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The astronomy center in Hilo is diving in to the world of Hawaiʻi’s sharks and rays. It’s also hosting a pumpking deocrating contest and showing ‘Expedition Reef,’ an exclusive Halloween planetarium experience. Check out all of the Halloween haunts for Oct. 29 now!

35 year-old Sarah King, who is charged with first-degree burglary, made her initial appearance Monday in Hilo District Court, where she was granted supervised release despite the objections of prosecutors.

A Big Island company is one of two entities that will receive new federal funds that will be used for projects to help protect rare species, support agricultural production and increase climate resilience in Hawai‘i.

In 2024, Hawaiʻi County has averaged about 15 new cases in family court every month with 13 of those involving abuse or physical violence.

Yearling RS52, a juvenile male born on Lānaʻi, was rescued Oct. 17 from Maui as part of a special intervention mission after being identified in late September as losing significant weight and becoming progressively less energetic and continuing to thin throughout the next few weeks.

Hawaiian Airlines inaugurated flights to Pago Pago International Airport on Oct. 24, 1984, with DC-8 aircraft, starting its long relationship with the U.S. territory.

“This assistance provides more than just financial relief — it offers stability and hope as families begin to rebuild their lives and move forward toward a brighter future.” — Dustin Kaleiopu, community care navigator for Kākoʻo Maui Programs by The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement

Anthony Booker uses knowledge and experience from Hoʻola Farms to open is own small business, Big Bʻz Hawaiian Honey.

Big Islanders and others wasted no time in sharing images — and their excitement for the wintry weather — while the frozen precipitation was on the ground early Sunday at the summit.

Serenity Cordero was last seen at about 10 p.m. Oct. 25 on 22nd Avenue in Hawaiian Paradise Park wearing a black hoodie and long pants.

Hawaiian Electric reports the power outage in the Kealakehe and Hōlualoa areas was caused by palm fronds in a power line. It was not a Public Safety Power Shutoff.

Periods of snow, low visibility and slick roads with snow accumulations of up to 6 inches are possible as deep moisture moving over the state brings the potential for snow, possibly heavy at times, through tonight atop Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.

The Island of Hawaiʻi YMCA has planned three family-friendly events for the week of Halloween.

Several Big Island athletes who shared the field with about 2,400 participants successfully conquered the grueling 140.6-mile course across swimming, biking and running.

GoFundMe pages so far have raised more than $64,000 for medical expenses and a funeral service for the families of two Hawaiʻi Island teens who were involved in two accidents within a week.

ʻAle Lau Loa Youth Ambassador Program celebrates second year with 8 students from several Big Island high schools participating in a cultural exchange with Penticton Indian Band of British Columbia, Canada.

Despite hot and humid conditions, 16 triathletes finished the 2024 Ironman World Championship in under 8 hours, a feat that wasn’t accomplished until Patrick Lange did it for the first time in 2018.

Cherish Ahulau-Kaleo of Hilo was last seen about 11:45 a.m. Sept. 28 in the 70 block of Aupuni Street in Hilo.

At Hale Halāwai on Ali‘i Drive, currently home to the Ironman Village, six Ironman Ambassador Athletes took to a stage Thursday to share their journeys.

The remains of a man discovered Oct. 18 on a property on Tiki Lane were those of 56-year-old Wayne Richard Moriarty, also known as Arthur Hackett, of Ocean View. A forensic pathologist determined Moriarty’s death was caused by a gunshot wound and ruled it a homicide.