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As part of the Honor Flight Network’s Lone Eagle program, a group of 25 Veterans from Hawai‘i will travel to Washington, D.C. to see war memorials and Arlington National Cemetery.

While Category 4 Hurricane Dora will pass well south of the Hawaiian Islands in the next couple of days, the storm will bring high winds of 30 to 45 mph, with gusts over 65 mph.

Police say Theodor Lai, Sr., 88, of Hōnaunau was possibly ran over by an unknown white pick up truck at the 82-6000 block of Māmalahoa Highway on Sunday.

Public schools in Hawaiʻi face many challenges. What do you think is the biggest need this upcoming school year? Take Big Island Now’s poll.

Erhard Rohrmuller opened the Zen Garden in Pāhoa during the COVID-19 pandemic as a place to heal, and now offers an array of alternative and holistic healing services and five rooms on Airbnb.

As of 5 p.m. Sunday, Dora was about 890 miles east-southeast of South Point on the Big Island and 1,725 miles east of Johnston Island moving west at 22 mph. The hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 140 mph, with hurricane-force winds extending up to 25 miles out from the storm’s center.

Brian Evans, the renowned singer, and advocate for Sleep Apnea awareness, has been honored with a Special Recognition from Gov. Josh Green.

The annual event is scheduled for Aug. 20 from 5 to 7 p.m. and will include live music, hula, taiko drummers, Hawaiian chanting and a sunset lantern release into Pauoa Bay.

Members of the public should plan ahead if they will be traveling through the Big Island’s saddle area, as public restrooms and amenities at the park will not be available during the closure.

Scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa for the first time have been able to estimate the ages of the most recent eruptions — as well as eight older eruptions going back about 2,000 years — of the submarine Hawaiian volcano formerly known as the Lōʻihi Seamount off the south coast of the Big Island.

Hawai‘i Pacific University has been awarded a $50,000 grant from IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence to investigate the presence of leptospirosis in Hawai‘i wetlands, taro patches and fishponds.

Hawai‘i’s Aloha Festivals, a month-long celebration of the islands’ diverse cultures, returns on Oʻahu with the theme “Piliʻāina,” focusing on the connection between people and the land.

The observatory, which would feature one of the world’s largest land-based telescopes, has languished for years, facing not only legal challenges but also opponents who maintain it will desecrate Maunakea, which many Native Hawaiians consider sacred.

Hilo musician Lightning Larry Dupio is hosting z’A Tribute to Carlos Santanaz’ concert on Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Hilo Palace Theater as a thank you for helping him during a hard time in his life.

Five years after the lava from the 2018 Kīlauea eruption destroyed 32.3 miles of roads, most have not been repaired. But there is hope, with federal funds ready for restoring public roads and grant money going to nonprofits to help restore private roads.

As of 5 p.m., Hurricane Dora was about 1,335 miles east-southeast of South Point on the Big Island, moving west at 18 mph. The forecast track continues to show the hurricane passing well to the south of the Hawaiian Islands.

The restrictions are being put in place at the Big Island national park because of forecasted severe fire weather conditions.

The state has contracted Andrew’s Fencing of Hilo on the Big Island for the project. The company will start work this month, which will take about a month to complete.

Kalai Papa & Pōhaku begins on Aug. 25 and includes an orientation and six half-day sessions; at its end, each ‘ohana will have created a board and stone, which will last them a lifetime.

The soldiers removed debris and invasive plants, and enhanced a classroom structure. They also enjoyed learning about the Hawaiian culture and history, and were treated to a Hawaiian lunch that included vegetables from the farm.