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UPDATE: Dora intensifies to Category 4 hurricane, still expected to pass south of Hawaiʻi
As of 5 p.m. Thursday, Dora was 1,070 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, or 2,130 miles east-southeast of Hilo, traveling west at about 18 mph and was continued to do so for the next several days.
County Offers Second Round of Homelessness and Housing Support Grants
The funding may be applied toward projects that provide services, operations, and programs addressing homelessness and housing on Hawaiʻi Island.
Snake on a boat: Hitchhiking reptile captured aboard cargo ship in Honolulu Harbor
A live boa constrictor was reported on Saturday slithering on the deck of a cargo ship bound for Honolulu Harbor. The non-native reptile was captured when the boat docked at Pier 31.
Draft Environmental Assessment released for roads, waterline recovery projects from 2018 Kīlauea eruption
The Puna Road and Waterline Draft Environmental Assessment — for areas inundated by lava during the 2018 Kīlauea eruption — is complete and now available for public review.
UPDATE: Water main break on Puakō Beach Drive fixed
A Department of Water Supply water tanker will be stationed near the Puakō General Store for the public’s use.
Dr. Cheryl Soon next guest of Archives and Inquiry virtual speaker series
Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives will host its next installment of the Virtual Speaker Series, Archives and Inquiry, with Dr. Cheryl Soon.
Hawaiʻi Island police identify man who drowned picking ʻopihi as 39-year-old from Hilo
The body found in the ocean near the cliffs off Old Government Road in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision on July 30 has been identified as a 39-year-old from Hilo.
Community meeting on Aug. 9 to discuss Paʻauʻau Drainage Project
The Hawaiʻi County Department of Public Works will host a community meeting to discuss the Paʻauʻau Drainage Project on August 9.
U.S. Department of Labor awards Hawaiʻi $485,000 grant to expand apprenticeship program
Registered Apprenticeships are a cost-effective way for employers to train their employees while fostering worker productivity, loyalty and reliability.
Hawai‘i Tracker administrators, followers start nonprofit to share natural disaster information and expand services
Hawaiian Volcano Education and Resilience Institute was formed by residents directly affected by the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea volcano.
Top 20 things to do on the Big Island Aug. 3-9: State canoe championship, 808 Day, ‘Toil and Trouble’ play
August has arrived with music and mango festivals, a state canoe championship, plenty of outdoor activities and fun for the keiki. Here’s your Top 20 events on the Big Island this week.
Dora intensifies to Category 4 Hurricane as churns toward Central Pacific; forecast to weaken, pass well south of Hawaiʻi
Forecasters say Hurricane Dora will gradually weaken beginning late Thursday and continuing through Friday as it moves over cooler sea surface temperatures and runs into an increase in easterly shear.
Deadly head-on crash at 3 a.m. on Maui Highway kills 3 people
A head-on crash early Wednesday morning on a Maui highway claimed the life of three people — a 22-year-old from Kīhei, an 81-year-old man and a 75-year-old woman from Lahaina.
Kawaiʻaeʻa named UH Hilo Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Dr. Keiki Kawaiʻaeʻa will be begin the position on Aug. 14.
Liliʻuokalani Gardens restrooms closed for water line repairs
The Lili’uokalani Gardens restrooms in Hilo will be closed Aug. 2-3 while the Hawai’i County Dept. of Parks and Recreation conducts repairs to the park’s water lines.
Kona Dance and Performing Arts holding keiki-friendly open house on Aug. 5
Kona Dance and Performing Arts, which is about to begin its 8th season in Kealakekua, is holding a keiki-friendly open house.
NOAA invests $17 million to protect Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary visitor center
NOAA is investing $17 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to protect the visitor and community center of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary from the impacts of climate change, including upland flooding, powerful storms and sand inundation. The center is located along the shoreline of KIhei.
ACLU sues Honolulu city, county for homeless sweeps; Hawaiʻi County’s mayor said its ‘park enforcement operations’ are different
Mayor Mitch Roth and Hawaiʻi County staff have reviewed what the ACLU of Hawai‘i is claiming in its lawsuit against the City and County of Honolulu regarding enforcement actions agains the homeless — and he said on Tuesday that what is happening on Hawai‘i Island regarding park enforcement operations is different.
Hilo man charged in connection with theft of UH-Hilo van, another theft of Milwaukee brand toolbox
32 year-old Logan Arruda-Lorenzo faces first-degree and second-degree theft charges relating to two separate incidents on the Big Island earlier this year.
UPDATE: Minor coastal flooding along low-lying Big Island shorelines remains a threat
The National Weather Service has extended the coastal flood statement it issued during the weekend through Thursday afternoon during times of high tide.
