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Customers on Pāwai Place between Luhia Street and Kuakini Highway, and between Palani Road and Loloku Street will be affected from 11 p.m. to midnight.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Kuulei Kauhaihao Post Office Building is the first post office building designated in Hawai‘i in honor of a Vietnam War veteran or Native Hawaiian.

AARP elder fraud expert Paul Greenwood, a former deputy district attorney, will be hosting a free “Fight Fraud Together” presentation beginning at 10 a.m. at the Pāhoa Neighborhood Facility.

International Water Safety Day is celebrated on May 15 of each year to spread awareness of drowning and to educate youth in becoming safer in and around the water.  

Par Hawaiʻi Refining received a notice of violation and order for failure to make hazardous waster determination and failure to properly ship and dispose of hazardous waste.

Hawai‘i Fire Department responded to the blaze at 11:44 a.m. off Lehua Street. When they arrived on scene, crews found multiple vehicles engulfed in flames and heavy brush already burning.

With high school and college graduation ceremonies scheduled in the coming week, lei makers on Hawai‘i Island have been taking pre-orders for at least a month, with some no longer taking those requests.

The first Kaʻū District”Officer of the Quarter” will be promoted to the Training Section in Hilo to help guide future police recruits.

The nonprofit blood bank was founded in 1941 and is committed to providing a safe and reliable supply of blood, blood products and related transfusion services to Hawai‘i’s patients. Make your appointment to donate today!

Hawaiʻi Fire Department reported the brush fire that occurred earlier today was contained in Honokaʻa

Episode 21 of the ongoing episodic eruption of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater at Kaluapele, the Big Island volcano’s summit caldera, ended at 8:34 p.m. Sunday, on Mother’s Day 2025.

The public is invited to the Police Week ceremonies in Hilo on Monday and in Kailua-Kona on Friday to honor the 8 fallen officers of Hawaiʻi County.

A small team of mothers make a big impact for low income families on Hawaiʻi Island amid growing demands and economic challenges.

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.

The county recently awarded $250,000 to Big Island Invasive Species Committee to combat the invasive and highly destructive beetle and other pests, and it is continuing to assist Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture by providing the use of 75-foot boom trucks to treat palm tree crowns for coconut rhinoceros beetles.

The trial was put into place to address the skyrocketing parking prices and limited free spaces that have become a problem for the downtown business district.

The 68-year-old man had been suffering from severe symptoms from some kind of illness, such as abdominal pain and fever, for 10 days before he called watchstanders at Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu on May 6.

The Land Board’s rejection is a big blow to the Army, which has only four years left on its 65-year lease for the use of state-owned land for military operations and exercises.

From brunches to concerts, shopping opportunities and even singing telegrams plus an aerial arts pop-up class, there should be something to do that will have Mom calling all her friends later to brag about her awesome family.

Ensuring your child’s health and well-being with a well-child visit that includes a comprehensive physical exam is important as they prepare to make the transition from elementary to middle school. It also includes making sure they are up-to-date with immunizations.