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Hawaiian Words of the Day: Kahua hoʻolulu mokulele
Since there was not a word for airline in the Hawaiian language, when the first plane was introduced, native Hawaiians created the word mokulele.
What’s that smoke at Kona airport?
The Kona airport’s Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting unit has been conducting live-fire training all week as part of its regulatory Federal Aviation Administration’s annual live fire exercises.
Hawai‘i County Council pays tribute to fallen Maui firefighter with Big Island connection
Tre Evans-Dumaran is a 2016 graduate of Kamehameha Schools Hawai‘i in Kea‘au. He died Saturday after spending more than a week in the intensive care unit at a Maui hospital after being sucked into a storm drain and washed out to sea on Jan. 27 while responding to an emergency call during flash flooding in Kīhei.
UPDATE: Police find missing 14-year-old girl in good health
Cara Miguel was last seen wearing a green shirt, gray shorts and a black backpack.
High surf, high wind advisories in effect
Advisory-level surf is anticipated for the next couple of days.
World Surf League boycotted by ‘Soul Surfer’ over transgender policy
Bethany Hamilton’s comments sparked uproar on social media.
Free child safety seat clinic coming to Kona
Technicians can assist families with proper installation and check for factory recalls on seats and vehicles.
Update: Hawai‘i police find missing woman
Seventy-seven-year-old Serena Nishihara was last seen this morning in Hilo on Ua Kahele Street.
Weekly DUI stats: 19 motorists arrested on Big Island roads
Hawai‘i Police Department reports 19 motorists were arrested during the week of Jan. 30 to Feb. 5 for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
2 local nonprofits receive federal funding to address homelessness
The funding is designated to strengthen homeless outreach, increase the supply of permanent housing, and expand supportive services.
North Hawai‘i Community Hospital to end its COVID vaccine clinic
Queen’s North Hawai‘i Community Hospital will end its COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Feb. 22.
Update: Portion of Māmalahoa Highway in Captain Cook reopens
Motorists are advised to avoid the area at this time.
Hawaiian Word of the Day: Hana
Wednesday is “hump day” or the middle of the workweek for most people. So for Feb. 8, our “Hawaiian Word of the Day” is hana.
State House committee taking up 7 ethics reform bills, including public records
“[T]he House reaffirms that ethics reform legislation sets the tone in ensuring the highest standards of integrity among our elected officials,” said the committee’s chair, Rep. David A. Tarnas of the Big Island.
Step forward for proposed new animal control agency on Big Island
Animal Control is currently being run as a pilot project under the Hawai‘i Police Department, with a current annual budget of approximately $3.4 million.
Wind advisory for Big Island summits and lower elevations
East winds of 35 to 55 mph with localized gusts of more than 60 mph are expected on the summits of Maunakea and Mauna Loa on Hawaiʻi Island.
Man from California with outstanding warrant last known to be in Hilo
Thomas Bird, 53, is wanted for an outstanding warrant out of Orange County, Calif., and was last known to be in the Hilo district of the Big Island.
Watch: Hawai‘i police body camera footage shows officers provide first-aid treatment to suspect following Hilo shooting
The Hawai‘i Police Department released body-worn camera footage of moments following a Hilo shooting that left a suspect injured last week.
Flood advisory for East Hawaiʻi until 3 p.m. Tuesday
At noon on Monday, radar indicated scattered downpours moving across portions of the South Hilo, Puna, and Kaʻu districts on the Big Island.
Fishers, farmers sue Hawaiʻi state agency over West Kaua‘i Energy Project
Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative – the county’s electricity provider – is planning to rehabilitate existing reservoirs, roads and irrigation systems throughout the West Side with project partner AES, a Fortune 500 global energy company.
