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Hawai‘i Department of Transportation announced weekly lane closures for Nov. 19-25.

The proposed amendments come nearly four years after the County adopted the initial short-term vacation rental ordinance in November 2018.

Federally-funded food shipped from the mainland typically makes up 85% of the supply for the Big Islandʻs nonprofit Food Basket, but now it’s only about 10% due to national supply chain issues.

There are 22 games on tap in November and December, with the first to be played Nov. 22-25 at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo.

East winds of 20 to 35 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph, are forecast in the advisory areas.

“Wiliwili is a keystone species in our dry forests, and nearly every part of this special tree is used by cultural practitioners. The impact of losing this species would have been profound.” — Chipper Wichman, President of the National Tropical Botanical Garden

The holiday season begins in Kailua Village with a tree lighting on Nov. 25 that features a special musical performance by Kapulanakēhau Tamure and keiki hula performances.

More than 8,000 photographs taken before, during and after the eruption, along with satellite imagery, make up the largest available dataset of lava flow impacts in the world.

Invasive wasps are killing the decades-old banyans along the iconic road in Hilo on the Big Island.

For nearly six months, the Hawai‘i County Police Commission has been searching to fill the top cop position after Chief Paul Ferreira announced his retirement in June.

The accolades recognize the players for their performance on and off the field.

Goodwill Hawai‘i will be hosting a grand opening celebration Saturday for its Kona Store and Donation Center new location in the Luhia Center.

The north swell causing the advisory level surf is expected to begin falling later today.

Cody Correia, a Puna District police officer, was honored for his proactive work in two investigations involving separate incidents in September in the Mountain View area.

A parasitic disease attacking the Hawaiian monk seal population for the past 20 years is now showing up in the carcasses of spinner dolphins, according a recent study by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Health and Stranding Lab. The research stems from the discovery of two dolphins — one on Hawai‘i Island in 2015 and […]

Dyllan Paulo-Leslie faces 24 charges in connection with a Nov. 10 incident in Kona.

Adan Seysyuk was found in good health in Hilo.

Big Island customers are asked to conserve power from 5 to 9 p.m. today.

SNAP is managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is the largest food nutrition assistance program in the country.

Hawaiʻi Radiologic Associates reopened this week after a reported cyber attack took their system offline last month.