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Todd is 29 years old, 5’2″ tall and 160 pounds with brown eyes and shoulder-length brown hair. She was last seen in the 300 Block of Kapiolani Street in Hilo on Sept. 20 at 6 a.m.

The vehicle was taken from the parking area along the shoulder of the intersection of Komohana Street and Puainako extension in Hilo.

This brings the total number of victims publicly identified to 75 of the estimated 97 fatalities.

All of Keawe Street between Haili Street and Waiānuenue Avenue will be closed to vehicles from 7 p.m. until 5 a.m., today and Thursday.

Hotels on the Big Island reported revenue per available room (RevPAR) at $302 (-2.2% vs. 2022, +33.3% vs. 2019), with average daily rate (ADR) at $436 (+2.8% vs. 2022, +55.7% vs. 2019), and occupancy of 69.3% (-3.6 percentage points vs. 2022, -11.6 percentage points vs. 2019).

The cryptic, nocturnal seabird species is native to Hawai‘i and inhabits remote areas of the state, with the vast majority likely breeding on Kaua‘i. Though the storm-petrel is widespread across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans with numbers estimated at 150,000, the Hawaiian population is small, maybe fewer than 250 pairs. It is listed as Critically Endangered. As Wang and a group of fellow Hawai‘i Island biologists have learned, it is challenging to locate and estimate the population size of the smallest and rarest seabird species to breed in Hawai‘i.

The popular surfing beach in West Hawai‘i has historically met the acceptable beach threshold level and there is no known source of fecal contamination.

Kaiser Permanente has officially named Michelle Gaskill-Hames, BSN, MHA, as the Regional President of Kaiser Permanente for Southern California and Hawaiʻi, a position she had been serving in on an interim basis since April 2023.

University of Hawaiʻi President David Lassner notified the Board of Regents and employees by email on Tuesday that he plans to retire at the end of 2024.

Following the execution of a narcotics search warrant on Delos Santos’ vehicle, VICE officers recovered 265.97 grams – or over a half pound – of methamphetamine, which was broken down into nine separate packets each containing approximately one ounce of methamphetamine.

UH Hilo, UH Mānoa and UH West Oʻahu ranked among the top 1,500 four-year institutions by U.S. News out of approximately 2,640 four-year institutions nationwide and were graded on 13–19 measures (depending on ranking category) of academic quality, including graduation and retention rates, peer assessments, financial resources and student excellence.

The former Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel now has 24-hour security as the state continues to deal with trespassers on the property.

The Hawai’i Police Department says 64-year-old Pill Hwan Cha was found in good health.

This brings the total number of victims publicly identified to 74 of the estimated 97 fatalities, which is down from the death toll of 115 that had been reported for more than two weeks.

The suspect has a history of traffic violations and drug abuse. He was wanted by police in March 2021 on five outstanding warrants for bail jumping and criminal contempt of court related to drug charges.

There have been five eruption events at the Kīlauea summit since 2020. Deputy Scientist-in-Chief David Phillips said this eruption ended similar to the one in June, which lasted June 7-19, suddenly.

No one was home at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported.

The Maui Police Department released the names of two more victims from the Aug. 8 Lahaina fire on Sunday: Janet St. Clair, 75, and Douglas Matsuda-Boucher, 65, both of Lahaina.

Vibrant Hawai’i, a local nonprofit, will support up to 12 artists in a year-long fellowship to create art that enhances collective well-being, celebrates cultural stories in Hawaiʻi, and strengthens community resilience.

Florence Sabate, admissions director at Life Care Center of Hilo, was recognized with Life Care Centers of America’s Mountain States Division Whatever It Takes Champions annual award for her dedication to customer service.