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More representation for Hawai‘i County residents is coming to the State Legislature as an additional House seat was created in January due to the rise in the island’s population, according to the 2020 U.S. Census.

The University of Hawaiʻi 10-campus system is proposing a freeze on undergraduate tuition for two more academic years, but it would be followed by 2% increases in the next two academic years.

Speed and inattention are the two primary factors in the crash.

Big Island police are investigating the fatal collision that happened at the intersection of Kilauea Avenue and East Palai Street.

The lights are from a survey vessel carrying field scientists conducting monitoring work in a study area that includes an ocean dredged material disposal site several miles offshore of the Hilo coast.

Let’s do the Time Warp again.

A popular South Kohala beach park is closed due to water main repairs until early November.

The advisory was issued because testing for enterococci indicated potentially harmful microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa or parasites could be present in the water.

A flood advisory is in effect for various areas in West Hawai‘i until 4 p.m.

Trimming and maintenance of Waipiʻo Valley Road will being in November, followed by a major three-phase repair and mitigation project to begin in Spring 2023.

After damaging earthquakes, response and recovery take place under the threat of aftershocks.

In Kona, people do double takes when they see a 7-foot towering green creation of spray foam, cardboard, two-by-fours, silicon and fake plants — and realize a real person is inside.

District 2 is the only race left to be decided for the Hawai’i County Council.

The team crowned PacWest champ will receive an automatic spot in the NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Championships West Region

The Vulcan sophomore forward/midfielder accounted for nearly half of UH-Hilo’s goals last week with three scores.

Bronson and Priscilla Lee were arrested and charged following the execution of a narcotics search warrant Oct. 24 at their Akolea Road home.

Kineo Kenty Engilo, 23, of Hilo is wanted for two outstanding Hilo Circuit Court warrants and for questioning in two separate felony assault investigations.

So far this year, there have been 802 DUI arrests compared with 861 during the same period last year, a decrease of 6.9%.

The goal of the event is to help reduce the risk of prescription drug abuse.

The state is renovating the aging jail in Hilo and adding a new roughly $20 million, 48-bed unit, but its not enough to deal with the facilityʻs overcrowding.