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Hawai’i Fire Department personnel put out a fire in Hawaiian Paradise Park Monday afternoon.

Hāmākua-Kohala Health and its Board of Directors has appointed Catherine Marquette, a Family Nurse Practitioner and Medical Director, as Interim Chief Executive Officer to lead its four health centers in North Hawaiʻi.

U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, said in a statement issued today that Indigenous Peoples’ Day should be designated as a federal public holiday.

Castle Hospitality Group has selected Matt Bailey to succeed Alan Mattson as President & CEO of the Hawaiʻi-based hotel, condo resort and vacation rental management company.

Elevated seismicity beneath Kīlauea summit region began Oct. 4 18 days after an eruption, which lasted only six days.

The Kailua-Kona Public Library will be closed starting Saturday until November to replace the air conditioning system.

As the free parking has dwindled, it makes it difficult to eat, shop or cruise Ali‘i Drive without it impacting the wallet.

Triathletes must eat the right kinds of foods to fuel their bodies to maximize their results and minimize injuries. The host of the annual world championship race has several restaurant options for hungry Ironman competitors to keep them on the right track in their bid to cross the finish line.

Hawaiʻi County is seeking candidates for the role of Interim Sustainability Administrator for the newly established Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity, and Resilience.

Closures include Kealakehe Recycling and Transfer Station, Reuse Center and HI-5 Redemption. The West Hawai‘i Sanitary Landfill in Pu‘uanahulu will also be closed.

A study recently published in Frontiers has unveiled an interesting facet about humpback whales: they venture far beyond their traditional breeding grounds, traveling to the deep tropical oceans during the winter months.

The poll showed a small sampling of people who voted they’d never actually been to a Coffee with a Cop event.

Eleven Big Island women will share the world stage with more than 2,000 triathletes as they descend on Kailua-Kona for the VinFast Ironman World Championship this Saturday.

The fire happened at around 2:45 p.m. on Nohea Street in Hilo on Saturday.

The Kaʻū Hoa Pili ʻĀina Training Program is a four-month program beginning on Oct. 25 focusing on pono stewardship practices at Punaluʻu and various other sites in Kaʻū. Haumāna will work closely with the members of Ka ʻOhana O Honuʻapo and Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund and under the direction of a coordinator.

Hawai‘i Island’s food hubs are bridging the gap between local farmers and consumers, offering Community Supported Agriculture boxes, online markets, and commodity distribution to support local agriculture and provide easy access to fresh produce.

This year, the event took place Oct. 5-6 in Hilo and is planned for 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 10-11 and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 12 in Kona.

Seismicity beneath the summit region, which began Oct. 4, also decreased with the change in deformation early Saturday morning and remained low as of about 9 a.m. Saturday.

A University of Hawaiʻi project, funded by a $2.18 million New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health, aims to diagnose mental health conditions and developmental delays like autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder using artificial intelligence and video analysis.

Stephany Vaioleti will join Queen’s senior leadership team in overseeing day-to-day operations at Queen’s North Hawai’i Community Hospital.