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This is a week when each of the top 10 things to do on the Big Island has a vibe — a personality — all its own. A unique signature, if you will, the others don’t necessarily share or emulate. Check them out now to see for yourself!

Following a July 19 plea to the public seeking help finding 48-year-old Sarah Coultas of Pa‘auilo and daughter Violet Coultas, Hawai‘i Island police received credible information they were in the Phoenix area, prompting Arizona Department of Public Safety to issue first of state’s new missing persons alerts to find Violet.

The in-person and written testimony was overwhelmingly against the passage of the bill, which will have its second reading on Aug. 6.

Big Island police are asking if anyone knows or can help identiify the man captured in a photo taken by another person involved in the June 25 South Kohala incident.

Councilmember Rebecca Villegas introduced Resolution 234-25, which was discussed Tuesday during the Policy Committee on Environmental and Natural Resource Management.

Annual event gives students the tools they need to engage their communities on issues around civil liberties and civil rights plus firsthand experience lobbying members of Congress to advocate for their First Amendment rights.

Suspect is seen on video surveillance picking up the wallet outside a Kailua-Kona shopping center, put it inside a gray Jeep Wrangler and then leave. Do you know her?

Nonprofit dedicated to supporting Hawai‘i’s homeless children, serving more than 1,600 keiki each year on O‘ahu, Maui and the Big Island, will use the funds for its college dorm residency program for homeless young women.

Work through 4 p.m. today and July 24 requires separate closures on Kuakini and Mamalahoa Highways while crews install new infrastructure. Motorists should plan accordingly.

Resolution 234-25 will be discussed during the Policy Committee on Environmental and Natural Resource Management at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

Steering their 24-foot rowboat, “The Kraken,” Tim and Harrison Crockett conquered the Pacific Ocean while advocating for veterans through their initiative, Row To Recovery.

Both of Hawaiʻi’s US House representatives voted against a $9 billion spending cut package that rolls back previously approved federal funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid.

Beachgoers should expect flooding of beaches that are normally dry, minor coastal erosion, and saltwater inundation.

After a period of relative stability, COVID-19 activity again is on the rise in Hawaiʻi, according to the latest data from the Hawaiʻi Department of Health. The data show activity at a medium level, meaning the virus is circulating at higher levels than would be expected based on historic trends.

A 3rd Circuit Court judge accepted the guilty plea of Joseph Tibbs for the following charges: two counts of first-degree promotion of child abuse and four counts of first-degree sexual assault.

Silicone elastomers are used in items such as artificial muscles and medical implants and need to bend, stretch, and move with the human body without deteriorating over time.

Hilo Orchid Farm blends tradition with innovation at its wholesale nursery that grows about 600 different species of the flowering plants.

The women were extricated from deep within the tangled debris of the downed banyan tree, which fell the afternoon of July 12 on Kilauea Avenue, with preliminary observations indicating they were likely struck by falling tree limbs; police do not suspect foul play at this time and autopises will be conducted later this week to determine their exact cause of death.

The Neighbor Island Medical Scholars Program aims to alleviate physician shortages in rural areas by giving high school students hands-on education and real clinical experience.

An estimated 1.8 billion gallons of lava erupted during the episode, covering approximately 80% of the crater floor.