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The governor extended the disaster emergency relief period through Jan. 6, 2023.

The alleged incidents were reported in November and December.

Hawai‘i Police Department Detective Anson Caceres was named the Kona Crime Prevention Committee’s Officer of the Month for December.

The 42 men and women of recruit class 22-01 collected more than 80 new toys, books and games for the annual toy drive.

Short interviews with Ka‘u coffee growers on the Big Island share what it took to create an award-winning coffee while establishing Ka‘u as a premiere coffee region.

The association was founded in 2003 during a time of uncertainty in Hawaiʻi’s lumber industry, when lumber professionals were struggling to compete with other building material businesses.

Being at overcapacity is a problem routinely experienced at Kona Community Hospital — and also at the Big Island’s other primary hospital, Hilo Medical Center, according to spokespersons for each medical facility.

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for Big Island summits starting at 2 a.m. Tuesday till 6 p.m.

The purpose of the public briefings is to provide the space for state and county agencies to present their budget requests to the Ways and Means committee prior to the start of the 2023 Hawaiʻi State legislative session. 

Comedian Pauly Shore will be performing on Jan. 6 at The Palace Theater in Hilo with guests Justine Smith and A.J. Higlesias.

The Magical Creatures Sanctuary opened in 2018 in Laupāhoehoe and is home to more than 90 animals who were saved from slaughter, rescued from neglect, have special needs, or were orphaned or injured in the wild.

Overall satisfaction among visitors from Hawai‘i’s primary North American markets has continued its upward trend since the beginning of the year to rival pre-pandemic levels, state officials said.

Often, the earliest signs of volcanic unrest, before lava is seen, are provided by earthquake activity occurring deeper within the Earth than where other volcano monitoring capabilities can reach. 

It snows every year in Hawaiʻi at the summits of the state’s three tallest mountains, but almost never below 9,000 feet.

The second Waikōloa Holiday Food Drive resulted in the collection of enough food to fill Santa’s sleigh and $4,500 in additional monetary donations to support The Food Basket, Hawaiʻi Island’s Food Bank. 

On July 17, 2022, Derouin-Loando pleaded “no contest” to kidnapping and multiple charges of  domestic violence which spanned three cases before the Circuit Court.

How well do you really know the Christmas front man? In order to make all of his deliveries on time for Christmas morning, his sleigh has to move at about 1,800 miles per second: “Wow!”

National Park Service fire fighters continued to mop up hot spots, patrol the fire edge, extinguish burning vegetation and backhaul equipment through Friday afternoon at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

Hawaiian Electric has completed power restoration to most customers impacted by the Kona Low storm, according to the company.

Christmas, or Mele, is nine-years-old and believed to be the oldest living ʻakiapōlāʻau in the wild.