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Sweet success: 11th annual Big Island Chocolate Festival competition winners announced

Chocolatey creations by chefs, chocolatiers and culinary students were critiqued by a team of celebrity judges based on taste, texture, appearance and creativity.

CU Hawaiʻi donates$20,000 with a matching grant to support affordable housing initiatives

“These matching gifts will help our organization create more housing for those in our community who many times need the most help to become homeowners,” said HICDC Executive Director Keith Kato.

Jack in the Box showing appreciation for teachers with a free cup of coffee

The offer is available May 6-8 at all Jack in the Box Hawai‘i locations throughout the state and is for all teachers and faculty members by showing their school ID or a paystub.

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park reopens roads as Kīlauea calms

Areas accessed by Chain of Craters Road, including coastal backcountry sites, Hilina Pali Road, Kulanaokuaiki Campground, Nāpau, and Pepeiao Cabin are now open.

New Hawai‘i law aimed at tackling illegal short-term rentals, provides counties with home rule authority

Gov. Josh Green touts Senate Bill 2919 as pivotal tool to address the state’s housing crisis and ensures counties can guide their future development, but opponents say it does not address the true causes of Hawai’i’s housing shortage.

Update: Ka‘ū residents hold second sign waving opposing proposed Punalu‘u resort

A caravan is planned to get Ka‘ū residents to Hilo on Monday for the Windward Planning Commission’s special meeting.

Mix masters: Merriman’s Honolulu team wins 2024 Kings’ Shops Cocktail Contest

13 of Hawai‘i’s top bartenders showed off their creative energy as they competed head-to-head in three rounds April 28 on the Big Island.

As 2024 session ends, Hawaiʻi House of Representatives leadership reflects on measures passed that improve lives of state residents

House speaker says this year was incredibly productive for the chamber, which made significant progress on its priorities including tax relief for asset limited, income constrained, employed families.

May is Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Awareness Month

This year’s theme is “Who Protects Hawaiʻi? We All Do,” underscoring the collaborative approach necessary to address and effectively manage the risks invasive species pose.

Search warrant on Big Island home yields over 100 fentanyl pills, ghost guns

The search warrant also led to the arrest of a 45-year-old man.

Hawai‘i State Legislature passes Silver Alert program to protect kūpuna, other vulnerable community members

The program will help locate and safeguard missing persons who are elderly or are cognitively impaired or developmentally disabled.

Big Island man gets 20 years for charges connected to shooting girlfriend, subsequent manhunt

45-year-old Ronald P.K. Kahihikolo of Ocean View pleaded no contest in February to charges of first-degree attempted assault, carrying or use of a firearm in the commission of a separate felony, first-degree unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle and first-degree resisting an order to stop in connection with a March 2023 domestic dispute and subsequent manhunt.

17 motorists arrested for DUI during week of April 22-28 on Big Island

So far this year, there have been 308 DUI arrests compared with 329 during the same period last year, a decrease of 6.4%. DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide.

Windward Planning Commission gives short-term rental bill ‘thumbs-down’

Windward Planning Commission Chairman Dennis Lin cited several serious reservations about the bill.

Volcano Watch: More than 1,600 earthquakes recorded on Kīlauea since late April

Since midnight of April 27, over 1,600 earthquake events have been recorded on Kīlauea on the Big Island.

Checkmate: Big Island keiki to represent Hawai‘i in national chess tournament after state championship win

Apollo Van Brunt, a kindergartner at Innovations Public Charter School in Kailua-Kona, has been playing chess since he was in preschool. He’s now competing with older students and even adults.

Update: Big Island man charged in incident involving woman bound with duct tape gets supervised release

50-year-old Ian Benjamin Winther of Ocean View made his initial court appearance Thursday morning in Kona District Court. He was ordered to appear May 30 for a preliminary hearing.

Big Island police renew request for help with finding 6 runaways

Anyone who might have information about the whereabouts of any of the missing teens is asked to call the Hawai‘i Police Department’s non-emergency line at 808-935-3311 or contact Officer Corey Kaneko.

Military convoys scheduled on Big Island

Four separate convoys are scheduled from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily from May 4-7, traveling from Kawaihae Harbor to Pōhakuloa Training Area.

Hawaiʻi County and partners relaunch emergency rental assistance program

The program is designed to help households that suffered from economic hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic and struggling to pay rent.
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