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People coming to the park should expect limited parking, delays at the entrance station and the potential for temporary area closures, especially if an eruption occurs. In addition to reduced parking near Kīlauea Visitor Center, half the parking lot at Uēkahuna is reserved for the construction project.

All 3 were found in good health Feb. 29.

With more whales in the water, that means more chances to spot them while they’re here, especially during the peak humpback season from January through March.

These resources were compiled as part of a bigger effort to explore the large repository of digitized Hawaiian language newspapers for Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) perspectives on elderhood. 

On the last Saturday of January, February and March each year, during the peak of whale season in Hawaiʻi, hundreds of volunteers head to shorelines throughout the state, including the Big Island, to count and observe the marine mammals that migrated 3,000 miles to mate, calve and nurse their young.

Dike intrusion is one of the fundamental processes for magma migration at volcanoes around the world.

Public comment on the sanctuary draft proposal is requested through May 7.

Mahina Ohs, who was born at 1:28 p.m. Thursday, oins the ranks of about only 5 million “leaplings” or “leapers” around the globe who were born on Feb. 29, the extra day added to the calendar just once every four years.

DOH continuously reviews data on respiratory pathogens, including the virus that causes COVID-19.

Management of the park requires the use of aircraft to monitor and research volcanic activity, conduct search-and-rescue missions and law enforcement operations, support management of natural and cultural resources, and to maintain backcountry facilities.

Police interviewed the victim’s boyfriend, witnesses and reviewed residential surveillance video leading up to the woman’s fall into the ocean.

Alexus Fernandez said she never thought domestic violence would affect her family. Now, she hopes to prevent it from happening to others by raising awareness.

Ten Kaʻū community residents were recently celebrated at a hō‘ike in Pāhala for completing “Ka‘ū Hoa Pili ‘Āina,” a four-month, ‘āina-based education training program as part of the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s (HTA) destination management efforts and Hawai‘i Island Community-Based Action Stewardship Program. “The Ka‘ū community voiced the need to better manage tourism impacts on the […]

As of late afternoon Thursday, the Waimea certified pet therapy animal, the first from Hawai‘i to be nominated, had raised $10,013 so far and was No. 1 on the leaderboard. The fundraising competition through Pet Partners ends March 18 and Darby is looking for everyone’s support.

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 31-year-old Dylan Jessen Gapp, of Kea‘au, with first-degree terroristic threatening. The charges stem from on a reported harassment incident on Feb. 25, when Gapp allegedly confronted a 28-year-old Kea‘au man and attempted to instigate a physical altercation. His bail has been set at $5,000.

Senator Lorraine R. Inouye (District 1 – Hilo, Paukaʻa, Papaikou, Pepeʻekeo) released a statement thanking Governor Josh Green for releasing $50 million in capital improvement project funds to finance the design, construction, and equipment for a new facility to expand the Intensive Care Unit and Medical Surgical Unit at Hilo Medical Center on Feb. 29.

Hawai‘i Island police initially responded to the incident in Honoka‘a at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday after the woman, later identified as 26-year-old Alexandra Grady, fell into the Waiuliuli Stream.

The Rotary Club of Kona – an all-volunteer organization – has been a charity for the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualālai since the tournament’s inception in 1997 and has totaled $1.1 million in contributions over those 28 years.

Since the August 2023 Maui wildfires, total visitor arrivals were down in five out of the last six months while total visitor spending recorded six consecutive months of decreases from 2023.

The suspects accosted a couple visiting from California on Ali‘i Drive in Kailua-Kona on Tuesday.