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A GoFundMe medical campaign for Kona resident Dave Yamagata, who has myelodysplastic syndrome — a bone marrow disorder that prevents his body from making red blood cells.

The Cupid Crew is part of Wish of a Lifetime from AARP, a program that combats the negative effects of isolation and strengthens social ties and intergenerational connections of people 65 and older.

The National Weather Service has upgrade the winter storm watch to a winter storm warning for the summits of Maunakea and Mauna Loa.

The cased stemmed from an October 2021 traffic stop, where police found methamphetamine on Zuffante’s person and in his car.

The threat for heaviest rainfall will begin on the Big Island and then spread to the remaining islands.

“Flight 2, I don’t know if you copied, but Skymaster … just crashed off the north end,” said the air traffic controller at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport on the Big Island.

The donations include $80,000 to support a graduate assistantship and efforts to foster a Native Hawaiian place of learning at the School of Ocean and Earth Science Technology.

The Hawai‘i County Fire Department has not yet announced a probable cause of the fire or estimated the total cost of property damage.

The small fire by Hawaiʻi Belt Road remains at approximately 90 percent contained, and the larger fire in the interior hills of Keamuku Maneuver Area remains at approximately 70 percent contained on the Big Island.

Motorists should use alternate routes while the section of North Kulani Road is closed for several hours.

The Queen’s North Hawaiʻi Community Hospital scholarships range from $1,000 to $3,000, with applications due April 30, 2023.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s “Honu Count” initiative launched in 2017, when it first asked “citizen scientists” to report honu (green sea turtles) with temporary alphanumeric markings on their shells.

The Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies expansion on the Big Island will support pregnant, postpartum and birthing women and their families who experience limited access to maternal and infant care.

Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green today sent additional budget requests to the State Legislature that support his long list of priorities.

Recent heavy rain has resulted in stormwater runoff entering into coastal waters.

After spending a lot of time and money trying to remedy chronic leaks that were only “band-aid” fixes at Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area, the Hawaiʻi State Division of Parks is going to spend $3 million to reconstruct the system.

The Department of Water Supply is contracting emergency work to troubleshoot and repair the well as quickly as possible.

While Hawaiʻi is known as the Rainbow State and has been called the Rainbow Capital of the World, a complete rainbow is a once-in-a-lifetime sight for most people.

Firefighting crews from the U.S. Army Garrison and Hawaiʻi County, along with volunteers and dozer operators continue to battle the fire that is now mostly contained.

During eruptions, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory aims to characterize both the chemistry and amount of gas being emitted.