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Polynesian Voyaging Society CEO Nainoa Thompson said, “The level of hurt thatʻs happening in our home is something I canʻt comprehend. All I know is that we have to come home because of it.”

Hawai‘i County looks to receive a total of $275,000 in grant funds to help develop and implement a plan to achieve equitable internet access around the island and help sign up households for financial aid to get broadband access.

There are plenty of events, activities and entertainment to keep residents and visitors alike busy during the next week.

The suspect stole several pieces of equipment ranging in total value of between $15,000 and $25,000.

So far this year, there have been 705 DUI arrests compared with 737 during the same period last year, a decrease of 4.3%.

The woman was reported missing by friends.

For the first time in the 40-plus year history of triathlon’s pinnacle event, professional and age-group women will have their own edition of the VinFast Ironman World Championship triathlon in Kailua-Kona on Oct. 14.

The Keiki Fishing Derby took place on Sept. 16 at Laupāhoehoe Point Beach Park in Laupāhoehoe. About 80 keiki from the Hāmākua district, ranging in age from 3 to 17, sought to catch the heaviest fish.

The survey highlights collaboration between the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center and local fishers, who work together to gather data on Hawai‘i bottomfish – a significant cultural and commercial resource.

The 2nd annual KAPA Slippah Hunt started Monday with DJs reading out clues to the whereabouts of a pair of koa-engraved slippers on air.

Puna patrol officers responded to an 8:17 a.m. report of a suspicious vehicle parked fronting a residence in the 15-2700 block of Aholehole Street in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision in Pāhoa.

The primary goal of this free community event is to address a growing trend observed at the hospital: caregivers of kupuna, ill or injured, often lack the knowledge and resources to provide care for their loved ones at home.

According to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, it is unlikely that the recent eruption will resume based on the behavior of past, short-lived summit fissure eruptions at Kīlauea summit in 1982, 1975, 1974, and 1971, which all ended abruptly.

The charges stem from a runaway investigation where two female juveniles, ages 17 and 11, left their foster home without permission on Thursday evening.

The theft occurred on Sept. 20, around 1:30 p.m., however was not reported to police until the following day around 7:44 p.m.

Residents in all but one of the affected homes in Zone 1C of the Maui Wildfire Disaster Area applied for and received vehicle passes to return to their properties Monday on Kaniau Road in Lahaina.

The 43-year-old was last seen on Sept. 14 in the Kea‘au area.

Police had been searching for Kaena Kaohu, of Kea‘au, since Friday night after he was seen running from a residence on 34th Avenue in the Orchidland Estates subdivision armed with a handgun following a domestic argument with a brother.

Hawaiʻi Community Federal Credit Union and Ka‘analike recently teamed up to collect donations supporting Maui wildfire survivors.

Through its inaugural annual giving campaign, “Planting Seeds, RaisingChange,” ChangeMakers Hawaiʻi aims to raise funds for Native Hawaiian participants’ Boston University tuition fees. This specialized certification course normally costs more than $3,000 per student.