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The West Hawai’i County Band is a community and civic band comprised of approximately 20 musicians from all walks of life.

Willaim “Iam” Tongi from Kahuku, O‘ahu, will take the “American Idol” stage for his last time this season during the popular TV singing competition’s live finale today beginning at 2 p.m. Hawai‘i Standard Time, facing off against fellow finalists Colin Stough and Megan Danielle.

Lane closure schedules can change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

So far this year, there have been 378 DUI arrests on the Big Island compared with 393 during the same period last year, a decrease of 3.8 percent.

This rare opportunity will allow visitors to tour the USS Frank J. Petersen Jr homeported at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

Finalist Kianni Dodson plans to attend Hawaiʻi Pacific University to become a nurse.

While on his trip, the governor will meet with government officials and others working to solve homelessness, housing and health care issues in Washington state.

The documentary series consists of four new episodes that showcase the diversity and complexity of Pacific Islander culture.

For the latest Gardening in Hawai’i column, master gardener Tom Timmons explains why its best to follow his wife’s advice and read the directions when planting papaya seeds.

Ke Kula ‘O ‘Ehunuikamalino kicked off the weekend’s graduation ceremonies for high schools on Hawai‘i Island with a ceremony spoken all in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.

Hawai‘i Island police have identified two pedestrians who were killed during the past month in separate traffic collisions, one in Keaʻau and the other in Volcano.

The Hawaiʻi County Department of Health has issued a brown water advisory for Puako Bay to Kaipae Point on Big Island.

Hawaiʻi County has opened a new Park & Ride location at Loloku Street, conveniently situated on the south side of Target in Kailua-Kona to address parking woes along the historic Aliʻi Drive corridor.

Companion legislation was also introduced in the House by Representatives Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ami Bera.

Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 42-year-old Jennifer Michelle Showen of the Hawaiian Shores subdivision in Pāhoa who has been missing since July 2022.

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park’s “ʻOhi Wai” is a 10-minute video describing how Hawaiians used lava tubes to gather water in gourds.

A water main break has been repaired on Friday afternoon after causing the closure of Ali’i Drive in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island due to flooding and road damage.

Since that 2018 activity, Kīlauea has experienced nearly constant change with distinct episodes of calm, unrest, eruptions and everything in between.

A warehouse fire broke out early Friday morning at Hilo Mechanical in the industrial area. There were no injuries.

The National Weather Service has canceled a flash flood warning for the Kona and Kohala districts of the Big Island.