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Facility within Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park open to use before visitors head out into the park, which is especially nice now that visitor center restrooms are zipped up for renovations.

45-year-old David Franklin Roland was driving a gray 2006 Honda VTX1300C east in the westbound bicycle lane near the 2-mile marker of Waikōloa Road (Highway 19) Friday night when he sideswiped a gray 2023 Jeep Wrangler SUV that was heading west.

Lane closure schedules can change at any time without notice. All projects are weather permitting. Check now to see if any of your travel plans will be impacted.

Work on the Hawaiian Volcano Observatoryʻs new permanent home and a field station continue despite a recent scare, when its temporary home in Hilo was on the original list of federal buildings “not core to government operations,” according to the Trump Administration.

Strong, breaking waves of 20 to 26 feet are expected by this afternoon along north-facing shores, with breakers of 10 to 15 feet forecast along eastern shorelines through 6 p.m. Sunday on the Big Island.

For the past 30 years, the county and the District Health Office in Hilo have hosted a community event during National Public Health Week that focuses on promoting health and wellness.

That portion of the Kona roadway was previously closed April 4 because of a downed utility pole and electrical lines that resulted from an early morning traffic crash.

21-year-old Akira Kauilani of Kailua-Kona was arrested for reckless endangering, operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant and other traffic-related offenses following the incident that happened just after 3 a.m. the morning of April 4 at the intersection of Konalani Street and Palani Road while police were responding to the scene of an early morning traffic crash.

Nonprofit based in Waimea on Big Island and dedicated to protecting Hawai‘i’s communities and natural resources from devastating effects of wildfires was one of just 5 organizations and individuals in the nation to be honored recently by National Association of State Foresters.

The suspect made his initial appearance in Hilo District Court on Thursday where the judge maintained bail at $140,000.

The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.

With help from the Oak Foundation Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation, the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Hope Services Hawai‘i secured Kani Le‘a apartment complex for $2.7 million.

The restrictions will begin April 7 at Pūʻainakō Street and Kīlauea Avenue and Pūʻainakō Street and Kinoʻole Street.

Kīlauea summit has shown little net change in pressurization since the eruption began Dec. 23, 2024, indicating the summit has been in some level of equilibrium. As long as that equilibrium is maintained, the episodic eruption at the summit is likely to continue.

William Brown will return May 23 to Hilo Circuit Court for sentencing. Perjury is a Class C felony. He faces a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison.

49-year-old Juan Carlos Espinoza Lopez was sentenced April 3 for possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, being an illegal immigrant in possession of a firearm and ammunition and illegal re-entry into the country. He was arrested in April 2024 in Ocean View.

The video is intended to help community members gain a better understanding of what occurred with the suspect, Isaiah Kaleo Jiaan Fourshey on March 4, 2025.

There’s once again some great events and activities happening around the Big Island during the upcoming week — and even further out. Be sure to check all of them out now!

3 pups have already been born this year. While monk seals can give birth at any time of the year, March through August is when a majority of young make their debut.

After working to protect Hawaiʻi’s children for 125 years, Child & Family Service is asking communities to step up to help combat and prevent child abuse.