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The county is notifying water customers in areas near the Wainaku Executive Center in Hilo that they could experience minor issues with their water during an upcoming fire hydrant flow test.

A Honolulu news outlet reported shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday, April 3, that a beloved kumu hula from the Big Island has died.

How can Native Hawaiians reconcile the contradictions between the traditions of their culture and the contemporary ideals of a monetized society? Is it possible to express one’s native heritage, reclaim lost identity and at the same time accept new ways?

To make sure the transition between fifth and sixth grade is smooth and successful, Waimea Middle School is inviting fifth-graders and their families to a virtual transition night.

A wind advisory is now in effect until 6 a.m. Monday, April 4, for portions of the Big Island.

Big Island students in grade K-12 and their ‘ohana have several opportunities throughout April to celebrate Lā Honua Earth Month.

A Big Island organization is offering scholarships for students interested in journalism.

A University of Hawai‘i theater that continues to expand hana keaka, or Hawaiian theatre, is again helping the Hawaiian storytelling genre to flourish with the debut of a show that not only includes ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, or Hawaiian language, but also what its director dubs ʻōlelo māhū.

A fire late Saturday night, April 2, ripped through a structure in Keaʻau.

The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act will expunge the records of those harmed by cannabis criminalization, create opportunities for all to participate in the legal cannabis industry and decriminalize cannabis at the federal level.

The Hawai‘i Police Department reports the brush fire that occurred in South Kohala, Makai of Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway near the 68 mile marker burned approximately 2 acres but is now fully contained and that Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway and Mauna Kea Beach Drive are reopened at this time.

The Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia voyaging canoes are set to sail for Tahiti in the coming days after three postponements over the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A variety of free in-person and virtual activities throughout the month of April are taking place in honor of Earth Day 2022.

Patrick James Richardson III, who was on parole for a 2018 state of New Mexico felony conviction for possession of deadly weapon by a prisoner, was arrested on an outstanding New Mexico parole warrant by officers with the Area I Criminal Investigation Section on March 30.

The state Department of Transportation issued its weekly lane closures for April 2-8. Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

Hawai‘i Island police investigating a rash of burglaries in the Hilo area during the month of March have arrested and charged three men for an array of offenses. Two of the three men are also suspects in additional cases still actively being investigated.

Hawai‘i Fire Department reports the two brush fires in South Kohala located approximately 1 ½ miles west of Highway 190 near the 3 Mile Marker, that involved over 500 acres has been fully contained.

Keauhou Shopping Center is celebrating the arrival of a new season with engaging Easter events for the community.

The driver who died following a single-vehicle collision on Thursday, March 31 on Māmalahoa Highway (Highway 190), in North Kona has been positively identified as 27-year-old Andrew Charles Clark Honoka‘a.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation is hosting the second annual Pacific Summer Transportation Education Program and is accepting applications for 2022.