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Find the purr-fect furry companion and pay no adoption fees for cats older than 6 months during an event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Animal Community Center’s cat barn; the special event is an effort to free up shelter space.

The Protect Pololū ʻOhana, a group of mostly lineal descendants of Pololū, will lead volunteer maintenance efforts.

Police urge motorists to drive responsibly after a two-car collision on Saddle Road near the 13-mile marker left two dead and four injured Friday afternoon.

Fountaining episodes have recentuly occurred at the Big Island volcano once the system has regained the volume of magma lost during the previous episode.

Motorists are urged to avoid Highway 130 in Keaʻau between the intersections of Orchidland Drive and Paradise Drive due to a traffic accident for the next 3 hours.

Michael Alan Torres Jr., 57, died at Queen’s Medical Center on Oʻahu due to injuries from an assault in Hilo at 5:11 p.m. on Saturday, May 9.

Heavy rain and potential flooding threaten Big Island residents through Saturday morning as the National Weather Service issues a flood watch.

The decision to close the beach parks was made in coordination with the Ocean Safety Division of the Hawai‘i Fire Department.

The road is closed due to a vehicle blocking both lanes.

The Windward Planning Commission approved a special use permit for property owner, Andrew Tepper, who has agreed to comply with conditions such as noise control, road management, fire and food safety, and cultural consultation.

These emerging challenges come as the state continues to recover from significant damage caused by the March Kona Low storms and from an ongoing sluggish labor market.

According to the state department, levels of 238 per 100 mL were recorded.

Flags shall be flown at half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Friday.

The original site of the mailbox park sparked anger by some people due to is proximity near a burial site with ancestral bones.

The volleyball player is the second student-athlete to serve as commencement student speaker in the past two years, following former Men’s Soccer student-athlete David Mayser in spring 2024.

Hawaiʻi officials have unveiled a groundbreaking, state-backed loan program to help condominium associations.

Traffic on Highway 19 between mile markers 65 and 66 will be affected Friday morning as Kawaihae Road temporarily closes for a detailed investigation into a recent fatal collision.

The latest Big Island volcano eruption with vibrant lava fountaining from the north vent of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater lasted nine hours before pausing again.

The suspect was initially arrested last month after the Hawai‘i Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Federal Bureau of Investigation collaborated on a narcotics investigation and executed search warrants on April 22.

The $3.7 million acquisition occurred through the county’s Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission program.