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Officials remind public of upcoming convoys and hunts at Pōhakuloa Training Area
Convoys from Pōhakuloa to the Kawaihae dock will take place Feb. 23-26 throughout the day. The archery mammal hunt will take place Feb. 25.
Kali Watson nominated to reprise leadership at Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
From 1995 to 1998, Watson coordinated the development of more than 3,100 residential lots on Hawaiian Home Land.
Brandee Menino to receive award from Zonta Club of Hilo
Since 2004, the Zonta Club of Hilo has recognized outstanding women who have helped shape the community to provide visible examples for tomorrow’s women leaders.
Hawaiian hawk’s range and behaviors being studied on the Big Island
The Hawai’i State Division of Forestry and Wildlife and the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance are conducting simultaneous research on the Big Island to study the range and behaviors of the ‘io, also known as the Hawaiian hawk.
Health Department shows how tobacco companies target diverse populations in Hawaiʻi
The tobacco industry targets youth by investing in and marketing nicotine-delivery products, such as e-cigarettes or vaping.
High Surf Advisory in effect on East Side of Big Island
Large, rough surf is forecasted through Thursday but continue through the weekend.
Luxury yacht grounded in Maui bay leaked fuel; likely days to be freed from reef
The owners of a grounded 94-foot yacht have hired a private contractor to salvage the vessel, according to the Hawaiʻi State Department of Land and Natural Resources.
Hawai‘i Island Fentanyl Task Force schedules free Narcan giveaway in Pāhoa
The task force will be giving away two nasal sprays per family/car.
Long-awaited public library for Waikōloa is one step closer to becoming a reality
Resolution 51-23 would authorize Hawai‘i County Finance Director Deanna Sako to negotiate a lease with the Hawai‘i State Public Library System for the development, construction and operation of a library in the South Kohala community of about 7,400 people.
New hotel ‘Pacific 19 Kona’ now taking reservations
A portion of the former Kona Seaside Hotel on Palani Road is reopening as Pacific 19 Kona and is now accepting reservations for April 1, 2023. The 122-room property occupies one of the two buildings that comprised Kona Seaside Hotel. Investment and development firm Nine Brains acquired the building in 2020 for an undisclosed sum, […]
Is Papahānaumokuākea lost breeding ground for endangered humpback whales?
“Based on recordings of whale song, our research reveals that nearly the entire Hawaiian archipelago is visited by humpback whales during the winter and early spring months,” says the paper’s lead author Marc Lammers, research ecologist with the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. “We documented an abundance of koholā in Papahānaumokuākea.”
Summit eruption at Kīlauea has ‘greatly diminished’
According the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory’s daily update, the eastern and central vents are not erupting. The western lake in the basin of the 2021–22 lava lake remains active but with weak lava flows.
High surf advisory issued for windward-facing shores of Hawai‘i Island
The advisory runs from Upolu Point in North Kohala through Cape Kumukahi in Puna to South Point in Ka‘ū.
Update: Missing and endangered woman found in good health
A missing 73-year-old woman was found in good health in the Nanawale Estates subdivision.
Informational meeting planned for Kīlauea Avenue/Keawe Street rehab project in Hilo
The purpose of the meeting is not only to provide details about the upcoming project but also to get feedback from the community about the planned work.
Big Island elementary school ‘in crisis’ with mold, rats, structural damage
“We know there are problems statewide. We’re having this [press conference] because Hōlualoa [Elementary School] is in crisis,” said Logan Okita, vice president of the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association.
U.S. Rep. Ed Case of Hawaiʻi reintroduces Safe and Quiet Skies Act
H.R. 1071 in the 118th Congress would direct the Federal Aviation Administration to adopt tighter safety recommendations long advanced by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Did a large white balloon fly over the Big Island? U.S. Indo-Pacific Command not saying much
UPDATE: While there has been no official government confirmation of a big white balloon floating over Hawai‘i, pilots received alerts about it Sunday and the U.S. military has confirmed reports of its sighting.
State and University of Hawai‘i at Hilo partner to re-establish Maunakea’s silversword plant
In 1986, the plant was declared an endangered species at high risk of extinction.
Fire damages Hawaiian Acres community center
The community center, owned by Hawaiian Acres Community Association, suffered smoke and heat damage throughout the approximately 20- by 50-foot building.
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