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A glorious glow of thousands of twinkling and steadily shining bright lights will again bathe Downtown Hilo in holiday spirit on Saturday with the return of a yuletide tradition.A glorious glow of thousands of twinkling and steadily shining bright lights will again bathe Downtown Hilo in holiday spirit on Saturday with the return of a yuletide tradition.

Topics covered include proper methods for sharing sweet potato, recognizing banana bunchy top virus and disposal of different kinds of contaminated plant materials.

Hoʻōla Veteran Services — the nonprofit home of Hoʻōla Farms — has been awarded the 3-year USDA grant to support their “Groundwork to Grow: Agribusiness” pilot program.

The public is advised to remain out of waters from Puhi Bay to Onekahakaha until warning signs have been removed.

The event will be hosted by Courtyard King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel on Nov. 25-26.

A new monthly program born out of a partnership between the club and a West Hawai‘i school is getting eighth-graders out from behind their desks to learn in the real world.

The mural and the song are reminders to the community to continue to love this place and to care for it as kūpuna before us have.

The dangerous surf coincides with strong to gale-force winds and spring high tide.

One pet safety tip: Say no to table scraps. Too much rich, fatty food, or simply new, unfamiliar foods can upset a pet’s stomach—and even cause pancreatitis.

After two years of in-person capacity restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kona businesses are banking on the return of in-person customers for the biggest holiday shopping weekends of the year.

Jackie Rey’s Ohana Grill in Kona, with help from volunteers and the Salvation Army Kona Corps, will deliver 500 to 600 meals to the elderly and shut-ins on Thanksgiving.

Despite the start of the wet season at the beginning of October, several locations on the Big Island remained dry for a good chunk of the month.

Kiha Rodney Stone Kaahu faces several charges including first-degree terroristic threatening and ownership or possession of firearm prohibited.

Malia Kekai has worked for the County of Hawaiʻi since 2016 as a deputy corporation counsel. 

Water service to the customers affected by the water main break on Puakō Beach Drive has been restored.

Ashley Tavares, who was reported as a runaway, was last seen in Honomū during the evening hours of Nov. 21, 2022.

Santa Claus and his postal elves are now accepting wish list letters from keiki.

A severe weather forecast has been issued for the entire state starting tonight through Thanksgiving Day.

Robert McKay Jr. was named the Hawai‘i Island Security and Safety Professionals Association’s Officer of the Quarter for the third quarter of this year.

From Thanksgiving through January is the park’s busiest time of the year.