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The Coast Guard and partner agencies searched 4,863 square miles for over 89 combined hours.

Athletes can start qualifying for the Kona race in August. The number of slots for the event has not been determined.

Hawai‘i Island police report that the suspect sought in an assault investigation in Kailua-Kona was located on April 29.

Hawai‘i County’s Department of Water Supply is asking customers to reduce their water use by at least 10%.

Police have continued to follow up on tips and have interviewed many of the fisherman’s known associates, friends and family.

The Hawaiʻi Board of Land and Natural Resources has approved $7 million for five grants to be paid out from the Land Conservation Fund.

A man from Honoka‘a is facing a myriad of drug charges after a search warrant at a home yielded varying amounts of methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana.

The kayaker is the second waterman to go missing at sea in the past two weeks.

Big Island lawmakers once again secured $1.5 million to fund the Puna Alternate Study after funding lapsed last year.

The limited liability company recalled packages in the 0.6-ounce and 4-ounce bags that were distributed to multiple retail locations.

The report of the brush fire came in at 12:21 p.m. on Sunday on the 11-3400 block of Plumeria Street in Kea‘au.

Nicole Bullock was located in Hilo after being reported missing and “endangered.”

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) presented an ambitious awards schedule before the Hawaiian Homes Commission Monday and announced its plan to issue more than 2,600 leases by the end of 2025.

According to the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu command center, watchstanders received a report at 10:09 a.m. from Hawai‘i Fire Department dispatchers regarding an unmanned yellow kayak 400 yards offshore from Keauhou.

According to Hawai‘i County Civil Defense Agency, no residential structures were reported damaged. 

Shanice Ogata-Staudinger, 30, got separated from a relative while out picking opihi on July 9, 2023, in the area of Kahakai Boulevard and Papio Street in Pāhoa, at a spot commonly known as “Hau Bush.”

The Merrie Monarch Hula Festival concluded Saturday at the Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo with ‘auana (modern hula) performances from 20 hālau across the state of Hawai‘i and California.

How to pay for and support county services, programs, services and essential public safety is a timely question given challenges ahead for the island’s government because of anticipated and dramatic changes to federal and state funding supports as well as local revenue mechanisms, including property taxes.

42-year-old Patricia Ann McConnell of Pāhoa was charged with second-degree murder in connection with a reported domestic dispute late the night of April 24 in Nānāwale Estates between her and 45-year-old Patrick Gideon John-Bruce Dalrymple-Collins also of Pāhoa.

Health officials encourage the public to keep a close eye on Hawaiʻi air quality data as volcanic gas emissions remain elevated. Air quality can change quickly, depending on the amount of gas being released from the Big Island volcano, wind direction and other weather conditions.