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Lane closure schedules can change at any time without notice. All projects are weather permitting. Check to see if any of the planned closures will impact your commute during the next week.

As enthralling as each eruptive episode is, experts at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory watch just as closely at what’s happening between episodes.

Conservation groups and cultural practitioners are challenging President Trump’s April 17 proclamation that would allow U.S.-flagged vessels to fish commercially in the commercially protected Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument.

The Hawai‘i Police Department will be conducting DUI checkpoints and patrols island-wide to ensure everyone’s safety.

Firefighters swiftly extinguished a blaze at the Sacred Hearts Public Shelter Housing Units where a 10-by-10 structure was 90% engulfed and the lone occupant was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation evaluation.

Aspiring musicians are encouraged to register for the inaugural HI-PAL Youth Music Showcase by July 1 before the performances on Saturday, Aug. 1 in Kailua-Kona.

After a thorough assessment, Hawai‘i Police Department’s bomb technician determined that the grenade didn’t have an explosive charge or fuse.

This proposed balanced budget for fiscal year 2025-26 represents a 3.5% increase over last year’s budget.

Hawai‘i Island police have established a detour for the next hour where there is a contraflow of traffic on the highway between Kalele Street and King Kamehameha III Highway.

A U.S. District Court blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Department of Education that would eliminate 50% of workforce.

Health code violations were discovered during a routine inspection visit by the Department of Health.

The Hōkūleʻa Hoʻolaulea will close Lihiwai Street from Kamehameha Avenue to Banyan Drive, and a one-way traffic pattern will be in place on the portion of Banyan Drive adjacent to Liliʻuokalani Gardens from 6 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, May 24.

Hu Honua, which owns a renewable, dispatchable firm energy biomass power plant in Pepe‘ekeo since 2008, is seeking a jury trial in the district court.

Dr. Pascale Creek Pinner makes history as the first female teacher from Hawaiʻi to be inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame, after a remarkable 37-year career fostering a love for science and learning in thousands of students.

The week-long Kaʻū Coffee Festival will celebrate the coffee, people, culture and history of Kaʻū with activities throughout Pāhala from May 25 to May 31.

Hawaiʻi residents are reporting a decline in their own health outlook and face escalating barriers to care, according to a new statewide survey released Wednesday.

It’s a Memorial Day Weekend full of culture and remembrance on the Big Island. There’s a comedy show, guacamole contest and even a showing of the silent movie that started it all at the Palace Theater in downtown Hilo 100 years ago coming up this week, too. Check out the top 10 now!

Sommer Lopez, 45, of Hilo, was taken into custody on May 19 at the Puna Kai Shopping Center in Pāhoa. She was charged in connection with the theft of a Ford F-150 pickup truck, originally reported stolen from a Hawaiian Paradise Park residence on May 15.

While the Hawaiʻi Department of Health confirms no new measles cases, pertussis cases spike alarmingly with 108 reported, underscoring the critical need for vaccinations to curb these preventable diseases.

The student was the recipient of the 2025 Masaki and Momoe Memorial Award.