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A study by Dr. Jonathan Price, a geography professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, about flora of the Canary Island of Tenerife is featured in the July 12, 2023 issue of Nature.

Tara Lasham, 39, is wanted on an arrest warrant in a custodial interference investigation involving a 6-year-old girl, and Lasham’s mother, 67-year-old Colleen Lasham, is wanted for questioning in the case, according to the Hawaiʻi Police Department.

There is no tsunami threat to the Big Island or any of the Hawaiian Islands following a preliminary magnitude 4.6 earthquake that struck in deep ocean northeast of Maui. The quake occurred at 11:29 a.m. on Thursday.

Last month, 23-year-old Kua Kowardy’s life changed in a moment on Daniel K. Inouye Highway when he was hit head-on by a blue Ford Escape, driven by a 37-year-old woman, who crossed the center line.

Narcan Spray, also known as Naloxone, is a Food and Drug Administration-approved medication used to rapidly reverse opioid overdoses. By providing Dispenser licensees with Narcan Spray, the Department of Liquor Control and its community partners are taking proactive measures to address potential opioid-related emergencies that may arise within these establishments.

These popular events are intentionally informal with no agenda. Topics of conversation can range from sharing personal stories to discussing neighborhood issues.

The top winners in the Jane M. Klausman, STEM and Young Woman in Public Affairs categories have been advanced from the club level to compete for additional awards and scholarships at the district and international levels of Zonta.

Alameda, who was born and raised in the Hilo area, will spend the next six months collecting feedback from constituents and formulating his top prioritie.

Acclaimed Maui reggae band Maoli performing in Kona, a Fitness and Car Show at the Old Kona Airport, the musical “Grease” kicks off at the Hilo Palace Theater and the always worthy event, Relay for Life of the Big Island, are among this week’s Top 20 things to do on the Big Island. Here’s a look at what’s happening on Big Island this week.

The most recent Voluntary Local Review was presented Wednesday by Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green to the United Nations during the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

“It’s an incredibly rare sighting,” Kona boat captain Andrew Aggergaard said of seeing a humpback whale in Hawaiian waters in July. “It’s really hard to say why this whale is here over the summer.”

“We hope non-profit organizations will tune into our live streaming event on July 31 to hear how our new program may help them,” said Olani Lilly, executive director of Changemakers Hawaiʻi.

Led by fifth-season head coach Chris Leonard, the Hawai’i Hilo Women’s Volleyball team is set to compete in a 28-match slate.

Accomplished songwriter Jason Blume has won an Emmy, but he said none of his achievements compares to his latest: the publication of “Happy Tails,” a book inspired by his time as a Kaua‘i Humane Society volunteer.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library has successfully digitized the 鯨魚鑬笑録 (Geigyo ranshōroku) scrolls, rare hand-painted Japanese scrolls depicting the process of whale hunting during Japan’s Edo period.

Hawai’i County’s first hybrid hydrogen-electric bus was unveiled Tuesday in West Hawai’i.

The Hawai‘i Police Department says 16-year-old Mary Costner was last seen at about 2 p.m. July 6 on Pohakea Road in Pa‘auilo, wearing a dark-colored long-sleeve shirt and dark colored pants.

The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, Hawai‘i County and Island of Hawai‘i Visitors Bureau announced Tuesday two new community-based destination management initiatives — the Keaukaha Steward Pilot Program and Community Cultural-Based Education Program.

Kimo Alameda, who has been lead of the Hawai‘i Island Fentanyl Task Force and vice president of business development for Hawai‘i Island Community Health Center since 2022, will share his thoughts about stepping away from those roles and his mayoral run during a press conference July 12.

While the search continues for a woman from Pāhoa who went missing on July 9 while picking ʻopihi, fire department officials say there is no confirmation that she actually went into the water.