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A missing man was found in Hilo.

The Candidate Advisory Council (CAC) for the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents has presented a list of candidates to Gov. David Ige to fill one Hawaiʻi County seat.

The state is expanding the pool of those eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations by offering shots to kūpuna age 70 and older beginning Monday, March 8.

The kids in the KHS choir wouldn’t let COVID stop them from coming together in a virtual format to perform “Over My Head.”

The Senate Health Committee today, March 3, voted to recommend that the Senate consent to the appointment of Dr. Elizabeth “Libby” Char as Director of the Department of Health (DOH).

e Hawai‘i Department of Health reported 20 new cases of coronavirus Wednesday, raising the statewide total to 27,640. Two new COVID-related deaths were reported.

Hawai‘i Police is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two women who stole a shopper’s backpack from the men’s section of a discount department store in Kona last month.

Hawai‘i Police is asking the public’s assistance in locating a Nā‘ālehu woman who’s been reported missing.

Hawaiʻi Police is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a Hilo man.

The Hawai‘i State Teachers Association is asking the Hawai‘i Board of Education’s Human Resources Committee to vote against a positive recommendation to renew the superintendent’s contract at their meeting today.

Training at Pōhakuloa Training Area will continue to increase through the end of March and into April bringing more than 2,000 troops on base.

Hawai‘i Police Department’s canines and handlers have some extra first-aid resources with the help of a donation from the Hawai‘i Island K9 Association.

Hawaii County police reported Tuesday afternoon that Tyler Armstrong of Kailua-Kona, who was previously reported as a missing person, was located deceased.

The National Weather Service has issued an overnight a wind advisory for much of Hawai´i County through 6 am Wednesday morning.

Hawai´i businesses will pay lower unemployment tax rates in response to the economic strain caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The Hawai‘i ‘Ulu Cooperative recently released two new products: ʻulu flour and ʻulu chocolate mousse.

Kaua‘i’s mayor seeks to rejoin the state’s Safe Travels program for incoming travelers in April.

Senator Joy San Buenaventura announced she will be hosting a virtual town hall on Tuesday, March 2,

The Hawai‘i Department of Health reported 35 new cases of coronavirus Tuesday, raising the statewide total to 27,623.

Mass vaccination for COVID-19 has begun on the Big Island.