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An estimated 650 youth ages 6 to 14 years old participated in the two events Feb. 1 at Waiākea High School in Hilo and Kealakehe High School in Kona

Department of Hawaiian Home Lands urges the public to support House Bill 606, introduced by the Native Hawaiian Caucus, which would also extend the Act 279 Special Fund more than 3 years.

Capt. Edwin Buyten, who has worked within the department for 20 years, spending 15 years within West Hawai‘i Vice section from an officer to a detective to a lieutenant, will lead the unified fight against drugs in the county.

Also known as the Humuʻula Orchard, Keanakolu sits at about 6,000 feet elevation and is home to various non-native fruit trees including apple, cherry, plum and apricot.

The collision happened at about 2 p.m. Monday. Police report that a Dodge Ram was turning left onto Kapi‘olani Street from Ponahawai Street when it struck the elderly Minnesota man while he was crossing the street in a marked crosswalk.

The treatment plant in Keaukaha, which has operated since 1996 without any renovations or upgrades, is slated for a major fedrally mandated rehabilitation project. Hawaiʻi County awarded a $337 million contract to Honolulu-based Nan Inc. for the project.

Coalition stands against the directive, which tells federal employees to choose between legally fraught “buyout” and being terminated.

U.S. Postal Service warns about online Casanovas targeting people seeking companionship with romance scams that involve sending money or valuables through the mail.

Crew members of the ocean tour company’s vessel Artemis stepped up last week to remove a large mass of tangled marine debris — basically garbage — drifting off the Big Island’s Kona Coast while patient tour guests offered encouragement.

The routes serve Pāhoa High and Intermediate School, Pāhoa Elementary School and Keonepoko Elementary School. They return to service Feb. 10, once again providing transportation to and from school for nearly 40 students.

Hawaiʻi County urges the public to stay safe at the Wailuku River State Park and to stay at the overlook when visiting Boiling Pots.

Ray Donnell Worrells was injured in the single-vehicle crash when his SUV hit a rock wall and overturned, but the coroner determined after an autopsy that the Waikōloa man did not die because of those injuries.

The Feb. 3 collision just south of the Pāhoa Police Station in Puna remains under investigation.

The collision, which happened at about 8 p.m. the night of Feb. 7 while she and a man were wallking in a marked crosswalk, remains under investigation and was classified as a negligent injury case.

Applicants must be 18 years old with current lifeguarding certification. They must also successfully have completed a swimming and skills test.

Hawaiʻi Water Safety Coalition called on water safety stakeholders throughout the islands to identify the state’s most urgent drowning prevention recommendations.

Motorists are reminded that schedules can change at any time, without notice. All projects also are weather permitting.

12 motorists were arrested the week of Jan. 27-Feb. 2 for driving under the influence of an intoxicant on Big Island roadways. A total of 88 DUI arrests had been made for the year by the end of last week.

According to Hawai‘i Island police, officers responded to the school at 12:44 p.m. after a custodian reported seeing a firearm inside a passing silver-colored SUV, which was occupied by four males.

The suspect in the Dec. 29, 2024, theft is a local/Hawaiian woman possibly in her early 20s, between 5-foot-3 and 5-foot-5, weighing 130 to150 pounds.