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The teen was last seen on Komohana Street in Hilo.

Derick Camacho is scheduled to make his initial appearance in Kona Circuit Court this afternoon. He remains in custody in lieu of $250,000 bail.

A total of 49 individuals killed in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in the past century have now been identified, with 22 still pending family notification. The number of unaccounted for is between 1,000 and 1,100, according to officials.

Officers will be available to talk story at the Starbucks in the Queens Marketplace.

Jennifer (Jenn) Kagiwada, Hawai’i County Council Member, will speak on “County Priorities, Lessons Learned & Youth Civic Engagement.”

Bill 56 establishes standards for how the County awards what’s left of $20 million in flexible funding it received in 2019 from the Hawai‘i Legislature to assist with recovery efforts, as well as any future relief funds.

From Reggae on the Runway in Kona to a “you pick” harvest event in Puna, there’s plenty to do this weekend and next week on the Big Island.

Despite the activity, Kīlauea is not erupting, however, the summit is exhibiting signs of unrest.

The “Maui Ola: A Benefit Concert for Maui,” donation channels, including Maui United Way, Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, Hawaiʻi People’s Fund, and the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, collected nearly $1 million in donations to aid Maui’s recovery.

During an initial court appearance on Monday, Hilo District Court Judge Jeffrey Hawk maintained bail of $610,000 on 40-year-old James Pomaikai Kepa, of Kea‘au.

Two weeks after the fast moving fire burned down much of Lahaina, the death toll is at 115; the remains that have been identified is at 43; and the number of “unaccounted for” is between 1,000 and 1,100, according to officials.

With 100% of single-story residential properties searched in the disaster area, emergency responders continue to search multi-story residential and commercial properties for victims.

A University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa study, published in “Coral Reefs” and led by oceanographer Samuel Kahng, unveils the first-ever calcification rates from Leptoseris spp. corals in Hawaiian waters, highlighting their remarkable adaptations to low-light.

The town hall meetings, which are aimed at providing updates and fostering engagement with communities across Hawaiʻi Island, started in May and have been held in communities throughout the island.

Kahalu’u Ma Kai in Kona is an educational complex for Native Hawaiian students to focus on place-based learning and education in West Hawai’i.

So far this year, there have been 617 DUI arrests compared with 647 during the same period last year. This is a decrease of 4.6%.

Recent heavy rain has resulted in stormwater runoff entering into coastal waters.

President Joe Biden drew applause at the Lāhainā Civic Center when he told about 400 survivors of the fire: “We’re gonna build back better. Better than you had. But what YOU want. What YOU need.”

As of Monday, 100% of the single-story residential properties were searched in the disaster area in Lāhainā, that spanned approximately 3.5 miles.

The entry road is now named “Rockne Freitas Way.”