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Plans to renovate the Keawe Health Center in downtwon Hilo were ended when anomalies in the exterior concrete walls were discovered, leading to demolition of the building instead.

Eric Kinman Doherty, 52 of Kurtistown, has been charged with harassment following an incident at the Hilo Driver Licensing Station in Hilo in which he reportedly gestured he had a gun.

The Department of Health has been able to identify those with known exposure to the case.

Alvin Galvez and Lauren Trangmar won the conservation and game bird categories, respectively.

A 61-year-old security guard is in critical condition after being struck by a truck on April 4 at Pohoiki Beach Park in Pāhoa on the Big Island.

Hawaiian Electric employees and retirees, with the support of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1260, raised more than $63,400 for Hawai‘i Island United Way during the company’s workplace campaign in 2022.

Most of the more than 800 events held during Volunteer Month have an environmental and cultural stewardship focus.

Using ipu grown at his farm, Kalim Smith builds ipu heke, a double-gourd drum, and ipu heke ‘ole, a single gourd drum, which are used in ancient hula.

Anyone who violates the quarantine rule may be charged with a misdemeanor and fined not less than $100 with a maximum fine of $10,000.

Queen’s North Hawai’i Community Hospital has launched a summer volunteer program targeted at high school and college students seeking a worthwhile way to spend their summer break.

Hawaiʻi Gas is seeking proposals from local and national suppliers who can provide up to 65,000 therms of renewable natural gas or up to 2,300 kg per day of renewable hydrogen.

National Pet Day was founded in 2006 in the United States by Colleen Paige, an animal welfare advocate, and now the day has spread to 10 countries.

Emergency medical services was called just before 7 a.m. and treated a man bit by an 8-foot tiger shark in Kewalo Basin in Honolulu on Easter Sunday.

Hawaiian Electric has announced that it will conduct quarterly aerial inspections of its major overhead transmission lines in an effort to improve system reliability. The inspections are scheduled to take place from Monday, April 10 to Friday, April 14, 2023, and will be conducted islandwide from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hawai‘i residents can still access the medication abortion drug mifepristone following two federal district court rulings, and the Green Administration remains united in its determination to ensure that it stays that way. On Friday, April 7 a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a decision staying the U.S. […]

Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives new executive director promises to grow the museum’s digital archives capacities.

In a close vote, Easter egg hunt and Easter brunch/lunch/dinner each got 20 percent, but which one came out in top of Big Island Now’s latest poll: “What is your favorite Easter tradition?”

Although the initial motivation for the Merrie Monarch Festival was to boost the economy of Hawaiʻi island through tourism, this event has come to serve a far greater purpose, which is perpetuating Hawaiian culture.

Events and festivals include SPF sunscreen swaps, inclusive canoe races and celebrations of Hawaiian history and culture.

Historical theatre performances, a family fun day, lectures and a new exhibit are scheduled.