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Chandler ʻBingʻturong, who was named after a vote online, made his debut at the Panaʻewa Rainforest Zoo and Gardens and joined his new roommate, the beloved binturong Keoki-Anne.

Charges stem from an incident reported shortly after 1 a.m. last Saturday when officers responded to a disturbance on Kilauea Avenue involving a man with a gun chasing people.

U.S. Postal Service warns about online Casanovas targeting people seeking companionship with romance scams that involve sending money or valuables through the mail.

Crew members of the ocean tour company’s vessel Artemis stepped up last week to remove a large mass of tangled marine debris — basically garbage — drifting off the Big Island’s Kona Coast while patient tour guests offered encouragement.

The Floral Shop and Cafe are selling Valentine gift baskets, rose bouquets, tropical bouquets and more over the phone and in-person through Valentine’s Day on Friday.

Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting units will be testing response protocol at both airports will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10 through Wednesday, Feb. 12.

The routes serve Pāhoa High and Intermediate School, Pāhoa Elementary School and Keonepoko Elementary School. They return to service Feb. 10, once again providing transportation to and from school for nearly 40 students.

Hawaiʻi County urges the public to stay safe at the Wailuku River State Park and to stay at the overlook when visiting Boiling Pots.

Ray Donnell Worrells was injured in the single-vehicle crash when his SUV hit a rock wall and overturned, but the coroner determined after an autopsy that the Waikōloa man did not die because of those injuries.

The Feb. 3 collision just south of the Pāhoa Police Station in Puna remains under investigation.

The collision, which happened at about 8 p.m. the night of Feb. 7 while she and a man were wallking in a marked crosswalk, remains under investigation and was classified as a negligent injury case.

Applicants must be 18 years old with current lifeguarding certification. They must also successfully have completed a swimming and skills test.

Hawaiʻi Water Safety Coalition called on water safety stakeholders throughout the islands to identify the state’s most urgent drowning prevention recommendations.

Motorists are reminded that schedules can change at any time, without notice. All projects also are weather permitting.

12 motorists were arrested the week of Jan. 27-Feb. 2 for driving under the influence of an intoxicant on Big Island roadways. A total of 88 DUI arrests had been made for the year by the end of last week.

According to Hawai‘i Island police, officers responded to the school at 12:44 p.m. after a custodian reported seeing a firearm inside a passing silver-colored SUV, which was occupied by four males.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the police department at 808-935-3311.

Founder of the monthly publication the Ka‘ū Calendar and owner of the Pāhala Plantation Cottages, Julia Neal kept people from Miloli‘i to Pāhala informed of the goings-on in Hawai‘i Island’s sprawling rural district.

Forecasters originally had extended the advisory until 6 p.m. today, but surf has already dropped below advisory thresholds.

The suspect in the Dec. 29, 2024, theft is a local/Hawaiian woman possibly in her early 20s, between 5-foot-3 and 5-foot-5, weighing 130 to150 pounds.