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Costco Wholesale issue product recall due to potential salmonella contamination
The Department of Health is alerting public about the recall of Mashed Yukon Potatoes and Glaze, item No. 30783, from Costco Wholesale Hawaiʻi stores.
Water main break affects customers in Konawaena, Nāpōʻopoʻo
A water tanker is available at Kealakekua Ranch Center for community assistance.
South Maui shoreline hit hard in kona low storm: ‘It’s just total chaos.’
The flooding waters coming down from Haleakalā had so much force that longtime Kīhei resident Daniel Baralt said: “It just took the cars and just played with them like toys.”
Residents urged to file insurance claims after severe weather
Access step-by-step guidance on the Hawaiʻi Insurance Division’s website to streamline the claims process and ensure you’re well-prepared for future disasters.
Salvation Army mobilizes emergency services in response to powerful kona low
Organization and its volunteers deliver more than 600 meals to impacted residents and first responders throughout the state.
Police to host HI-PAL free movie night in Waikōloa with showing of ‘Dog Man’
The featured movie “Dog Man” will be shown from 5 to 7 p.m. on March 18 in the cafeteria at Waikōloa Elementary and Middle School.
Letter signed by Hirono, Schatz and 34 of their U.S. Senate colleagues demands immediate release of Title X funding
“Any gap in Title X funding could result in over 2 million patients losing access to contraception and preventative care, worsen maternal health outcomes and increase sexually transmitted infections,” says a letter signed by Hawai’i U.S. Sens. Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz, plus 34 of their Senate colleagues to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
House advances state bill banning commercial aquarium fishing in Hawaiʻi County waters
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources said there already are measures in place to limit the harvesting of aquatic fish following a 2017 Hawaiʻi Supreme Court ruling.
Hawai‘i County Department of Water Supply to host Fix a Leak Week events
The department is celebrating the 2026 installment of the special observance by helping customers learn how to identify and fix common household water leaks; events to be hosted in Hilo and Kailua-Kona, with chances for prizes.
18 lane closures scheduled during week of March 14-20 on Big Island state roadways
Lane closure schedules can change at any time without notice. All projects are weather permitting.
Proposed Hawai‘i County operating budget increases 1.4% to fund public safety priorities
The County Council finalizes the budget and sets the tax rates in early May, with the new fiscal year starting July 1.
New Hawaiʻi Island Kingʻs Trail helps hiker traverse 300 miles of coastal pathways
Avid hiker Asa Aue became the first person to complete the 18 segments of the Hawaiʻi Island Kingʻs Trail consecutively.
Learn about the working master plan for Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport
The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation is conducting its second community informational meeting about the plan on Monday, weather permitting.
Big Island middle schools among those to create LEGO mosaics for newest Bishop Museum exhibit
‘Aloha Bricks ’26: Stories of Hawaiʻi’ exhibit also includes other LEGO-inspired creations that all will take over Castle Memorial Building beginning March 14.
WATCH: U.S. Defense secretary’s immaturity, incompetence called out by Schatz as lethal combo on battlefield
The U.S. senator and Hawai‘i Democrat said in Senate floor remarks that war is not something in which to revel; speaks to how Hegseth’s reckless and unlawful theory of action is costing the United States in conflict with Iran.
Hawai‘i Island police seek help finding man last seen on March 1
The 64-year-old was last seen in Pāhoa.
Culinary Arts Waikōloa brings chefs, cocktails, live music to Kings’ Shops
An open-air tasting night experience returns at the end of this month to the shopping center in Waikōloa, when chefs from several restaurants will serve up bites, plus cocktails and mocktails, all to benefit Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative; tickets are available now.
How to creatively spotlight Hawaiʻi’s rarest birds? Put them on press-on nails
In an unusual creative collaboration, Hawaiʻi small businesses ʻIwi Nails and Kahua ʻĀina have partnered with Friends of Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge to showcase and fund the conservation of the state’s endangered birds.
UPDATE: Wind advisory in effect today through Sunday for lower elevations of Big Island
Forecasters report that southwest winds 25 to 35 mph — with gusts to about 50 mph — are expected, with communities north and east of steep mountain slopes most at risk of the strongest winds; a high wind warning and winter storm warning also remain in effect for Big Island summits.
Volcano Watch: Kīlauea Episode 43 reaches new lava fountain height record, causes tephra fallout on nearby communities
As future eruptive episodes approach, monitor the weather forecast and follow guidance from Hawai‘i County Civil Defense so you can prepare for these events if you live in an area that could experience tephra fallout.
