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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.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the police department at 808-935-3311.

Founder of the monthly publication the Ka‘ū Calendar and owner of the Pāhala Plantation Cottages, Julia Neal kept people from Miloli‘i to Pāhala informed of the goings-on in Hawai‘i Island’s sprawling rural district.

Forecasters originally had extended the advisory until 6 p.m. today, but surf has already dropped below advisory thresholds.

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.

“With the recent local forecasts including possible flooding and strong winds, we are reminded that natural disasters can be unpredictable, and flooding can happen anytime and anywhere,” said acting state Insurance Commissioner Jerry Bump.

Alerts through the Everbridge notification system are issued for natural disasters, road closures and other emergency-related public service announcements.

Volcano scientists from around the world will gather from Feb. 9-14 in Hilo for the American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference on Caldera-forming Eruptions at Basaltic Volcanoes: Insights and Puzzles from Kīlauea 2018 and Beyond.

The newly published study reveals sewage from cesspools and the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant is entering Keaukaha’s coastal waters faster than previously recorded.

The advisory was issued Jan. 31 by the Hawaiʻi Department of Health Clean Water Branch for the entire island because of stormwater runoff entering coastal waters from heavy rains associated with the significant winter storm that moved through the state at the end of last week.

The lllegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act would support Hawaiʻi fisherman and expose anyone trying to pass off cheap tuna for high-quality Hawaiʻi ahi.

Love is in the air on the Big Island. Several of this week’s top 10 things to do already are Valentine’s Day-related, but we’re giving you a few early date ideas in case you want to plan ahead and make reservations to surprise your sweetie. Lovers of culture and history, conservation and the environment, community and music have plenty of options, too, this week.

Variety of positions were available, including sales and marketing, housekeeping, guest services, maintenance, food and beverage and more. Walk-ins were welcome.

The public is invited to a blessing and unveiling of the new sign that warns visitors about the dangers of the water at Boiling Pots.

Resolution 61-25, introduced by Councilwoman Heather Kimball, said the intent behind the measure was to use the council meeting as a forum to create public awareness around best practices for poultry raising with respect to avian flu.

Expedition Dinosaur: Into the Deep debuts at ʻImiloa from Feb. 7 to May 4 with animatronics, fossils and interactive displays that immerse visitors in prehistoric waters.