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Highway 19 (Mamalahoa Highway) at the 37 mile marker near Paʻauilo has reopened in both directions, according to Hawaiʻi Island Police.

Kupu ʻĀina Corps host sites can include nonprofit organizations, for-profit businesses, and State and County government agencies.

Several bills and resolutions were approved or adopted by one or both chambers of the 32nd Hawaiʻi State Legislature and revolving around a wide range of issues, including: guns, coffee, kimichi, sex trafficking, grounded vessels, humpback whales and active shooting drills in schools.

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating two 14-year-old girls who were reported as runaways in separate incidents in East Hawai‘i.

A 58-year-old woman who was murdered with a sword during a domestic-related incident on April 28, 2023, in Puna was identified as Teri Lynn Apple.

The 4-year-old female Hawaiian monk seal was observed losing a significant amount of weight and becoming less energetic over the past several weeks.

The draft of the Integrated Climate Action Plan for Hawaiʻi County is now online, with public comment accepted until June 1.

Jason Leroy Kime, 36 of Oʻahu, was arrested after threatening Hawaiʻi Island police officers during a nearly 6-hour standoff Tuesday night at a self-storage unit on Kalanikoa Street in Hilo.

Eight to 12 feet of surf is expected with moderate impacts.

For nearly six months, volunteers at Waikōloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa worked on a ti leaf lei for an attempt at the Worldʻs Longest Lei with Guinness World Records.

The 10-day event, from May 19-29, promises a roundup of events, food, entertainment and family fun, all in celebration of the Big Island community’s paniolo heritage and unique cultural blend.

Exactly five years ago, Kīlauea began to spew lava that would prove to be the most destructive eruption in Hawai‘i in two centuries.

Māhū Magic will be held on June 20 at the Westgate Resort in Las Vegas.

Kona resident Christie Hutchinson posted the 4 1/2-minute video of the incident to TikTok two days ago, which has since been viewed nearly 130,000 times.

Popeyes Hawaiʻi opened its first neighbor island location at Puna Kai Shopping Center in Pāhoa on the Big Island.

WhiteSpace Architects is planning to break ground on the 24,000-square-foot Hāmākua-Kohala Health Rural Health, Wellness and Teaching Center in mid-2024.

The University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges, in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce Hawaiʻi and industry partners, offers free skills training in high-demand industries through Good Jobs Hawaiʻi.

The bipartisan, bicameral bill would help ensure life insurance packages for servicemembers and veterans account for increases in cost of living and inflation.

Hawaiʻi County Mayor Mitch Roth is in California this week to officially sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Namie, Japan and Lancaster, Calif., to create the Pacific hydrogen alliance.

The object, which is not believed to by a Chinese spy apparatus, is now floating toward Mexico and remains tracked by the U.S. military.