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Three excavators have been working to try to remove the 56-foot-long, 120,000-pound deceased sperm whale from a beach on Kaua’i.

The energy in Downtown Hilo was elevated no matter where you looked and everyone was along for the ride Saturday night with the return of the East Hawaiʻi musical festival

Some individuals on the list may have the matters cleared up in the future, resolving any potential penalties.

The past week, the nonprofit Hope Services hit the streets, parks, beaches, bushes and parking lots on the Big Island looking for homeless people to take the federally mandated Point in Time Count survey.

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for the Big Island that is in effect until 6 p.m. Monday.

The events offer residents the opportunity to conveniently dispose of acceptable household hazardous waste in a manner that protects public health and the environment.

A Laysan Albatross was rescued at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge on Kaua’i in what experts believe was due to a pig destroying her egg and causing yoke to get on her feathers.

Native Hawaiian practitioners have been conducting cultural protocols as heavy equipment is attempting to move the 56-foot, 60-ton carcass onto the beach.

The officer was recognized during an awards ceremony put on by the Kona Crime Prevention Committee at Huggo’s on the Rocks in Kona, on Jan. 4.

The request for a federal disaster declaration comes on the heels of one-day, onsite inspection Jan. 5 by an 11-person team of state and federal emergency management officials of damages and impacts caused by the eruption of Mauna Loa.

The flood advisory may be extended if flooding persists.

Hawai‘i police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance with locating Tara Lasham, who is wanted on an outstanding warrant and for questioning relative to a custodial interference investigation.

Cheryl Ho called Hilo police and told them her 21-year-old schizophrenic son Joshua was having an episode and yielding a knife, but by the time Hawai’i Island police arrived it was too late.

The first in-person sale since before the COVID-19 pandemic will feature succulents, perennial edibles, natives, seed starts from the University of Hawai‘i, ornamentals, pollinator plants, seeds and more.

The stolen mahiole was created by renowned local artist Rick San Nicolas, who sold it to the hotel several years ago.

The volunteer effort follows the unit’s annual exercise, Operation PIKO, at Pōhakuloa Training Area.

All three people are known to frequent the South Kona and Ocean View areas.

To find out if magma is accumulating in the magma reservoir of the Big Island volcano Kīlauea, scientists use microgravity surveys.

New DNA evidence in the case excluded Albert “Ian” Schweitzer, whose conviction was overturned Tuesday. DNA found on key evidence belongs to another unknown individual.

“We know we need housing for all, but to do this here, where we know so many people are struggling, is magical,” Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green said during the blessing of a tiny home village for the homeless in North Kona.