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The highest monthly total among the automated sites came from the U.S. Geological Survey’s rain gauge at Honoliʻi Stream with 3.87 inches.

Father-daughter duo Laurent and Yaelle Olivier celebrate their South Pacific heritage and Hawaiian awa with the opening of Kava Republic in Hilo.

Hawaiʻi Department of Education reports that reinstatement of the Keaʻau route will bring the total of restored school bus routes to 123. Efforts to get the final 15 suspended routes back up and running are ongoing. 

Royden Daikawa was about 100 yards from shore early the afternoon of March 1, struggling to swim, after being swept off rocks by a rogue wave that struck the coastline near Government Beach Road in Pāhoa

HāLani (Breath of Heaven) first opened with the remodel of the resort in January 2020.

Event today in honor of International Women’s Day seeks future where everyone, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation, is treated respectfully and equitably.

Mayor Kimo Alameda signed contracts with Hawaiʻi Government Employees Association and Hawaiʻi Fire Fighters Association this week to provide their members 2 years of hazard pay. Tentative agreements are being finalized with State of Hawaiʻi Organization of Police Officers and United Public Workers.

37-year-old Jake Kiko is charged with first-degree hindering prosecution, a Class C felony, in connection with the search for 28-year-old Isaiah Fourshey, who allegedly shot and killed 25-year-old Latisha Soares on March 4 in Mountain View and later died following a police-involved shooting.

Kiane Prietto from Kanu o ka ʻĀina hopes to end Hawaiʻi’s tenure as the extinction capital of the world as she vies for the title of: “America’s Favorite Teacher.”

Hawai‘i Police Department officers have made a total of 171 arrests of motorists driving under the influence of an intoxicant during the first two full months of the year. While it’s just 3 more than during the same time period in 2024, it represents a 1.8% hike in DUI citations.

Several past eruptions were characterized by similar lava fountaining episodes, including at the start of the Puʻuʻōʻō eruption in 1983, the start of the Maunaulu eruption in 1969 and the 1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption.

Started by the nonprofit Ke Kai Ala Foundation, the festival has given $1.8 million to community groups over the 30 years the event has been hosted.

Members of the Alameda Cabinet expected to participate include the full spectrum of county programs and services, from Parks and Recreation and Environmental Management to Planning, Public Works, Mass Transit, emergency services and more.

Annette Hughes was found in good health at about 1:30 p.m. March 6 in Fern Forest.

Many of the events and activities around the Big Island during the next week will focus on tradition, talent and taddies. Check out this week’s top 10 things to do now!

Charges include unlawful imprisonment, felony assault, abuse and firearms offenses.

The bill secures that no law or state action can interfere with the ability to obtain birth control, including methods like IUDs and emergency contraceptives. 

The Hawai‘i Native Species Conservation and Recovery Act would fund conservation and recovery projects to address invasive species, habitat restoration and population recovery.

Communities can address vulnerabilities and prepare for emergencies through the expanding Vibrant Hawaiʻi Resilience Hub network.

Spectrum will be performing scheduled maintenance beginning at 12 a.m. tonight until 12 p.m. Thursday, causing a potential temporary outage of 911 services.