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Hawaiʻi County is seeking candidates for the role of Interim Sustainability Administrator for the newly established Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity, and Resilience.

Closures include Kealakehe Recycling and Transfer Station, Reuse Center and HI-5 Redemption. The West Hawai‘i Sanitary Landfill in Pu‘uanahulu will also be closed.

A study recently published in Frontiers has unveiled an interesting facet about humpback whales: they venture far beyond their traditional breeding grounds, traveling to the deep tropical oceans during the winter months.

The poll showed a small sampling of people who voted they’d never actually been to a Coffee with a Cop event.

Eleven Big Island women will share the world stage with more than 2,000 triathletes as they descend on Kailua-Kona for the VinFast Ironman World Championship this Saturday.

The fire happened at around 2:45 p.m. on Nohea Street in Hilo on Saturday.

The Kaʻū Hoa Pili ʻĀina Training Program is a four-month program beginning on Oct. 25 focusing on pono stewardship practices at Punaluʻu and various other sites in Kaʻū. Haumāna will work closely with the members of Ka ʻOhana O Honuʻapo and Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund and under the direction of a coordinator.

Hawai‘i Island’s food hubs are bridging the gap between local farmers and consumers, offering Community Supported Agriculture boxes, online markets, and commodity distribution to support local agriculture and provide easy access to fresh produce.

This year, the event took place Oct. 5-6 in Hilo and is planned for 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 10-11 and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 12 in Kona.

Seismicity beneath the summit region, which began Oct. 4, also decreased with the change in deformation early Saturday morning and remained low as of about 9 a.m. Saturday.

A University of Hawaiʻi project, funded by a $2.18 million New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health, aims to diagnose mental health conditions and developmental delays like autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder using artificial intelligence and video analysis.

Stephany Vaioleti will join Queen’s senior leadership team in overseeing day-to-day operations at Queen’s North Hawai’i Community Hospital.

For the first time in the history of the world championship triathlon on the Big Island, the more than 2,100 women competing will get a location and single day dedicated to them.

Tyler Napoleon, a 21-year-old from Hilo, is 6-foot-2, 210 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He is known to frequent the Hilo area.

Adib Beyah, a 36-year-old from Pāhoa, and 40-year-old John Elijah Lewis of Pāpa‘ikou were arrested following the incident the evening of Oct. 5 on Papaya Farms Road in Pāhoa.

Anyone with information on the man’s whereabouts is encouraged to call Detective Joshua Pa.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported signs of elevated unrest beneath the summit region Wednesday. No unusual activity has been noted along Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone or Southwest Rift Zone.

The town hall series aims to establish an open and transparent dialogue where residents can stay informed about local initiatives, express their concerns, and actively contribute to shaping the future of their respective communities.

On Wednesday at 7:28 p.m., it was reported to Puna patrol officers that a concerned parent notified school officials of a threatening social media message from an unknown person.

Micah Smith, an assistant U.S. attorney, and Judge Shanlyn Park, State of Hawaiʻi court judge, were introduced on Thursday to the US Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing to consider their nominations to the US District Court for the District of Hawai‘i.