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Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 43-year-old Mountain View man who was reported missing.

Scientists now have a detailed glimpse of what may have happened just after the Big Bang about 13.1 billion years ago.

A series of small northerly swells are expected this week. The largest is forecast to fill in Friday. None of these swells are expected…

East winds should continue today and through the rest of the week. A disturbance high in the atmosphere is forecast to deepen just west…

The HPD’s Community Policing Section – Hawaiʻi Isle Police Activities League’s (HI-PAL) next boxing event will be held in Kamuela on Saturday, May 6, 2017.

Women’s March national and state organizers are standing together to send a strong message that “we will not be silent in the face of atrocities.”

“A larger tube opening from the main conduit was found at the bottom of the Pali and looked like the ghost from Pac-Man!”

Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 16-year-old Hilo girl who was reported missing.

Chemistry teacher Joel Truesdell of Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi campus was awarded the 2017 Shell Science Teaching Award for his culture-based approach and impact on students.  Truesdell was honored with the award at the National Science Teachers Association’s Teacher Awards Gala on March 31 at the J.W. Marriott L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California. The Shell […]

A front is forecast to stall and dissipate north of the islands today with high pressure setting up on Tuesday bringing trade winds back to Hawaii. A disturbance…

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The Better Business Bureau (BBB) honored Puna Kamaliʻi Flowers, Inc. with its Torch Award on March 31, recognizing the Keaʻau-based business for outstanding service and community contributions. Puna Kamaliʻi Flowers was among over 80 businesses and nonprofits nominated in Hawai‘i for the BBB’s Torch Award this year–a record-breaking number of nominees. Established nearly 20 years […]

Merrie Monarch Festival organizers released the names of 23 participants and seven judges.

The sixth annual Big Island Chocolate Festival is coming up on April 28 at Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel with demonstrations, seminars and a fundraiser gala.

Winds are expected to weaken and veer out of the east-southeast for the weekend. That means afternoon sea breezes are forecast to bring clouds to interior and lee areas…

Only minimal northwest energy expected through the weekend. We might see a new swell fill in Monday with a northwest also expected Wednesday. There may even be a reinforcement…

Big Island police have charged a 26-year-old inmate from the Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center following his escape Wednesday afternoon, April 5.

This rare discovery, made using the world-class W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, could change the way scientists think about the evolution of galaxies.

Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, Sen. Brian Schatz and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard released statements regarding yesterday’s U.S. airstrikes in Syria.

Only minimal northwest energy expected through the week. We might see a new swell fill in Monday with a northwest also expected Wednesday. There…