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June flight operations over Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announced its flight operations for June 2023, which includes the volcano observatory retrieving temporary seismic instruments.

UPDATE: Police locate 3 young missing hunters from Mountain View on Big Island

Two 12-year-old boys and one 15-year-old boy were last seen at noon on June 3 walking on Ihope Road in Mountain View on the Big Island for a hunting trip.

12 people graduate to become adult correctional officers in Hawaiʻi

Twelve people completed Basic Corrections Recruit Class 23-01 training and will begin their careers as correctional officers in facilities across Oʻahu and on the Big Island.

Unexploded munitions cleared on some of Waimea homestead lands, paving way for new homes

On May 23, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held its first Waikōloa Maneuver Area’s Restoration Advisory Board meeting of the year and had good news that no munitions were found in the Puʻukapu development project area.

Hawaiʻi police still need help finding 34-year old from Pāhoa who went missing May 19

Hawai‘i Island police still need the public’s assistance in locating 34-year-old Kelly Gravitt of Pāhoa, who was reported missing and last seen on May 19.

Hawaiian Electric’s preparation for hurricane season, with tips for its Big Island customers

With the beginning of hurricane season on June 1 in the Central Pacific, Hawaiian Electric is advising residential and commercial customers to be prepared and have emergency plans in place.

Gardening in Hawaiʻi with Tom Timmons: Is my tomato a hypochondriac? Or is it really sick?

In another gardening column by Master Gardener Tom Timmons, he writes: “Sadly, tomatoes are subject to so many diseases that I think they may have suicidal tendencies. But with a little TLC, they will survive nicely until you rip them from the plant and chop them up for salsa.”

Big Island English teacher debuts first album recorded during pandemic in Kentucky cabin

In a tiny Western Kentucky cabin in December of 2020, Madison McCreary Stuart began recording songs for her first album in a loft she and her childhood friends converted into a music studio. It was during the COVID-19 pandemic. In between teaching English online to her 10th grade students at Kealakehe High School — who […]

Speed limit to be reduced to 35 mph on Hawaiʻi Belt Road between Kopilimai, Kaʻieʻie roads in Papaʻikou

The speed limit on Hawai‘i Belt Road (Route 19) between Kopilimai Road and Ka‘ie‘ie Homestead Road in Papaʻikou will be reduced from 45 mph to 35 mph as part of the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation safety improvement plan.

30-year-old flees police into thick brush in Kona; later calls dispatch because he’s lost

After a 30-year-old man ditches a vehicle he was driving recklessly in Kailua-Kona on Tuesday afternoon, police saw him running in the distance in thick brush.

Hawaiʻi Gov. Green signs laws prohibiting firearms in certain locations; mandating active shooting training in schools

Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green signed laws that prohibit firearms at a variety of places — including hospitals, beaches, stadiums, movie theaters and bars that serve alcohol — and mandates active shooting training at all public and charter schools in the state.

Hawai‘i Island police seek public help locating 3 wanted Puna men

The Puna men are considered armed and dangerous.

Update: Police located 40-year-old woman wanted for 2 outstanding warrants

Update: Hawai‘i Island police have located a 40-year old woman who was wanted for two outstanding warrants and questioning for several other criminal investigations.

Residents vent concerns about ‘Repower Project’ at Puna geothermal plant on Big Island

Residents vented numerous concerns Thursday night during a public meeting to discuss the new draft Environmental Impact Statement for Puna Geothermal Venture’s proposed “Repower Project.”

State of Hawaiʻi developing plan to bridge digital inequity

The State of Hawaiʻi’s Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism is developing the state’s first digital equity plan.

Volcano Watch: Volcano monitoring from space: InSAR time series success in Alaska

The remote sensing technique, InSAR, detected deformation of a volcano previously considered inactive in Southeast Alaska.

Legendary voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa embarking on 4-year circumnavigation of Pacific

Hōkūleʻa, the legendary voyaging canoe that revived the lost art of Polynesian voyaging and navigation and sparked a cultural renaissance in Hawaiʻi, is preparing to embark on a four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific.

Hawaiʻi Island police searching for 21-year-old wanted for 5 outstanding warrants

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in finding a 21-year old who is wanted for five outstanding warrants and questioning for several other criminal investigations.

Public testimony ends June 2 for designating Pacific Remote Islands a National Marine Sanctuary

The last day to provide public testimony online about the National Marine Sanctuary designation is Friday.

Police identify 82-year-old killed in bike crash in Kona

The elderly man who died from a bicycle crash on May 21, 2023, in North Kona has been identified as 82-year-old Stuart S. Dunn of Kailua-Kona, according to Hawaiʻi Island police.
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