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The 44-year-old male employee told police he was sitting in his office when he heard the door open and a male voice demand the money from the safe.

Each permit costs $25 and will entitle the holder to purchase 5,000 firecrackers. Multiple permit purchases are allowed.

The event, hosted by the Men of Pa‘a (firm, solid, immovable), will take place during the Makahiki season, an ancient Hawaiian New Year festival that honors Lono, the Hawaiian god of fertility.

More than just fires and destruction happened in 2023. Big Island Now compiled a list of the top stories this year.

A 57-year-old man from Germany possibly drowned Sunday after a snorkeling tour near Red Hill/Hokulia.

Witnesses who were visiting the victim’s residence told police that a vehicle drove partially up the driveway and the 39-year-old victim was shot when he went to ask who was there.

The quake is of uncertain origin but most likely was caused by the bending of the lithosphere beneath Kīlauea volcano. It had no apparent impact on either Mauna Loa volcano or Kīlauea.

Baby, it’s been chilly and wet outside for about the past week, but the forecast calls for increased sunshine and fewer showers through the holiday weekend, but no snow on the mauna.

The alleged abuse occurred between 2019 and 2022. The victim was 13 years old at the time.

Thousands of earthquakes occur every year in Hawaiʻi. These earthquakes are monitored by the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and fall into three main classes: volcanic, tectonic and mantle.

The project on the one-way roadway in the downtown area of the Big Island community is still on track to be completed by August 2024, barring any future delays.

The Caltech Submillimeter Observatory came online in 1987 and was used by scientists at Caltech and other institutions, including almost 200 student and postdoctoral researchers.

Persistent drought conditions in some areas of the Big Island are conducive to brush fires starting, spreading rapidly and endangering island communities.

So far this year, there have been 917 DUI arrests compared with 940 during the same period last year, a decrease of 2.5%.

Christmas is almost here and all around the Big Island, there are many events to make your holidays more brightened.

The lands, after any necessary revisions or edits to the nomination, will be forwarded by the state to the federal government to be considered for listing the lands on the National Register of Historic Places.

Google will pay $630 million in restitution, minus costs and fees, to consumers who made purchases on the Google Play Store between August 2016 and September of this year and were harmed by anti-competitive practices.

The road remains open and no closures or delays are anticipated as work progresses throughout the week.

Because of the delayed arrival in Hilo, regularly scheduled Hilo to Honolulu sailing will now depart today and is estimated to arrive Wednesday in Honolulu. There are no changes to cargo acceptance or gate hours at the Port of Hilo.

Crews continue to clear the Hāmākua-bound lane of debris washed onto the Hilo roadway because of high surf.