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An eruptive vent on the southwest side of Halema‘uma‘u crater has exhibited renewed lava fountaining since June 16 as it continues to pump lava into a lake in the far southwest portion of the crater.

Registration is open for Kahilu Theatreʻs keiki summer camps, which include camps for aerial dance, performing arts and music.

The oral histories of Waimea’s Hisao Kimura and Kukuihaele’s Nora Ka’aua will be among those featured in “An Era of Change: Oral Histories of Civilians in World War II Hawaiʻi.”

The Hawai‘i Police Department reported says 13-year-old Tiana Kishimoto was located in Hilo.

In the latest Big Island Now gardening column, Master Gardener Tom Timmons explains how to eat a tree. Yes, a tree. And he says it’s yummy.

Attendees of the Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park’s 39th annual Hawaiian Cultural Festival will enjoy Hawaiian music by Kenneth Makuakāne and Russell Mauga and experience traditional ‘oli (chant) and hula (dance) while learning a Hawaiian craft.

Kimo Alameda, who is perhaps now best known for being the lead for the Hawai‘i Island Fentanyl Task Force and speaking about the fentanyl epidemic, visited three schools before the end of the 2022-23 school year to spread the message of aloha and accepting diversity.

The Hawai‘i State Department of Health is warning the public of two food items — raw oysters and frozen fruit — sold in the state that have been voluntarily recalled by manufacturers due to contamination.

Cultural blessings, celebratory dances and protocol were conducted Thursday at the Global Launch Ceremony.

John De Fries, the first Native Hawaiian appointed as Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s president and CEO, will not extend his contract that ends Sept. 15.

The new Waikōloa Public Library will receive $1.9 million in capital improvement funding from the State of Hawaiʻi to complete the full design.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources announces up to $100,000 in community grants is available to organizations across Hawai‘i to support projects that protect and enhance the state’s urban and community trees and forests.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 occurred at approximately 9:11 a.m. HST in the Tonga region.

The Hawaiʻi Police Department provided the following list of 25 people with outstanding misdemeanor or traffic warrants as of June 16, 2023.

Mauna Lani is the only resort facility on Hawai‘i Island with both courses ranked within the top 15 in the state.

This week’s Volcano Watch is dedicated to U.S. Geological Survey scientist Duane Champion, who helped unlock Pele’s secrets by studying the magnetic properties preserved in lava flows.

Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green signed into law 15 bills that were related to child welfare, sexual assault and domestic violence.

Kanu o ka ʻĀina New Century Public Charter School has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to support unmet facility’s needs.

Hawaiian Electric’s power purchase contract with Wailuku River Hydroelectric was set to expire on May 12. The partners are negotiating a new long-term contract now, but have asked for an amendment to their existing agreement that would extend the contract for up to five years and could also provide savings to Big Island electricity customers.

The large affray that resulted in three male teens being assaulted while they sat in a vehicle at the Big Island beach park might have been the result of mistaken identity following a separate fight that occurred earlier in another section of the park.