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Hawaiʻi Childrens Action Network offering free leadership training program
The Hawaiʻi Parent Leadership Training Institute helps participants become strong, confident community leaders by developing their leadership, communication and advocacy skills.
July events at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park
All events are free, but entrance fees may apply. Some programs are sponsored by Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park and Hawai‘i Pacific Parks Association.
‘Live Like Tre’ Day’ commemorates life of local firefighter who died at 24
Chelsie Evans Enos is honoring the short life of her son, Tre’ Evans-Dumaran, a Maui firefighter who died following a tragic accident trying to help during flooding on Maui, with the creation of the Live Like Treʻ Foundation.
Big Island Now Poll No. 15: What’s the best Father’s Day gift?
Ties may be a big hit for dads on the mainland, but they don’t make great Father’s Day gifts for those on the Big Island. What is a hit?
Teamsters strike continues with no agreement reached with Hawai‘i Gas
Today, Kona eateries were business as usual after running out propane late last week forcing some to close.
Big Island weekly lane closures: June 10-16
There will be no road work or contraflow on Highway 130 on June 12 in observance of King Kamehameha Day.
Kīlauea eruption update: Multiple lava fountains at caldera continue to be active
Lava fountain heights have decreased since the eruption onset, but remain up to about 30 feet high.
Hawaiʻi Care Choices to host free Healthcare Talk Story on disaster preparedness
Hawai’i Care Choices in Hilo is hosting a free Healthcare Talk Story on June 12, aimed at preparing for natural disasters and supporting community well-being.
Putts for Paws charity golf tournament at Mauna Lani to benefit Hawai‘i Island Humane Society
Compete to win prizes, meet adoptable dogs between golf holes and savor tasty refreshments while supporting the mission of the Hawai‘i Island Humane Society.
Families gather for World Ocean Day in Downtown Hilo
Families gather for World’s Oceans Day in Downtown Hilo’s Kalākaua Park on Saturday.
13 fentanyl arrests made on Hawai‘i Island in May
Arrests and drug recoveries related to fentanyl has dropped significantly since January.
Hawai’i International Futsal Cup to take place in Waimea July 27-29
The 2023 Hawai’i International Futsal Cup, organized by the Hawai’i County Department of Parks and Recreation in collaboration with Hawai’i Futsal and the WeGo Foundation, is set to take place from July 27 to 29.
Volcano Watch: Behind the scenes of recent Big Island volcano eruptions
This week’s Volcano Watch explains how scientists at Hawaiian Volcano Observatory have been able to successfully forecast eruptions on the Big Island, although only an hour or so before it happens.
$376K awarded to Hawai‘i to strengthen Medical Reserve Corps
Funding for the first-ever Medical Reserve Corps State, Territory and Tribal Nations, Representative Organizations for Next Generation (MRC-STTRONG) grant program is from the American Rescue Plan.
Friends remember beloved Kona paddler Steven Berengue as someone they could count on
Eddie Hayward was at home on Monday when he got the news that his friend of 25 years, Steven Berengue, had died following a weekend incident at a Waikīkī hotel that Honolulu news media reported as a “mass overdose” involving fentanyl.
Hawai‘i police suspect foul play in Puna man’s disappearance
Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for information regarding 37-year-old Jarryd Lee Kalanihuli Ah Quin who was reported missing in 2019.
2 visitors die in unrelated ocean incidents on the Big Island
Hawai‘i Island police are investigating two ocean-related deaths that took place within 24 hours of each other in West Hawai‘i.
King Kamehameha Day festivities scheduled this weekend across the Big Island
King Kamehameha Day events on the Big Island include parades and lei drapings at two statues of the man who united the Hawaiian Islands.
New Hawaiʻi County animal control agency takes over July 1 from police department
On July 1, Hawaiʻi County’s new Animal Control and Protection Agency, created in March by the County Council, will take over control from the police department.
System to manage tourism at Kauaʻi’s popular Hā‘ena State Park now model for State of Hawai’i
Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green signed a new law at Hāʻena State Park on Kauaʻi that establishes a path toward mitigating overtourism impacts on state parks
