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The 11-week correctional officers training in Hawaiʻi includes more than 400 hours of classroom time and physical training.

Hawai‘i police are reminding football fans that “Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk.”

Basil seems to relish the attention of having its leaves clipped. Regular clipping not only gives you fresh basil for salads and cooking, but it also stimulates the plant’s growth.

The Big island resort worker who is leading the attempt to break the Guiness World Record for longest fresh flower lei said he thought it was “bizarre” that the record was set in India and not Hawaiʻi.

Arieana R.K. Balbin was found in good health.

The Wiliwili Festival on Feb. 11 is hosted by the Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative and will feature informational booths, guided tours and self-guided hikes, food and beverages at the Waikōloa Dry Forest Preserve on the Big Island.

Mayor Roth will honor local donors who have made at least 100 lifetime donations.

Māla Kaluʻulu on the Big Island is dedicated to restoring the ancient breadfruit agroforests that helped sustain Hawaiʻi before the Western World arrived.

The utility provider has provided customers with a list of safety reminders, due to recent powerful winds.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation’s Highways Division is seeking applications for projects that enhance the state’s intermodal transportation system.

Jessica Lancaster, 33, faces several charges in connection with two separate incidents earlier this month at a Kurtistown convenience store and a Hilo business.

Certified Master Gardener Tom Timmons will bring his knowledge and wit to Big Island now readers with a new biweekly column that launches Feb. 11.

A committee of the Hawai’i County Council agreed that a 1937 code regulating dance halls needed to be repealed because it was obsolete and offensive.

A Big Island high school is celebrating its past, present and future this week, and the community is invited to come be part of its history. The 2023 Hilo High School Homecoming Ho‘olaule‘a will wrap up a week of festivities that looked back at the events that contributed to the school’s storied history. This year’s […]

The family of missing 76-year-old William Romeo Bishop Jr. is offering a cash reward for information that may lead to his whereabouts.

The Four Seasons Resort Hualalai was ranked No. 6 and Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection in Puakō came in at No. 15 on the “Best Hotels in the USA” list by U.S. News & World Report.

The Hawaiʻi Visitors and Convention Bureau’s program offers Hawai‘i residents new specials on accommodations, activities, attractions, shopping, dining and more throughout the Hawaiian Islands.

All reported Big Island power outages impacting Hawaiian Electric customers have been restored.

Reservations to participate in the hunt open at 6 p.m. on Friday.

Hawai‘i Fire Department responded the fire, located on Silversword Drive in Ainaloa Subdivision, at 3:39 p.m. When crews arrived on scene they found a 30-foot-by 40-foot wood structure involved in flames.