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The Aug. 10 event is the first public engagement event in the planning process; master plan will include long-term vision to guide revitalization of properties along Banyan Drive and around the peninsula.

Closures are planned for weekdays, unless otherwise noted; All projects are weather permitting and lane closure schedules can change with little to no notice.

Award honors volunteers 50 years old and older who share their experience, talent and skills to not just make a difference in their communities but enrich them; nomination deadline is Sept. 1.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area II Traffic Enforcement Unit officer and creator of the department’s new ‘Heal Our Highways’ program was honored for his outstanding commitment to impaired driving enforcement and traffic safety education.

The teen was last seen leaving his home on July 9 on a dirt bike.

Both men appeared in Hilo District Court, where one was granted supervised release, and the other remains in custody on $374,000 bail.

Funding for these projects is coming from the newly created Green Fee, established in 2025, to support Hawai‘i’s environmental stewardship.

The 20-year-old pleaded guilty in February 2025 and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Advance tickets are available through July 23 online at a reduced price for the event hosted at KBXtreme in Kailua-Kona and presented by lifestyle and apparel brand Hawai‘i’s Finest.

Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, students from households with incomes at or below 300% of the federal poverty level are now eligible for one free breakfast and one free lunch each school day.

“It’s a terrifying part of life,” one resident said during a meeting Tuesday to unveil the study results. “We are scared that we are going to burn to death by fire.”

The easiest answer to the question of whether lava will flow out of the caldera is — it depends!

Participation is limited to the first 100 keiki for the annual fishing derby that provides quality time between police officers, keiki and their families; registration is required, and the deadline is July 17.

Authorities are requesting the public’s help in finding Hannah Jackson, a 39-year-old resident of Keaʻau who has been missing since June 21, 2026.

A quick look at news happening throughout the state and beyond.

Gov. Josh Green has signed 266 of the 267 measures into law following the 2026 Hawaiʻi State Legislative session.

New laws and regulations are now in effect to improve safety for the use of electric bicycles and micro-mobility devices in Hawaiʻi.  

The annual JoAnn Williams event offers a diverse and impressive assortment of items by vendors and artisans from throughout the islands; scheduled July 18 at Courtyard King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel in Kailua-Kona.

The projected completion date for paving and striping is October, and all work is weather-permitting.

Exclusive culinary experience commemorates 50th anniversary of historic Judgment of Paris; tickets available online.