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Cupcakes, Boom!, Kaulana Mahina, Kumumea and Pawniolo Pets are being supported by the Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture with grant funds from the state while Stargazer Industries Hawai‘i hopes its presence at the annual festival will open more doors with retailers.

Tremor is characterized by slowly emerging seismic waves that can last for minutes to many days when there are ongoing eruptions. It is important to identify tremor because this signal can be associated with fluid movement, which can sometimes indicate an increased chance of eruption.

The latest forecast track issued at 5 p.m. today by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu shows Tropical Storm Hone’s center still passing south or possibly near the Big Island on Saturday night into Sunday morning as a strong tropical storm.

Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park made the decision after another heightened period of unrest began earlier this week as earthquake activity increased in the upper East Rift Zone, which continued into this morning, albeit at a much lesser rate.

The routes to be restored include 4 in the Hilo-Waiākea Complex Area and another 4 in the Ka‘ū-Keaʻau-Pāhoa Complex Area.

One of the 6, Aulani Alfapada, was located Aug. 22 in good health. Anyone who might have information about the whereabouts of any of the other missing teens is asked to call the Hawai‘i Police Department’s non-emergency line at 808-935-3311 or contact Officer Corey Kaneko.

The storm was located 885 miles east-southeast of Hilo and 915 miles east-southeast of South Point as of 11 a.m. today, moving west-northwest at 14 mph. It could be close to hurricane strength by this weekend.

The location, depth and waveforms recorded as part of today’s earthquake are consistent with slip along faults related to the south flank detachment fault. Aftershocks are possible in the coming days to weeks.

Thousands of humpback whales migrate to the Hawaiian Islands every winter to mate, give birth and raise their young.

Living in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is definitely not boring. Check out our top 10 things to do on the Big Island for Aug. 22-28 now!

A wounded hiker – believed to be lost for days without food or water – was rescued Wednesday by Big Island firefighters in the forest off Kamaili Road in Pāhoa. Firefighters reached the scene at about 12:29 p.m. to investigate a resident’s belief she could hear someone yelling for help. After confirming someone was indeed […]

The unrest could represent another pulse of magma being supplied to the upper East Rift Zone following the intrusive event July 22-25 near Pauahi Crater.

Statewide revenue per available room in July 2024 was $301 with average daily rate at $385 and occupancy of 78.4%.

Keegan Pacchioni is five-feet nine-inches tall and 155 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

Hawai’i Island Police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old runaway, Mary Costner.  Costner was last seen on foot near Maku’u Drive and 8th Avenue in Pāhoa on May 20. She is five-feet two-inches tall and 170 pounds with long dark brown hair and brown eyes. Police ask anyone who may have […]

A well-defined area of low pressure continues to become more organized, producing showers and thunderstorms, and is expected to merge with a weaker disturbance. A tropical depression or tropical storm is likely to develop later today. The storm is then expected to become more powerful and move into the Central Pacific on a trek near the islands.

In October, one teacher will announced as the 2025 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year and will go on to represent Hawaiʻi in the National Teacher of the Year program.

The American Red Cross Lifeguarding certification courses are open to participants who will be 15 years old on or before the final scheduled session of the lifeguarding course.

The runway will be closed nightly from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.

The incident occurred on Aug. 16 in the parking lot of the Pāhoa 7-Eleven on Pāhoa Village Road.