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A live boa constrictor was reported on Saturday slithering on the deck of a cargo ship bound for Honolulu Harbor. The non-native reptile was captured when the boat docked at Pier 31.

The Puna Road and Waterline Draft Environmental Assessment — for areas inundated by lava during the 2018 Kīlauea eruption — is complete and now available for public review.

The body found in the ocean near the cliffs off Old Government Road in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision on July 30 has been identified as a 39-year-old from Hilo.

August has arrived with music and mango festivals, a state canoe championship, plenty of outdoor activities and fun for the keiki. Here’s your Top 20 events on the Big Island this week.

Mayor Mitch Roth and Hawaiʻi County staff have reviewed what the ACLU of Hawai‘i is claiming in its lawsuit against the City and County of Honolulu regarding enforcement actions agains the homeless — and he said on Tuesday that what is happening on Hawai‘i Island regarding park enforcement operations is different.

32 year-old Logan Arruda-Lorenzo faces first-degree and second-degree theft charges relating to two separate incidents on the Big Island earlier this year.

The incident happened Tuesday morning in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates on the Big Island and is being investigated by the Hawai‘i Police Department as a negligent failure to control a dangerous dog case.

On Tuesday, Waiākea High School science teacher Whitney Aragaki was selected for the first cohort of 100 emerging changemakers in the Obama Foundation’s Leaders USA program.

Kona music artists Abe Van Meter and Makana Keana’aina will be performing at the 808 Day concert on Aug. 5 after winning a spot via popular vote.

The Island of Hawai‘i Visitors Bureau is seeking proposals from ‘āina-based nonprofit organizations to develop and manage a community stewardship program at three popular sites.

The telescope project planned for the Big Island has languished for years as it has faced court challenges and been stalled by opponents who maintain the telescope will desecrate sacred land. Where do you stand on the issue?

Instead of your company, church, school or birthday girl or boy having to go to where the animals are, Hannah McKee and her family through their new business can bring them to you for any special occasion or event anywhere on the island.

Demolition of the former Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel is just one step to transforming the “Hilo Walk of Fame.” What did Big Island Now readers think should be done to revitalize Banyan Drive?

Recovery efforts have been frustratingly slow on all fronts during the nearly five years since the catastrophic Kīlauea eruption ended in September 2018, leaving a big wake of destruction. But work and property buyouts continue five years later.

The 3-year-old was subsequently transported to an O‘ahu hospital, where he is currently listed in critical condition.

Because of recent actions by the Hawai’i County Council and Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green, there is a mandate to fast track demolition of the abandoned 148-bedroom structure that formerly was Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel along Banyan Drive.

Omar Kesment New, 46 of Puna, pleaded no contest in 2022 to ownership or possession prohibited of a firearm and third-degree promoting a dangerous drug — and was sentenced this week in Hilo Circuit Court.

Ocean swells interact with the ocean crust below, creating continuous ocean noise that travels around the Earth, including through our active volcanoes here in Hawai‘i.

Despite a July 3 order setting July 28 as the date for oral arguments in the latest challenge to the Thirty Meter Telescope project on the Big Island’s Maunakea, the matter was deferred a week ago and nobody will say why or when the oral arguments will be heard.

The new office will work toward implementing policies and programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote renewable energy, enhance energy efficiency, protect biodiversity and fortify infrastructure against the impacts of climate change.