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Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green signed laws that prohibit firearms at a variety of places — including hospitals, beaches, stadiums, movie theaters and bars that serve alcohol — and mandates active shooting training at all public and charter schools in the state.

Residents vented numerous concerns Thursday night during a public meeting to discuss the new draft Environmental Impact Statement for Puna Geothermal Venture’s proposed “Repower Project.”

Hōkūleʻa, the legendary voyaging canoe that revived the lost art of Polynesian voyaging and navigation and sparked a cultural renaissance in Hawaiʻi, is preparing to embark on a four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific.

West Hawai’i residents attended Hawai’i County Mayor Mitch Roth’s new town hall series, “Sustainable Horizons: Mayor Roth’s Community Impact Check-in,” at the Rodney Yano Memorial Hall in Captain Cook Tuesday.

A tourist following GPS in Kailua-Kona did the same thing as another tourist one month earlier: driving down the same ramp directly into the water at Honōkohau Small Boat Harbor.

Live Like Treʻ Day is being held to honor the legacy of Big Island star high school athlete and Maui firefighter Tre’ Evans-Dumaran who died at age 24 after he was swept 800 yards into the ocean through a storm drain.

The town hall series is aimed at providing updates and fostering engagement with communities across Hawaiʻi Island.

The Keauhou Canoe Club hosted the Founders Regatta on Saturday at the Kailua Pier on Ali‘i Drive. Teams from the Department Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Aquatic Resources looked at the placement of the 28 race markers when they discovered the 16 cinder blocks resting on coral structures.

The new ramp and comfort station is about 90% finished at Magic Sands Beach Park in Kona, but when they will be ready to open to the public is not known yet.

In reaction to a ban on feeding feral cats at Queensʻ Marketplace in Waikōloa Village in order to protect endanered nēnē, two local animal rescue organizations conducted a relocation project. They captured 64 felines and delivered them to homes across the Big Island — after being spayed/neutered, vaccinated and microchipped.

Hawai‘i Fire Department was dispatched to Honōkohau Harbor at 10:12 p.m. When they arrived at the scene, crews found the boat was in tide waters and had sustained substantial front hull damage.

Honoka’a Western Week on the Big Island featured a special Cowboy Talk Story hour with host Sheriff Larry.

The Alaska Heritage Sail is a pre-voyage through the Southeast region of Alaska before the Global Launch of the Moananuiākea Voyage circumnavigation of the Pacific on June 15, 2023.

Big Island Now asked what advice would you give high school seniors graduating in 2023 in its latest poll. Topping the list was not live with your parents forever.

Lane closure schedules can change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

So far this year, there have been 378 DUI arrests on the Big Island compared with 393 during the same period last year, a decrease of 3.8 percent.

While on his trip, the governor will meet with government officials and others working to solve homelessness, housing and health care issues in Washington state.

The Big Island’s largest renewable energy project, with 94,000 solar panels on 300 acres in Waikōloa, was blessed on Thursday with Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green in attendance.

Keola Whitehead-Shibata was officially charged Thursday afternoon with second-degree attempted murder, ownership or possession prohibited, and carrying a firearm in the commission of a separate felony. He slated to appear in District Court for an initial appearance today.

The former longtime Big Island physician and his motorcade were on their way Thursday morning to the dedication ceremony for a new solar facility when they witnessed the crash happen