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Joseph Pfeifer will recount Hawai‘i’s support for 9/11 families nearly 25 years ago and share lessons in emergency response during the conference slated for Sept. 24-25 on O‘ahu.

Hawai‘i Police Department reports that Hi‘iakaokalanikapoliopele Pacheco-Suka was found in good health; police thank public for its help and cooperation in this case.

The new truck, which is housed in Waimea, was designed and built in British Columbia, Canada, by Fawcett Cannon and is the first of its kind in the United States; it is a real positive especially for makai Big Island communities since it can use salt water and fresh water.

The series of free events aims to increase awareness about and enhance Hawaiʻi’s skilled technology workforce and increasing demand for local jobs in the rapidly growing technology, artificial intelligence and cyber industries.

The Waimea school will mark the milestone during Labor Day Weekend, commemorating the learning and aloha made possible by the school since it was founded in 1976.

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will begin a mission after it launches Aug. 30 to capture sweeping views of the universe on a scale never before possible and five University of Hawai‘i-led research programs were selected in the mission’s first highly competitive round.

Since 2024, Sean Miller, an emergency response specialist from the National Weather Service, has helped Hawaiʻi County make educated decisions and craft public messages.

Hawaiʻi Restaurant Association representatives joined business and community leaders Aug. 24 for the Coalition for Hawaiʻi’s Energy Future Gathering with Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green.

The monthly outdoor warning siren test will occur at 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1.

There are 220 residents, many kūpuna and veterans, who have been without electricity because of impacts caused by Hurricane Lala, which wreaked havoc on the Big Island two weeks ago.

Ka-Ne Kala was last seen shortly after noon Aug. 26 in Ocean View, wearing a red hoodie, black shorts and black Crocs; police are asking the public for help with finding him.

The tropical cyclone does not as of now present an immediate threat to the state; Hawai’i County Civil Defense encourages residents and businesses to review and develop preparedness plans, especially with an above-average hurricane season predicted.

Big Island community members can shape the master plan to guide the revitalization of properties within the peninsula over the next 20 to 30 years.

Volcanoes National Park has reopened most areas, including the popular Hilina Pali Road and Mauna Loa Summit, while advising caution due to lingering storm hazards.

A quick look at stories happening around the Big Island and throughout the state, from Hawai‘i unemployment for July, upcoming free ‘Finding Solutions, Growing Peace’ talk in September, new jersey patches to debut on Rainbow Warriors football jerseys, new chefs at Hilton Waikōloa Village, Fill a Police Cruiser Kōkua Food Drives success and much more.

Tickets for “A Night of Champions” are available for purchase now on Eventbrite and University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Vulcans Athletics website; table sponsorships and tickets are limited and must be reserved in advance.

Most of Kīlauea is covered by lava flows younger than 1,000 years old because the volcano is so frequently active, meaning there are few samples, observations or data for older eruptions, especially at the summit; yet, we know Kīlauea has been in its shield-building stage for more than 200,000 years, so how do scientists learn about the volcano’s history?

Two Hawaiʻi companies, Island Energy Services and Big Island Energy, joined forces to provide the fuel in Kurtistown and Pāhala.

Decades of hourly data from 117 rain gauges around Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Maui and Hawaiʻi Island uncovered climate trends that traditional 24-hour daily averages often miss.

Hawaiian Electric has been working to restore power to thousands of customers islandwide since the Category I storm hit the island on Aug. 15.