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Acting Hawai‘i Island Police Chief Reed Mahuna said on Tuesday that the department is looking into getting the alarms purchased and installed to prevent future tragedies.

Hawai‘i will introduce a unique ‘Green Fee’ for visitors starting January, aiming to raise $100 million annually for climate resilience and sustainable tourism, but cruise ships operators have sued over its constitutionality.

The radio team will be kicking off National Diaper Need Awareness week, Sept. 15 to 21, by hosting a drive-by diaper drive on Sept. 13 outside of the Hilo Studios, located at 913 Kanoelehua Ave.

Researchers from Bishop Museum, along with partners from the Kauaʻi Forest Bird Recovery Project, found live specimens of Godwinia caperata (described in 1852) and Hiona exaequata (described in 1846) on Kauaʻi during recent biodiversity surveys.

The proposed legislative package builds on existing community-driven plans, including the Puna Community Development Plan, Kīlauea Recovery & Resilience Plan, and Eruption Economic Recovery Plan, and Revitalize Puna, to provide an option for property owners and small businesses to expand permitted uses in the Pāhoa area.

The Hawai’i Police Department released a statement clarifying that the activity in the Kalapana area on Friday was related to a fugitive arrest case involving illegal drugs and guns, not immigration enforcement.

Little is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 280 pounds. She has short brown hair and brown eyes. She was seen wearing a black dress in the Ocean View area on Sept. 4.

Before “American Idol” hopefuls get a chance to showcase their pipes for celebrity judges Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Carrie Underwood, they must first impress the show’s producers.

“Our mission is to protect and share Hawaiʻi’s natural and cultural resources, and this was a failure in that regard,” said Alan B. Carpenter, state parks assistant administrator at the Hawaiʻi State Department of Land and Natural Resources.

The Hawaiʻi Island Police Department has begun a criminal and administrative investigation into the tragic death of its K-9 Archer, a 6-year-old Belgian Malinois/German Shepherd mix.

According to an 5 p.m. update from the National Hurricane Center, a high surf warning has been canceled for all north- and east-facing shores of the island.

The Manowaiale`e Forest Reserve fire in the Hāmākua District has burned about 420 acres and is 30% contained.

When crews arrived on scene, they found a single-story 800-1,000-square-foot home that was 75% involved with flames.

Dick Fiske, who died on June 18 as he neared his 93rd birthday, was one of the most original thinkers ever at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

The coconut rhinoceros beetle has been found in several locations on Hawai‘i Island. The insect damages and kills coconut and oil palms.

“A Monkey’s Tale: Maria’s Seven Rainforest Marmosets” was written by Sarah Marie Riley, illustrated by Keali‘imakamana‘onalani Po‘oloa, and printed by Petroglyph Press in Hilo.

The teen had been missing since Sept. 1.

The disaster emergency relief period will commence immediately and continue through Sept. 19, unless extended or terminated earlier.

Hawaiʻi Island could see storm-driven high surf starting as early as Sunday, and strong winds and heavy rain starting as early as Monday morning.

Hawai‘i Island police responded to the deadly incident at 5:55 p.m. on Thursday that occurred on Cane Haul Road.