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Hawai‘i County invites the public to the cherished weeklong annual holiday open house tradition that will feature festivities such as live hula and music, food trucks, goodies and snacks, decorations and more.

‘A Waimea Christmas Memory’ is in store during the 2024 installment of Hawai‘i’s second-oldest holiday parade.

League play is anticipated to run from Jan. 21 to March 27, 2025.

Join Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and partners again in January 2025 to learn about volcanic activity in Hawaiʻi but also think about submitting a piece for the new art and poetry contest.

Dec. 7, 1941, truly was a day of infamy and a day the United States shall never forget: “May we all recommit to fulfilling the future they fought for — one grounded in freedom, democracy, equality and opportunity for all,” said U.S. President Joe Biden in a presidential proclamation.

Businesses, organizations and residents advocate for more “ʻāina-friendly” solutions to combat Christmas tree critters.

The company filed a notice with the state in November about the impending layoffs of employees in distribution and warehousing statewide.

Kona sate Rep. Kirstin Kahaloa, chairwoman of the state House Committee on Agriculture and Food Systems and who was recently part of a panel dicussion about regional kitchens, says these facilities would use local farm products to prepare meals at public schools: “Students will be nourished when they can eat food grown from their communities.”

The forecast on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through Dec. 21 and Dec. 23 at Kings’ Shops calls for a magical holiday celebration complete with falling snow choreographed to festive music and theatrical lighting with entertainment, special performances and more.

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu said there was no threat of tsunami waves in Hawai‘i.

Big Island police had made 873 DUI arrests so far this year by the end of that week, a 2.95% increase compared with 848 during the same period last year.

Board voted 8-1 in favor of the 50-year-old former state and U.S. lawmaker to succeed Carmen ‘Hulu’ Lindsey, who had the post for the past 4 years.

Help put a smile on a child’s face this year by donating to the annual KBIG-FM Toy Drive, which supports several organizations around the Big Island.

Cohort of 5 ʻalalā, the native Hawaiian crow, released in pilot reintroduction project on leeward slopes of Maui’s Haleakalā and first attempted elsewhere other than Hawaiʻi Island.

Charges against 39-year-old Joshua Allen Sheen of Kurtistown stem from an incident Monday morning, when a 29-year-old woman walked into the Hilo Police Station and reported being involved in an earlier domestic argument in which Sheen allegedly threw a bowl at her, striking her forehead and causing her pain.

Crews will be working Thursday near the intersection with Kuakini Highway throughout the day. Motorists can expect occasional traffic delays in the right turn lane.

Closure because of tree removal work being done adjacent to narrow section of Old Māmalahoa Highway that extends from Highway 19 to the park’s entrance.

77-year-old Lowell Pofahl made his initial court appearance Nov. 29, a week after he called police and told them he tried to kill his 77-year old wife, who was later discovered with life-threatening injuries, including a fractured skull, brain bleed and partially amputateed thumb, lying in a pool of blood in the couple’s Nānāwale Estates home.

Hawaiʻi County Department of Parks and Recreation suspends plans to charge admission at Pana‘ewa Rainforest Zoo & Gardens in Hilo. Proposed changes to Pana‘ewa Equestrian Center also being put on hold for further review.

“Implementing a water shutoff right before a major holiday was not ideal timing,” said the Hawai’i County Department of Water Supply in a news release issued Tuesday.