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The operating and capital budgets for the next fiscal year for Hawai‘i County will have their second and final readings in June.

Hawai‘i Police Department previously advised to avoid the roadway in that area because of police activity.

The utility firm, if necessary, could proactively shut off power within the next 24 hours in communities on both islands with high exposure to wildfire risk, including the Kawaihae and Waikōloa areas on Hawai‘i Island, as well as parts of Ōmaʻopio and Pulehu in Kahului in West Maui.

An average season for the region sees only 4 to 5 tropical cyclones — which include tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes, so officials urge everyone to be prepared.

U.S. Census Bureau also reports fewer women in the same category gave birth during the past decade.

Humanity Hale has raised $350,000 and needs $150,000 more to reach its financial goal to buy land to build a transitional housing village for young adults aged 18 to 24.

Public comment sought on draft state plan and Hawaiʻi Island regional plan; plans provide comprehensive framework to guide transportation investment, policy and decision-making.

A multi-university team — including University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center — developed a simpler way to find and track inflammatory breast cancer.

The National Weather Service anticipates surf to reach heights of 7 to 10 feet.

After decades of sharing them with students, friends and the community, Richard Stevens finally puts his stories of adventure, hardship, discovery, resilience and people and places that shaped his life into ‘Storyland,’ available now on Amazon.

This weekend marks the unofficial beginning of summer, with Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, and the Big Island, especially Puna, has plenty to do for revelers looking to celebrate during the long holiday break.

It’s not just any Hawaiian food that got the Garden Isle — along with Oʻahu and Maui — on this list, it was saimin, and Hamura Saimin in Līhuʻe is a perfect place to get your hands on a bowl of the piping hot, slightly salty noodle soup.

Punahou School student Safa Ahmed as the 2026 Hawaiʻi Youth Poet Laureate, which is a program to connect young voices and writers from across all islands.

Sustained winds of at least 30 miles per hour and/or gusts of 50 miles per hour are predicted from 6 p.m. Wednesday to Friday morning.

Former Honolulu emergency management director Hiro Toiya, now federal coordinating officer for the March 10-24 kona low flooding for Federal Emergency Management Agency, will be on the Big Island especially to encourage residents impacted by the storms to apply for federal assistance before approaching deadline.

Statewide partnerships will expand locally-source meals in schools, the state Director of Communications earned a national honor and advocates are energized by the effects of the green Fee.

The 43-year-old was taken into custody on suspicion of first-degree terroristic threatening and abuse of a family or household member.

88-year-old James Gramlich has been found in Kawaihae.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs launches the fund Friday, May 22, providing limited number of $10,000 repair grants; informational Zoom webinar set for 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 20.

The victim was struck multiple times by unknown vehicles, with the vehicles fleeing the area in an unknown direction.