In Case You Missed It

We all need a few laughs, something beautiful to admire and a little more fun so why not check out the Volcano Festival, a comedy show in Kona and the Orchid Show gala preview party. Here’s your Top 20 events on the Big Island this week.

With ongoing staffing shortages for school bus drivers, the state will partner with counties for the second year in a row to provide transportation for students attending Hawai‘i public schools.

In just the first 15 hours, 304 people donated more than $40,000, double the goal of $20,000, to help the family of Yohan Choi, who tragically died on July 24 in a spearfishing accident at only age 17.

So far this year, there have been 548 DUI arrests on Big Island roadways compared with 580 during the same period last year.

The Royal Standard of Queen Lili’uokalani, Hawai‘i’s last reigning monarch, was returned July 24, 2023 to her Washington Place home and placed on public view for the first time in 130 years, since it was illegally seized in 1893.

Louis Pauole, owner and chef of Miyo’s Restaurant & Izakaya Bar in Hilo is in the process of opening a new restaurant in Kona.

For decades, Banyan Drive was known as the “Hilo Walk of Fame” because of the iconic banyan trees planted by celebrities, but now the area on the Big Island’s Waiakea Peninsula has become downtrodden and known more as a walk of shame.

According to Big Island police, Kekoa Duguran was charged with second-degree attempted murder and other offenses in connection with an incident July 18 in Kona.

The free Big Island event offered crafts, games, food, informational fun booths, entertainment, prize giveaways, including backpacks with school supplies and starter emergency kits, and more.

In June 2020, the Hawai‘i Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the state breached its trust duty to Native Hawaiian beneficiaries of the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust program by not awarding homestead lots in a timely manner.

Levon Vares-Young made her initial court appearance for the firearms charges Friday. She appeared in court Thursday for charges related to criminal property damage and resisting an order to stop.

As part of a tradition of honoring their fallen brother, about a dozen officers within Hawai‘i Police Department will participate in the annual Bronson Kaliloa Memorial Relay Run on Sunday.

The astronomical event known as Lāhainā Noon happens when the sun passes directly overhead of locations in the tropics, which includes Hawai‘i, and causes upright and smooth-sided objects to be “shadowless.”

Whether you’re looking for Iive music, want to cruise around the island, try your hand at lady luck, experience culture or celebrate Bengal tigersʻ birthdays at the zoo, we have all the information. Here’s your Top 20 events on Big Island this week.

There’s a dead star out there in the universe that is double-dealing with its composition. Nothing nefarious, but it is a first for the cosmic family of stars to which it belongs.

Tropical Storm Calvin was projected to bring several inches of rain, wind gusts of up to 65 mph and 15-foot surf, however, as of 11 a.m., the storm system was 255 miles west-southwest of Hilo and continues to move away from the Hawaiian Islands.

So far this year, there have been 536 DUI arrests compared with 561 during the same period last year, a decrease of 4.5%.

The plan would also eliminate a total of $90.2 million of debt from student loan borrowers throughout the state.

In a groundbreaking study, a team of astronomers — with the help of the Subaru Telescope atop Maunakea on the Big Island — has discovered an ancient star bearing a unique chemical makeup unlike anything ever before observed in the Milky Way galaxy.

Described as a carefree spirit and “your Mr. Aloha,” family and friends are mourning the loss of the 20-year-old from Kona who died in a tragic fireworks accident.