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The state is seeking a person from the Big Island to serve on the Board of Land and Natural Resources.

A 17-year-old teen was found in good health on Tuesday.

The undefeated Kamehameha Warriors will host the Hilo Vikings for the BIIF Division 1 Girls Volleyball Championship tonight

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health reported 108 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 87,772.

The skies above Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park will be busy throughout December with several flight operations planned.

A portion of Highway 11 in Mountain View is closed due to fallen trees and utility lines near South Pszyk Road.

Authorities seek the public’s help locating a Hilo teen reported as a runaway.

Anderson was the first woman to serve as mayor of the City and County of Honolulu.

Mayor Mitch Roth signed the Mayor’s COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 19 on Tuesday, easing various COVID-19 restrictions throughout Hawaiʻi County.

If you hear a helicopter flying low in your neighborhood during the early portion of December, have no fear, it’s only your local electric company.

A Big Island man faces several charges following an alleged domestic incident involving his mother Nov. 27.

Thanks to an agreement between the University of Hawai‘i and the state Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Hawai‘i Community College students will be able to learn “indigenous wisdom” firsthand via the management of a lowland dry forest.

With hurricane season now over, experts report below-average activity for the second year in a row.

More than $1 million in federal funding is being allocated for work on the Waianuenue Avenue Bridge in Hilo.

Traffic will be impacted by planned repairs to an existing sewer main off Highway 19 north of Hilo.

Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) is recommending all adults vaccinated against COVID-19 receive a booster shot.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health reported 79 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 87,664.

The pedestrian bridge to Coconut Island in Hilo will be closed starting Dec. 7 for repairs on bridge handrails.

The all-hazard Outdoor Siren Warning System for Public Safety is one part of Hawaiʻi’s Statewide Alert & Warning System used to notify the public during emergencies. 

The state Department of Labor & Industrial Relations will open offices statewide beginning on Wednesday.