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Iam Tongi, who was born in Kahuku, O’ahu, wins the 2023 American Idol Contest.

The Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival was co-founded by James Beard Award-winning chefs, Roy Yamaguchi and Alan Wong.

The Hawai‘i Police Activities League donated belt buckles and interacted with the participants of the Hawai‘i Keiki Rodeo.

This year, the Hawaiʻi Coffee Association conference will be held on Kauaʻi and feature interactive workshops on cupping, roasting, green grading, brewing, grinding and field grafting.

Desmond Thain is a Kauaʻi police officer who also is a coveted artist who creates artwork out of fish and octopus using the traditional Japanese method of gyotaku.

Starting on May 26, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will transition to a cashless system for entrance fees and passes.

Big Island Now asked what advice would you give high school seniors graduating in 2023 in its latest poll. Topping the list was not live with your parents forever.

The West Hawai’i County Band is a community and civic band comprised of approximately 20 musicians from all walks of life.

Willaim “Iam” Tongi from Kahuku, O‘ahu, will take the “American Idol” stage for his last time this season during the popular TV singing competition’s live finale today beginning at 2 p.m. Hawai‘i Standard Time, facing off against fellow finalists Colin Stough and Megan Danielle.

Lane closure schedules can change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

So far this year, there have been 378 DUI arrests on the Big Island compared with 393 during the same period last year, a decrease of 3.8 percent.

Finalist Kianni Dodson plans to attend Hawaiʻi Pacific University to become a nurse.

While on his trip, the governor will meet with government officials and others working to solve homelessness, housing and health care issues in Washington state.

For the latest Gardening in Hawai’i column, master gardener Tom Timmons explains why its best to follow his wife’s advice and read the directions when planting papaya seeds.

Ke Kula ‘O ‘Ehunuikamalino kicked off the weekend’s graduation ceremonies for high schools on Hawai‘i Island with a ceremony spoken all in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.

Hawai‘i Island police have identified two pedestrians who were killed during the past month in separate traffic collisions, one in Keaʻau and the other in Volcano.

The Hawaiʻi County Department of Health has issued a brown water advisory for Puako Bay to Kaipae Point on Big Island.

Hawaiʻi County has opened a new Park & Ride location at Loloku Street, conveniently situated on the south side of Target in Kailua-Kona to address parking woes along the historic Aliʻi Drive corridor.

Emergency repairs to the deep well at Hawaiian Ocean View Estates in Ka‘ū on the Big Island have been completed.

Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 42-year-old Jennifer Michelle Showen of the Hawaiian Shores subdivision in Pāhoa who has been missing since July 2022.