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Applications for 2025 Lānaʻi mouflon sheep season open March 31

March 25, 2025 · 9:00 PM UTC
Lānaʻi’s mouflon sheep season will consist of four hunts: an archery hunt, a youth hunt, a muzzleloader hunt, and a general rifle hunt. All four hunts may be subject to a lottery drawing.

Hawai‘i Island police looking for witnesses to road rage incident over the weekend

March 25, 2025 · 7:29 PM UTC
According to Hawai‘i Island police, Ka‘ū patrol officers responded to a report of a traffic collision involving a White Toyota 4Runner and a Silver Ford SUV, near the entrance of the Kona Gardens subdivision at 9:20 a.m.

Hawai‘i County seeks to start program aimed at collecting, washing, reusing takeout containers

March 25, 2025 · 3:00 PM UTC
The selected applicant from the Request for Proposals process will oversee the Hilo Reusable Foodware Program, which will be a community-scale system.

State agency to cover vendor booth fees for 9 Hawaiian-owned businesses participating in Merrie Monarch Market

March 25, 2025 · 1:00 PM UTC
The grant also covers the businesses’ marketing to enhance their visibility.

Hawai‘i Island police captain among latest graduates from FBI National Academy

March 25, 2025 · 11:00 AM UTC
Internationally known for its academic excellence, the FBI National Academy is a 10-week program of professional study and physical training for U.S. and international law enforcement managers.

Former Hawai‘i County Mayor Mitch Roth takes new role at Central Pacific Bank

March 24, 2025 · 9:36 PM UTC
Roth, who served as mayor from 2020-2024, is now the institution’s senior vice president and Hawai‘i Island Region Manager.

High surf advisory for Big Island’s west-facing shores canceled

March 24, 2025 · 5:09 PM UTC
Surf of 8 feet is expected along with strong breaking waves and currents.

Business Monday: Kīlauea eruptions bring more tourists and locals to Volcano Village

March 24, 2025 · 3:00 PM UTC
Lava-related tourism revives local businesses while the community-led festival “Experience Volcano”cements the village’s status as a vibrant community hub.

Kona Community and Kohala hospitals launch rebrand amid ongoing efforts to grow services

March 24, 2025 · 1:00 PM UTC
The new logos are a symbol that the West Hawaiʻi Region is growing and committed to keeping hospital care local, CEO Clayton McGhan said.

7 new corrections officers assigned to HCCC on Big Island after 13 graduate state’s basic recruit class

March 24, 2025 · 11:00 AM UTC
Graduates of Hawaiʻi Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Basic Corrections Recruit Class 25-01 are beginning their careers in facilities throughout the state after completing 8 weeks of training that included more than 300 hours of classroom instruction and physical training.

Devoted teachers empowering students: 3 Big Island educators honored for earning national certification

March 24, 2025 · 1:00 AM UTC
Ha‘aheo Elementary School teacher John Crommelin, Pa‘auilo Elementary and Intermediate School teacher Andrea Wilson and Waiākea Elementary School teacher Leilani Yamauchi now part of elite group of teachers statewide certified through National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

Scheduled Hawai‘i Island lane closures for March 23-28

March 23, 2025 · 9:00 PM UTC
There will be no contraflow set up and no lane closures, unless otherwise permitted, Wednesday, March 26, in observance of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Day. Lane closure schedules can change at any time without notice. All projects are weather permitting.

More than 200 DUI arrests made on Big Island so far in 2025, another 15 last week

March 23, 2025 · 3:00 PM UTC
That’s a 2.03% increase from 2024, with Hilo leading the pack 79 DUI arrests followed by Kona with 71, Puna with 33, South Kohala with 15 and North Kohala with 2, rounding out the top five. Big Island police say DUI roadblocks will continue islandwide.

County Council passes pilot program to allow mobile vendors along a stretch of highway in Kona

March 23, 2025 · 1:00 PM UTC
Commercial vendors will be allowed to apply for a permit to operate within a 200-yard section on the ocean side of Ane Keohokālole Highway.

Creative Media Summit to build foundation for thriving Big Island media ecosystem

March 23, 2025 · 11:00 AM UTC
Island youth and residents have consistently voiced a desire for more opportunities in the creative industries. The Hawai‘i Island Creative Media Summit is designed to connect like-minded creatives, build pathways for learning and collaboration and strengthen a circular economy that prioritizes locals helping locals.

State commission delays decision on rate increase for private utility company on Big Island

March 22, 2025 · 1:00 PM UTC
The Punaluʻu Water and Sanitation utility has not raised rates in nearly 50 years and said without rate increases it will not be able to continue to provide water and sewer to its customers.

Watch: Big Island members of Hawai‘i Irish Dance make special St. Patrick’s Day cameo on Irish TV

March 22, 2025 · 11:00 AM UTC
8 dancers from Hawai’i Irish Dance and 7 flaggers from Scully’s Pub in Waiki’i had the luck of the Irish on their side, being one of several groups from around the globe — including cast of ‘Riverdance 30’ — to be featured during special episode of RTE Ireland’s ‘The Late, Late Show.’

All Foodland stores statewide now part of ‘DA BUX’ Double Up Food Bucks program

March 22, 2025 · 11:00 AM UTC
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, recipients who get “DA BUX” benefits receive an access card they swipe before their electronic benefits transfer, or EBT, card at checkout to get 50% off qualifying fruits and vegetables grown in Hawaiʻi at participating grocery stores.

Volcano Watch: A collapse at Mauna Loa’s summit in 1868, like Kīlauea’s in 2018?

March 21, 2025 · 11:00 AM UTC
There seems to be enough evidence of some sort of collapse happening, which remains the only such event in the volcano’s documented history, simultaneously with a dramatic eruption that caused Hawai’i’s largest ever recorded earthquake, a magnitude-7.9 temblor that resulted in a tsunami and landslide in Ka’u that killed more than 100 people and lava flows that inundated 9 square miles.

Top 10 things to do on Big Island for March 21-27: ‘The Little Mermaid,’ Big Island Art Fair, Inspiration of Unity and more

March 20, 2025 · 8:33 PM UTC
Take a dive under the sea and catch ‘The Little Mermaid’ during its opening weekend at the historic Palace Theater in Downtown Hilo or check out they myriad other events and activities happening around the Big Island during the next several days. There’s sure to be something that will float everybody’s boat, from tadpoles to even the most seasoned of groupers.
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