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While officials and organizations are taking steps to help prevent wildfires, what do you think is the best way to stop them on the Big Island?

The Hana No‘eau Hawaiian Arts Festival will be held Aug. 18-19 at the Edith Kanakaʻole Tennis Stadium in Hilo, showcasing Hawaiʻi-based artists and their creations in visual, literary, and performing arts.

Hawai’i County drivers should avoid Highway 11 in Ka’u.

Gov. Josh Green issued a fifth emergency proclamation after leaving Maui on Sunday, Aug. 13.

An earthquake of about 4.4 magnitude occurred around 1:36 p.m. on Sunday on the Big Island.

Hawaiʻi County Mayor Mitch Roth has issued guidance about how Hawaiʻi Island residents can best help Maui now with its ongoing recovery efforts from the devastating fires.

The Hawai’i Police Department advises motorists to avoid W. Kawailani Street between Kino’ole Street and Kimo Place in Hilo due to a structure fire.

Officials report a street is closed in Hilo for the next four hours.

The Hawai’i Police Department seeks your help in locating a missing “at risk” person.

Thirty years after “Jurassic Park” first roared into movie theaters, Kaua‘i film professionals continue to remember the film with love. And so do tourists, who flock to the Garden Isle to visit the locations of their favorite movie moments.

Despite a new 4-year contract that raises the average annual pay for teachers by 3.4%, how much teachers in Hawai‘i make remains a concern of Big Island Now readers.

Scientists around the globe are working on myriad ways to reduce the effects of climate change, including István Szapudi, an astronomer at the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy, who has devised a novel idea to lessen the amount of sunlight hitting our planet.

Firefighters continue to extinguish flare-ups in the Lāhainā and Upcountry Maui fires.

With the official death toll rising to 89, the Lahaina fire became the deadliest US fire in the past century. And, Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green said the number of dead “is going to rise.”

It’s too early to tell, however, if the tropical storm or two other developing low pressure systems in the Eastern Pacific will impact the Hawaiian Islands.

Officials encourage cash donations, which can buy good that support the Maui economy and be delivered where and when they are needed.

Just 3% of the devastated area has been searched so far. Search and rescue efforts continue, with more deaths likely to add to the total.

Businesses, organizations and individuals throughout the Hawaiian Islands have come together to send much needed water, non-perishable food and other items to help people affected by the wildfires.

13-year-old Kailea Kekipi was last seen at 10:30 p.m. Aug. 11 on Awela Street in Hilo.

This list is comprised of people with a last name that begins with C and is only a fraction of the more than 4,000 outstanding warrants in the county.