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As 2024 comes to a close, the Hawai‘i Island Humane Society is highlighting seven dogs who spent the entire year – and some longer – in the shelter.

Duncan Mahi, 54, of Hilo, entered his plea Tuesday in Kona Circuit Court. He remains in custody, is being held without bail and is ordered to appear for sentencing on March 14, 2025.

Gov. Josh Green signed an executive order protecting primary caregivers cultivating cannabis for patients within the bounds of the law that exists as of Dec. 31, 2024.

This is the 29th traffic fatality on Hawai‘i Island in 2024 compared to 15 this time last year.

As of this morning, U.S. Geological Survey’s livestream video of the eruption continued to show fountaining.

Despite steady local forecast path so far, Hawaiʻi’s economic outlook becomes unclear as federal policy changes loom with incoming Trump Administration introducing broad uncertainty.

The newsite posted nearly 1,500 stories this year, many of which involved people with connection to the university system making headlines, including Miss Aloha Hula winners, a Waiākea High Schoo grad, an auditioner on ‘The Voice’ and someone who once had a date with Marcia Brady.

Fireworks are permitted from 9 p.m. on New Year’s Eve until 1 a.m. New Year’s Day.

The section of road impacted is closed for the next two hours.

The crash occurred on Dec. 28 shortly after 9 p.m. on Highway 11 between mile markers 19 and 20 in the Glenwood area.

The department is promoting the campaign, “If You Feel Different, You Drive Different. Drive High, Get a DUI.”

According to the National Weather Service, east winds of 45 to 55 mph are expected with higher gusts.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported the earthquake late Sunday night was part of the ongoing swarm of deep seismicity that has been happening beneath the area of the Kaʻū community since 2019. It had no apparent impact on either Kīlauea of Mauna Loa volcanoes.

Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency officials also noted in their announcement that a test of the live audio broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System will accompany the sounding test of the sirens at roughly the same time, in cooperation with the Hawai‘i broadcast industry.

Robert Trent Jones Jr. became the third member of his family to put his vision into the iconic course, following his father who originally designed the 18 holes and a 2008 update by his brother.

There are eyes watching and waiting for those awe-inspiring moments with more nefarious reasons in mind. “Thieves are looking for the right moment to steal your stuff,” said Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park in a recent Facebook post.

President Joe Biden has also appointed Jan. 9, 2025, as a National Day of Mourning.

39th president of the United States was the first president to reach the age of 100 years old, the longest-lived president in the nation’s history and actually the first president to be born in a hospital. He died Sunday peacefully at his home in Plains, Ga., surrounded by his family.

Hawaiʻi County agency made the announcement after the last surf-related advisory for the Big Island’s western shores was canceled early Sunday morning.

As another year comes to a close, revelry and talk of auld lang syne will abound — reminiscing about times long past for old times’ sake. But no matter what you do to celebrate this New Year’s, be safe, be responsible and do it together.