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Officials will share detailed insights about the plant’s current status and future plans. A representative from Hawaiʻi County is also expected to participate. Questions and feedback will be welcome.

Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association will move its park store 1.2 miles west to a welcome center in the Koa Room at Kīlauea Military Camp. Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will also operate visitor services from the Koa Room.

The Honolulu-based Queen’s Health Systems formally announced on Monday its plans to construct a $450 to $500 million hospital with 80 beds and a helipad on its property at the West Hawai‘i Business Park.

Gov. Josh Green prioritizes housing, health care, education and biosecurity in Executive Biennium Budget.

A 30-year old man was arrested by Puna patrol officers while they responded to calls from a reported burglary in the Hawaiian Beaches Subdivision last Tuesday.

The Brothers Cazimero emerged during the Hawaiian Renaissance of the 1970s to tour the globe for decades.

Servco and Big Island Toyota are now working with their teams and each other to onboard employees and ensure a smooth transition. The two firms have been business partners since 1966.

Community members were saddened to learn Sunday that the 2-story building on Māmalahoa Highway — a landmark in Kainaliu — where so many special memories were made is now just a charred shell of its former self after the destruction wroght there by a raging fire.

Hilo’s only food truck park includes Le Yellow Sub, Hilo Ice Coffee, A & K Fratellis, Duck Fat, and Organic Island Cuisine.

When crews arrived on scene, flames were visible from the second story and there was heavy smoke, a press release from the fire department indicated.

The facility closed Oct. 14 for planned repairs to the pool pump’s bearings and mechanical seal. However, it was discovered that additional repairs were necessary after the pump was removed and disassembled, necessitating a longer closure.

The fourth annual Catholic Charities Hawai’i event also fosters positive relationships between youth and the officers and other first responders involved. A total of 50 teens and young children from Hilo participated.

Applicants can now submit their proposals for research, programs, or projects that have a positive impact on Hawaiʻi Island communities until Feb. 5, 2025.

Students continue to learn from the land while Connections Public Charter School applies for a special use permit to build a permanent building on its agricultural campus in Kaʻūmana.

These past 12 months have been packed with change on Hawaiʻi Island. From Kimo Alameda defeating incumbent Mayor Mitch Roth in the general election to the removal of the iconic Jaggar Museum at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.

The Hawai’i County-owned facility has 300 animals, including 75 birds representing 29 species.

Staff, hospital leadership, legislators and community members attended a groundbreaking celebration for the expansion project, which is estimated to be complete by mid-2026.

Best chance for impacts — which will include flooding of normally dry beaches, minor coastal erosion and saltwater inundation — will occur especially during the early morning high tides and daybreak from midnight through late Sunday.

Hawai‘i Island police are looking for a person of interest who seems to be a repeat offender when it comes to helping himself to items at a home in the Puna subdivision.

Joseph Fernandez, Kawai Pomroy and Clyde Loa all were last seen at 4:27 p.m. Friday afternoon. Anyone who might have information about their whereabouts is urged to contact police immediately.