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Water will be temporarily shut off along Kamehameha Avenue from Ponahawai Street to Pauahi Street Thursday.

Three UH Hilo faculty members were honored with awards for their contributions to the university and students during the spring commencement ceremony on May 16.

Walmart has announced it will guarantee a job offer to any eligible U.S. veteran honorably discharged from active duty since Memorial Day of 2013.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is increasing entrance and camping fees for visitors at the park beginning June 1.

Thirteen Hawai`i high school students have been awarded the University of Hawai`i at Hilo’s prestigious Chancellor’s Scholarship.

Seismic levels at Kilauea’s summit, the upper East Rift Zone, and Southwest Rift Zone have returned to normal background levels.

Runway 8-26 will undergo construction work beginning Wednesday and lasting through Friday.

Clyde Sonobe has been approved as the assistant superintendent for the Hawai’i State Department of Education’s Office of Information Technology Services.

The Hawai’i Police Department is searching for a missing Pahoa woman who is in need of medical attention.

Seven percent of employees from Hawai’i Health System Corporation’s East Hawai’i region are expected to be laid off as the region suffers a budget deficit.

An inmate at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Frank Pauline Jr., who was serving a life sentence for the murder and rape of Dana Ireland.

The 2015 “Ride of Silence” in Hilo will start at 5 p.m. at the Hawaii County building parking lot to memorialize cyclists injured or killed by motorists, and to raise awareness on roads.

The Department of Health has partnered with local pharmacies statewide to conduct hepatitis assessments.

Attorney General Douglas Chin has joined with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and other states in a complaint against sham charities.

Arrests for driving under the influence of an intoxicant on Big Island roadways remains down from 2014 by 23.3 percent.

The DOE’s Seamless Summer Program will provide free meals to children throughout the state over the summer at 42 locations, including eight on the Big Island.

The lava lake levels at the Overlook crater has shown a slight increase in the past day. Seismic levels at Kilauea’s summit have mellowed out.

The Department of Parks and Recreation will temporarily close the Kona Community Aquatic Center between May 29 and June 3.

Hilo Medical Center’s Oncology Center has implemented the MEDITECH Oncology 6.0x Electronic Health Record system.

Queen Liliuokalani Gardens will close during the morning hours on Tuesday as Department of Parks and Recreation officials treat the area for little fire ants.