industrial Park.

The event is sponsored by the Galleri Early Cancer Screening Test.

The strong winds will persist through at least Thursday night and possibly through Friday.

Ka‘ahumanu Place will be closed on Saturday for the annual Kamehameha Day canoe regatta craft fair with exciting vendors, a food booth and more.

Hawaiian Electric is seeking regulatory approval of its Integrated Grid Plan.

Emma Magana is Hispanic, 2 feet in height with a thin build, approximately 30 pounds with chin-length brown hair and brown eyes.

Work to prevent rockfalls along Waipiʻo Valley Road on Hawaiʻi Island will begin on May 22 with the road to be closed to all traffic when construction is underway.

UH received a $1 million, 24-month award as part of the first-ever U.S. National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines Development Awards.

The State of Hawaiʻi Sheriff Division was named the winner of the 2023 best-dressed public safety award for “Police & Sheriff – Sheriff” by the Network Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors.

Capt. T. N. Simeona, the pound master for the Kohala area on the Big Island near the end of the 19th century, was killed in the line of duty on Sept. 30, 1890. His story was told and his name added to the police memorial wall at the Hilo Police Station on Monday during the Hawai‘i Police Department’s National Police Week ceremony.

Families celebrated the sobriety of six graduates, and the 21st anniversary of the Big Island Drug Cthat has helped more than 350 people get their lives back on track in Hawaiʻi County.

Over the past year, detectives have interviewed multiple witnesses and had forensic testing of evidence completed.