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Hawaiʻi residents can help serve joy to families in need through Foodland’s Share a Holiday Feast

A $20 donation can provide a family of four with a turkey and the holiday fixings.

Subaru Hawaiʻi has shared the love for 15 years, raising $440,000 for local nonprofits  

The car company donates a portion of vehicle sales through the annual Share the Love event.

55th anniversary Kona Coffee Cultural Festival underway

The annual celebration of Kona’s world-renowned coffee, honoring the farmers, artists, volunteers and others that made the industry possible and now are moving it forward, continues through Nov. 15, with plenty of activities and fun to be had.

Waiākea High hosts blessing ceremony for new health training lab

New facility at Hilo school campus expected to be completed by summer 2027, expanding healthcare career pathways for students.

National Park Foundation awards innovation grant to Friends of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

Funds will be used for advanced aerial technology that will help protect Hawaiʻi’s native ecosystems and strengthen conservation efforts throughout the park.

Filmmaker goes on poignant 3-year, behind-the-scenes journey to Merrie Monarch with leaders of one hālau

Zilla Barbosa’s documentary “Making the Line” started as a desire to peak behind the curtain of hula in Hawaiʻi, but it became symbolic of the human condition.

Big Island’s Kahaloa, Keohokapu-Lee Loy named to 34th Hawaiʻi Legislature House leadership team

“Our leadership team reflects the diversity of our majority caucus, bringing together working families, unique perspectives and voices from across the islands to ensure we represent the needs of communities throughout Hawaiʻi,” said Speaker Nadine Nakamura of Kauaʻi.

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park’s flight operations for November

Regular monthly air missions are for research, safety operations and resource management.

Pena to pass well south of Hawaiian Islands, will not directly impact state

Forecasters at the National Weather Service office in Honolulu said Friday that while the tropical storm will not have any direct impact on the islands, it likely will enhance trade winds and contribute to potential wind advisory conditions across typically windy areas.

Hawai‘i Island police arrest 21 motorists for DUI Oct. 19-25

Total DUI arrests are down by 13% compared with last year, while fatalities are up by more than 50%

Arbor Day Hawaiʻi 2026 features activities throughout November to celebrate trees on the Big Island

The activities demonstrate the vital role trees play by providing shade, improving air quality, supporting wildlife habitat and reducing stormwater runoff and erosion.

Authorities seek suspects in Kēōkea Beach Park grass damage incident

Hawaiʻi Island police are seeking the public’s help in identifying those responsible for damaging the grassy grounds at Kēōkea Beach Park in Kapaʻau.

Influential, industry-changing Chef Roy Yamaguchi honored by alma mater Culinary Institute of America

The newly named gathering space outside the institute’s student commons at its New York campus, recognizes the many contributions the Japanese-American celebrity chef and restaurateur from Hawaiʻi has made to the culinary industry and an enduring connection to his alma mater.

Hawaiʻi County breaks ground on significant Kailua Park improvements

The project, often called “Old A’s” because of its location at the former Kona Airport site, will result in significant upgrades to the Kona park, which for years needed new restroom facilities and other amenities.

Volcano Watch: Such great heights; measuring Kīlauea’s lava fountains

“How tall is the fountain?” Volcano watchers keep coming back to that single question once lava fountains start at the summit of the Big Island volcano, and there have been plenty of opportunities to ask during the past 2 years.

Military convoys, training scheduled for next nearly 2 weeks around Big Island

Convoy movement is expected to begin as early as noon Friday from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport; the change is because of heavy lift aircraft scheduling.

2 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease under investigation, linked to stays at Kauaʻi condo property

Anyone who stayed at Nihi Kai Villas within the past 2 weeks and develops symptoms consistent with the illness caused by Legionella bacteria is advised to seek medical attention and contact the state Health Department Disease Outbreak Control Division.

UPDATE: Lava fountains cease as Episode 56 of ongoing episodic eruption of Kīlauea volcano comes to end on Big Island

The latest fountaining episode ended just after 6 p.m. Thursday following about 6 hours of continuous activity.

Final environmental impact statement for Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kōkeʻe Park Geophysical Observatory on Kauaʻi withdrawn

U.S. Navy and NASA plan to amend the environmental impact statement for the leased sites before resubmitting in 2027.

Help continues for Big Isle residents impacted by May earthquake in South Kona

Nov. 1 deadline passes to apply for individual assistance from Federal Emergency Management Agency; however, support continues and late applications could still be considered.
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