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UPDATE: 14-year-old girl found in Hilo
Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Kennedy Stanley, who was reported as a runaway and last seen in Hilo on June 30.
Update: 44-year-old man from Mountain View located in good health
Update: Hawai’i Island police have located 44-year-old Richard Jackson of Mountain View. He was reported missing on July 1, 2023.
Free water play for keiki at Kona Commons Shopping Center in July
Kona Commons Shopping Center is making a big splash this summer by offering free water play for keiki in July.
Trail and area closures at Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park experience temporary closures in July for the removal of invasive, non-native vegetation.
Business Monday: Big Island family has booming side gig selling fireworks for Fourth of July
Ken Polido of Hilo and his family have operated the TNT Fireworks tent in Hilo during the New Year’s season for about the past 11 years. The family expanded last year to include the Fourth of July holiday.
Hawai‘i observatories play crucial role adding color to new space mission
After twelve years of planning, the European Space Agency on July 1 launched its Euclid satellite from Cape Canaveral, Fla., with the goal of answering those and many other questions, and it will get a big — and colorful — helping hand from three observatories in Hawai‘i, including two on the Big Island.
University of Hawaiʻi researchers use drones to learn age-structure of dolphin groups
Using drone photography, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology are now able to determine the age-structure of free-ranging dolphin groups.
More telescopes or less? Results mixed for Big Island Now’s most recent poll
The new Maunakea Stewardship and Oversight Authority board, during the next five years, is tasked with creating a new master plan for Maunakea on the Big Island and making sure that plan balances culture and environment with astronomy and economic benefits.
Update: Small craft advisory for parts of Big Island extended to Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Update: The National Weather Service has extended a small craft advisory until 6 p.m. on Wednesday. The forecast calls for east winds of 15 to 25 knots with seas of 5 to 8 feet.
Henry Kapono celebrates 50 years of music with Big Island performance Sept. 16
Hawaiian musician Henry Kapono will commemorate his 50-year music career and the iconic Songs of C&K with a special concert at Kahilu Theatre in Waimea.
Hawai‘i County Animal Control offers July 4 pet safety tips
Hawai‘i County Animal Control asks the public to please kokua this July Fourth by following the rules regarding fireworks to reduce the risk of injuries to people and pets alike.
Free public pre-kindergarten program available for keiki on Big Island
Parents can now apply for the State of Hawaiʻi’s free, high-quality pre-kindergarten programs that are available to all 3- and 4-year-old children on the Big Island.
Hawaiʻi County councilwoman calls for ‘drastic’ action at abandoned Uncle Billy’s hotel in Hilo
The former nearly 150-room Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel on the Big Island’s Waiakea Peninsula is now nothing more than a nuisance — for the Banyan Drive area and Hawai‘i County. It has long been condemned and is dilapidated to the point where most of the rooms are exposed to the elements and debris is strewn throughout the structure.
WATCH: US Congressman Case of Hawai‘i honored for leadership in ocean policy
The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation recently gave its prestigious 2023 Leadership Award to Case, who continues the fight for ocean-based climate solutions, sustainable climate ready fisheries management and international cooperation and coordination in saving the world’s oceans.
Konawaena High School class of 1973 celebrates 50th reunion
Konawaena High School’s Class of 1973 recently celebrated their 50th class reunion Sam Choy’s in Keauhou-Kona.
Office of Hawaiian Affairs awards $2 million to support housing, education
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees approved a $1.5 million grant to Hawaiian Community Assets to enhance the financial capacity of Native Hawaiians in accessing housing.
NHAAPI women entrepreneurs in Hawaiʻi are driven by values, but need funding
The report is based on applications submitted by 343 women from five different Hawaiian islands in the summers of 2021 and 2022.
Big Island 4th of July events: from morning turtle release to night fireworks
There’s something for everybody during this year’s Fourth of July festivities on the Big Island, from a rodeo in Waimea to a rubber duckie derby in Waikōloa. And don’t forget about the fireworks shows!
Coral nursery under construction in Kona for program to save West Hawai‘i’s reefs
For 120 miles along the West Hawaiʻi coastline, from ‘Upolu Point to South Point, fragments of coral large and small are broken every day by big winter swells, rising ocean temperatures, illegal anchor drops, and legal and illegal moorings.
71-year-old Kona psychologist indicted for sexual assaulting minor under his care
A 71-year-old clinical psychologist of Kailua-Kona was indicted on Friday for sexually assaulting a minor he was treating between June and December in 2019.
