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What do you think should be done to create more free or less expensive parking in downtown Kailua-Kona? Take our poll.

Lane closure schedules can change at any time without notice. All projects are weather permitting. Check to see if any of the planned closures will impact your commute during the next week.

It’s a tragic statistic to think about but stark reminder to prioritize safety and exercise caution on state and county roadways during such a celebratory season while the Aloha State honors the class of 2025.

Maxwell Robertson Sherwood was on Orchidland Drive and not in a marked crosswalk when the Wrangler driven by 30-year-old Dallas Brooks hit him Friday night. Brooks was arrested for first-degree negligent homicide and operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant.

Foundational buzz of the event is a partnership between University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management professor of entomology Lorna Tsutsumi and award-winning Chef Alan Wong, who also co-founded the university’s Adopt-A-Beehive with Alan Wong program.

Kawelo Lancaster was found the night of May 14 in Pāhoa.

ʻOhana Thrift Store’s closure comes as The Salvation Army Kona Corps’ focus shifts to maximizing support and resources to its other local social services programs and The Salvation Army’s Kona Preschool.

Hawai‘i Island Bomb Squad on Thursday secured the grenade in a reinforced bomb disposal container and it was subsequently removed from the riverbed and away from public access.

Poole was last seen April 9 on Pāhoa Village Road on the Big Island.

One student from Hawaiʻi Island’s nine public schools was awarded as a Citizen-Scholar. The event recognizes outstanding academic achievement and community service throughout the state.

Dive beneath the solidified crust on the Halemaʻumaʻu Crater floor in this week’s edition of “Volcano Watch” to explore the complicated mix of molten material below.

Despite near to below average forecast, officials — including Gov. Josh Green and those with the Central Pacific Hurricane Center — urge island residents to be vigilant and prepare now because any storm that develops has the potential to be the one that strikes.

Public hearing scheduled for 5 p.m. June 3 at Aging and Disability Resource Center in Hilo for community to learn about and weigh in on revised proposed zoo entry costs and updated fee schedule for Panaʻewa Equestrian Center.

We know it’s graduation season, so a lot of you will soon be busy celebrating the success of a newly minted high school grad or fresh college degree holder in the family with every ouce of pomp and circumstance you can muster. So how about treating your grad to a new experience or special event as part of your gift in honor of them reaching a major milestone.

40-year-old John Juan-Malak Taliauli faces charges including first-degree terroristic threatening, place to keep: pistols or revolvers, third-degree promotion of a dangerous drug (fentanyl), plus others. He remains in custody and was ordered to appear May 15 for a preliminary hearing in the case.

Hawaiʻi County is the only county in the state with the median single-family home price under $1 million, but it also is the island where prices vary the most by location.

Resurfacing of about 3 miles of the highway, from Kalamauka Road to Ha‘awina Street, begins May 19. The final 3-mile segment of the repavement project is set to begin June 18.

Affected customers will have little to no water pressure from 10 p.m. Friday until 4 a.m. Saturday while the Department of Water replaces a valve.

“Basketball has been a tool for positive living here in the islands for several generations and it is our turn to pay it forward and do what we can to help grow the game,” Vulcans head basketball coach Kaniela Aiona said in an announcement for the clinics that will be hosted May 17-22 on 6 islands.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Kuulei Kauhaihao Post Office Building is the first post office building designated in Hawai‘i in honor of a Vietnam War veteran or Native Hawaiian.