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May 2023 marks the 99th anniversary of a sequence of explosive eruptions from the summit of Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island that occurred throughout 16 days from May 11-27, 1924.

With the help of the W. M. Keck Observatory atop Maunakea on the Big Island, astronomers for the first time have observed direct evidence for a scenario they already knew happens throughout the universe — an aging star engulfing planets on inner orbits around it.

Effective immediately, Hawaiʻi Island police officers are authorized to use pickup trucks with an open bed as subsidized police vehicles.

University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa researchers published their discovery in Science that scalloped hammerhead sharks hold their breath for warmth while diving deep to hunt for prey.

The Ēlama & Hilo One scholarship programs at Hawai’i Community College help youth and adults who might not otherwise go to college due to “compelling barriers” with a free year to get them started.

The Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation is proposing dredging and excavating most of the volcanic debris from the 2018 Kilauea eruption that landlocked the boat ramp, severely curtailing fishing, emergency services and other commercial, recreational and food subsistence activities that previously relied on ocean access there.

Residents, service providers, stakeholders, and other interested parties are encouraged to come have their say in the future of the property.

For the first four months of 2023, the Hawaiʻi Police Department made 22 fentanyl-related arrests, recovering 383 grams of fentanyl and 598 fentanyl pills.

Ocean Keanaluokona Hegent is facing assault and kidnapping charges in connection to an incident that occurred on Friday.

The draft management plan is now available online for the 1,257-acre Kapāpala Canoe Forest, the only state land designated for cultivating and providing koa for use in kālaiwaʻa, or traditional Hawaiian canoe construction.

This week, “Dolphin Dave” will appear in Kona District Court this week for a hearing regarding a criminal citation for harassing wildlife.

Last week, the Hawai‘i County Council’s finance committee unanimously approved $516,735 for the next four years to allow the police, fire and other county departments to access the latest images captured by Pictometry, which does business as Eagle View.

The life and legacy of the late cultural icon Edith Kanakaʻole was celebrated Saturday on the Big Island with a mural, a U.S. quarter and lots of shared memories of dancing, culture, relationships and connections.

Prior to Tuesday night’s standoff, Kime had been sought by police for several weeks after being identified as a suspect in various cases islandwide, including a violent home invasion in Hilo that left a 72-year-old woman injured.

The Hawaiʻi County fire and emergency medical services 911 system will be combined with the county police dispatch system effective immediately due to staffing shortages, the Hawaiʻi Fire Department announced.

The Hawai’i Senate and House of Representatives spent several hours taking up last-minute measures Thursday on the final day of the 32nd Hawai’i Legislature, including the proposed state biennium budget that passed both branches.

Detectives charged 52-year-old Christopher Roy Howlind of Kurtistown with second-degree murder following the violent slaying of his mother-in-law, 58-year-old Teri Lynn Apple, in Orchidland Estates in Puna on the Big Island.

Several bills and resolutions were approved or adopted by one or both chambers of the 32nd Hawaiʻi State Legislature and revolving around a wide range of issues, including: guns, coffee, kimichi, sex trafficking, grounded vessels, humpback whales and active shooting drills in schools.

A 58-year-old woman who was murdered with a sword during a domestic-related incident on April 28, 2023, in Puna was identified as Teri Lynn Apple.

Jason Leroy Kime, 36 of Oʻahu, was arrested after threatening Hawaiʻi Island police officers during a nearly 6-hour standoff Tuesday night at a self-storage unit on Kalanikoa Street in Hilo.