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A bill that would establish an 11-member stewardship authority over Maunakea passed out of the Senate Higher Education Committee with amendments and is now on its way to the Ways and Means Committee for further deliberation.

Mayor Mitch Roth expressed his gratitude and pride in the Hawai‘i Island community during his second State of the County address this afternoon.

Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole, Chair of the Committee on Health, will visit the Big Island this weekend to honor and thank medical staff members of three facilities for their laudatory work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Foodland Super Market, Ltd. has entered into an agreement to confidentially transfer all of the prescriptions from its Foodland Pharmacies to Longs Drugs.

Gov. David Ige signed an emergency proclamation to allow continued Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to continue in line with the federal COVID emergency.

A Hilo man who was originally taken into custody following a fire at Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay hotel earlier this month has been arrested and charged for two burglaries and two different Hilo businesses.

Lots for more homes in Laʻi ʻŌpua Village is underway.

The Hawai’i County Council on Wednesday, March 23, moved forward with rezoning requests by a Waikōloa developer seeking to repurpose nearly 180 acres near the Waikōloa resort area to be used for timeshares, affordable workforce housing and other facilities.

A wind advisory is in effect downwind of the Kohala mountains until 6 p.m.

Big Island police are asking the public for its help with identifying a suspect involved in an armed robbery in West Hawai‘i.

The discovery of a possible hand grenade Friday, March 18, in Hilo caused an evacuation of the area and response from the Hawai‘i Police Department’s bomb squad.

In honor of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and at the direction of President Joe Biden, Gov. David Ige has ordered flags to fly at half-staff until sunset Sunday, March 27, at all state offices, agencies and facilities.

Authorities seek the public’s help locating a 17-year-old boy reported as a runaway.

A Mountain View man is facing charges in connection to a stolen vehicle in Kona as well as a vehicle break-in in Hilo.

The state Department of Health reported 827 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 239,591.

Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, has died of cancer, her family confirmed today.

Restrooms at the tennis courts and runway of the Old Airport Park in Kailua-Kona will be temporarily closed today and tomorrow.

All county-sponsored COVID-19 testing events will be suspended until further notice, starting Saturday, March 26.

A Puna man is facing various charges after entering an automotive repair shop on Monday morning in Pāhoa and assaulting the owner and attempting to steal a car.

Two years of the COVID-19 pandemic have taken their toll on college-bound high school students from the islands.