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Department of Water Supply customers urged to reduce water use in Kalapana
Department of Water Supply customers are urged to cut water usage by at least 25% due to equipment malfunctions.
UPDATE 6: High wind advisory canceled for Kohala, high surf advisory canceled
The high surf advisory has been canceled.
Authorities search for runaway teen last seen in Waiākea
Authorities are urgently seeking the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old runaway Zaleiya Molcilio, last seen in Hilo’s Waiākea area on July 23.
Lālāmilo water-use restrictions lifted after Hurricane Nolo outages
The Hawaiʻi County Department of Water Supply has lifted the water-use restrictions for the Lālāmilo and South Kohala areas after power was restored following Hurricane Nolo.
Advisory lifted after discharge of partially treated wastewater at Puhi Bay in Hilo
The discharge occurred Sept. 21 through the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant’s ocean outfall, located about three-quarters of a mile offshore in Puhi Bay.
Motorcyclist dies 3 weeks after being critically injured in Puna crash
Hawai‘i Island police have identified the victim as a 53-year-old man from Pāhoa.
Young performers shine at 2nd annual HI-PAL Music Showcase
Earlier this month, 9 Big Island youth shared their talents on stage during the 2nd annual HI-PAL Music Showcase in Kona.
Business Monday: Natural disasters devastated some Big Island business, while boosting income for others
Hawai‘i County Mayor Kimo Alameda said it’s an “unbelievable yin-yang story” as some businesses have been forced to shutter while others are thriving.
New rates for state Health Department’s deposit beverage container program take effect Oct. 1
The most significant change is the adoption of a new single rate for plastic.
Hurricane Nolo strengthens to a Category 4 as it moves toward Papahanaumokuakea
Hurricane Nolo is 400 miles west of Honolulu and is now a category 4 hurricane.
25,000 readers read more than 180,000 books during this year’s statewide Summer Reading Challenge
A Big Island “emerging reader” won one of two grand prizes for reading more than 800 minutes during the eight-week challenge.
El Niño causing busy Pacific hurricane season; prompting talk about traditional Hawaiian resilience practices
As climate change and El Niño fuels more storm activity, a Native Hawaiian organization is exploring the ancient ahupuaʻa system as a sustainable path to defense.
$81,000 grant will expand access to low-cost dental services for North Hawaiʻi residents
The Hawaiʻi Dental Service Foundation awards more than $2 million a year to nonprofits providing oral health programs.
High wind warning issued for southern, northern Big Island, wind advisory in effect for interior, southeastern areas
Meanwhile Hawaiian Electric is monitoring high winds and dry conditions that could lead to an increased risk of wildfires throughout its service territories as Hurricane Nolo continues to track westward; public safety power shutoff watch issued.
UPDATE: Flood watch extended for Big Island as possibility of heavy rain could lead to localized flooding
Areas most at risk for flooding are windward and southeast portions of the island, where the ground remains saturated after recent rains; public should continue monitoring forecasts to take action in the event of flash flooding.
Nolo producing warning level surf along south, southeast shorelines of Big Island
Waves of 12 to 16 feet are forecast through Saturday night along those shores and then breakers of 9 to 12 feet are forecast from Sunday morning through Sunday night for the same shorelines as well as east-facing shores, causing need for high surf advisory.
Hōkūleʻa, Hikianalia voyage to Fiji, Tuvalu postponed because of weather
This would have been the first visit by the traditional voyaging canoes to Fiji and Tuvalu; the visits were postponed potentially until May 2027.
New website/app crowd sources stock of supplies at stores across Hawaiʻi before, during, after storms
The Help Find Me website/app developed by a computer engineer in Pāhoa is a simple way to find or report on the stock of water, ice, gas, propane, butane and other necessary supplies around storms.
Not the Hawaiʻi from postcards: Community invited to exclusive premiere of ‘Kūpuna ʻĀina’
RSVP now for the Humanity Hale event Oct. 2 in Kailua-Kona that features new Science & Nonduality’s latest film that doesn’t try to explain what is Hawaiʻi; it listens to its heartbeat.
Hawaiʻi Department of Health deposit beverage container program to update rates
Rates are periodically updated because beverage container sizes and weights change with time; all certified redemption centers are required to use the revised rates beginning Oct. 1.
