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One-lane road closures for gas work on Keawe Street
Both lanes of Keawe Street will remain open to traffic and parking during nighttime hours, weekends, and holidays.
7-Eleven Hawaiʻi, OmniFoods launch plant-based katsu musubi
7-Eleven Hawaiʻi and OmniFoods have collaborated to introduce a new plant-based katsu musubi, featuring the award-winning Omni Luncheon plant-based meats.
Ohana Fuels supports Hawai’i Island United Way with ‘Fuel Up. Do Good.’ program
This summer, a portion of all sales at Ohana Fuels locations on Hawai’i Island will be donated to Hawai’i Island United Way.
Hawaiʻi County Mayor Roth to hold third townhall in Waikōloa on June 27
Hawaiʻi County is holding its third town hall in the series, “Sustainable Horizons: Mayor Roth’s Community Impact Check-in,” at the Waikōloa Elementary School cafeteria.
Update: High surf advisory for south-facing shores of Big Island canceled
Update: The National Weather Service has canceled a high surf advisory for Hawaiʻi Island.
ʻIolani School brings cutting-edge genome science to Hilo High
The ‘Āina Informatics Network was established by ʻIolani School in 2017 to develop place-based curricula for genome science centered on local biodiversity and global issues in bioethics.
USDA partners with local lender to expand access to homes in rural Hawaiʻi
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has entered into an agreement with Hawaiʻi Community Lending to expand access to homes in rural Hawaʻi for low and very-low income residents.
Outrigger Resorts & Hotels expanding to be on all four major Hawaiian islands
Outrigger Resorts & Hotels announced Thursday it plans to acquire Kaua‘i Beach Resort & Spa in Līhu‘e, which would give the company a property on all four major Hawaiian islands.
Big Island Now Poll No. 17: What should be included in a new Maunakea management plan?
Part of developing a new management plan for Maunakea on the Big Island will be including voices that might not have been heard in the past and will include public input.
Big Island police seek missing 15-year-old girl
Have you seen her? Harley Hendricks was reported as a runaway. She was last seen the morning of June 24 in Fern Acres in Puna.
What’s the biggest issue facing the LGBTQ+ community on the Big Island?
Hawai‘i bucks the trend of anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment in several states throughout the nation, but that doesn’t mean members of the community here on the Big Island don’t still face challenges.
Wind advisory for portions of Big Island canceled
The National Weather Service in Honolulu says winds have diminished below advisory levels.
Rep. La Chica selected as delegate for 2023 filipino young leaders program
Rep. Trish La Chica has been chosen as a delegate for the Filipino Young Leaders Program, a collaborative initiative between the Philippine Embassy, Consulates General in the U.S., and the Ayala Foundation, Inc.
127 UH Hilo student-athletes qualify for Academic All-PacWest Team
At the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, 127 student-athletes have been recognized on the Pacific West Conference 2022-23 Academic All-PacWest Team.
Zonta Club of Hilo offers microgrants to support women-owned businesses
The Zonta Club of Hilo is providing an opportunity for women entrepreneurs on Big Island to receive financial support through its Pay It Forward microgrant program.
New Maunakea stewardship authority to begin management transition from University of Hawaiʻi
The new Maunakea Stewardship and Oversite Authority is tasked with creating a new management plan to balance the use of land considered sacred by Native Hawaiians and revered as one of the best places in the world for astronomy.
Hilo Pride draws rainbow crowd celebrating ‘Fabulous Free Future’
Gay right supporters and advocates in rainbow colors and decorated in an assortment of glitter and costumes also flooded downtown Hilo to begin the festival celebration with this yearʻs theme: “Fabulous Free Future.”
High surf advisory for south-facing shores on Big Island, all Hawaiian Islands
The National Weather Service has issued a high surf alert for all south-facing shores of the Hawaiian Islands until 6 a.m. Monday.
They are going fast: ‘I survived Honokohau Harbor’ T-shirts, with GPS coordinates
Big Island resident Luis De Alba found the GPS coordinates and decided they would go great on a T-shirt to commemorate two separate incidents of tourists driving right into the same Kona harbor.
Kona canoe clubs discuss permanent moorings to prevent coral damage at regattas
Canoe clubs Kai ‘Ehitu, Keauhou and Kai’Ōpua worked together to bring up all 28 cinderblocks used for the May 27 regatta.
