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The National Park Service invites the public to participate in the upcoming Kahuku events and guided hikes at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, from January through March 2016.

While the Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge on the eastern mid-elevation slopes of Mauna Kea is celebrating its 30th anniversary, it also faces very serious challenges, including the instability of federal funds.

The Hawai‘i State Department of Health is reminding the public that, effective Jan. 1, 2016, residents and visitors alike must be at least age 21 years old in order to buy tobacco products and electronic smoking devices (e-cigarettes) in the state.

A new west-northwest / northwest swell is expected to build rapidly Thursday, peaking in the afternoon and holding through Friday. Reinforcing…

A front will pass southeastward across the island chain from Friday into Saturday. Another front will arrive Monday, then weaken and stall near Oahu…

Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for two men wanted in East Hawaiiʻi on outstanding warrants—Christian E. Alameda and Shannon L. Souza.

Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for Eddie Seenarine, a 50-year-old Volcano man who was reported missing on Dec. 25.

Hawaiʻi Island police will conduct island-wide DUI checkpoints and patrols throughout the holiday weekend and intend to enforce all traffic laws, as always.

Hawai‘i Island police reported today that two Kea‘au residents, a 26-year-old man and an 86-year-old woman, were killed Tuesday, Dec. 29, in a three-vehicle collision on the Keaʻau-Pāhoa Road (Route 130) near the two-mile marker in Keaʻau.

Visitor arrivals to Hawai‘i Island increased .5% to 107,558 visitors and visitor days (up .2%) increased slightly in November 2015 versus the year prior. Visitor expenditures for the Big Island increased 2.6% to $143.4 million due to higher daily spending (+2.4% to $176 per person).

A cold front to the northwest will weaken as it moves across Kauai tonight, then dissipate over the central islands on Wednesday. Another front will…

Our current northwest swell is forecast to continue fading. A new west-northwest / northwest swell is expected to build overnight Wednesday and peak late…

An all-points bulletin has been issued for a white 1995 Toyota Avalon sedan with license plate HWM 818. Police caution the public not to approach the vehicle but, instead, to call police to report its location.

Highway 130—the Kea‘au-Pahoa Highway—is closed in both directions at the Kea‘au transfer station.

With the new year comes Hawaiʻi’s third BedMart, slated to open in Hilo in January. Hilo families in need can look forward to mattress donations as well.

There were no threats following a preliminary magnitude 3.2 earthquake reported at 3:38 p.m. (HST) on Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, near ʻĀinaloa on the east end of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources will close West Hawai‘i state parks at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, New Year’s Eve. Parks closing early include Hapuna, Kiholo and Kekaha Kai (Mahaiula and Kua Bay sections).

The Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife announced the opening of bird hunting in the Kahua/Ponoholo Ranch Cooperative Game Management Area on Saturday, Jan. 2.

Weak winds and southeasterly flow are expected to take over the forecast for the next few days. Land and sea breezes will develop bringing sunny mornings…

Our current northwest swell is forecast to ease through midweek. A new west-northwest / northwest swell is expected to build overnight Wednesday…