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Puna residents in lava zones 1 and 2 on the Big Island are now left with just one alternative for homeowners insurance since Universal Property and Casualty decided to get out of the Hawaiʻi market, and costs are skyrocketing.

Closure schedules can change at any time without further notice.

The Department of Water Supply will be working between Keawe and Kino‘ole Streets starting at 8 a.m. till 4 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday.

The Hawaiʻi Police Department provided the following list of 25 people with outstanding misdemeanor or traffic warrants as of Sept. 8, 2023.

The arrow left a small puncture hole in the driver’s side passenger door but did not pierce all the way through. Fortunately, no one was injured in the Big Island incident.

62-year-old Elroy Pacheco was last seen Aug. 16 in the Hilo area.

Police ask anyone with information relative to this case to call the police department’s non-emergency line at 808-935-3311.

Representatives from the state, county, and other agencies gave presentations regarding wildfire preparation during a community meeting in Waimea on Thursday.

Proposals from eligible agencies and organizations seeking the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grants and funding will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. November 15, 2023.

Signs included stop signs, highway mile marker signs, street name signs, and district designation signs.

The teen was initially reported as a runaway but due to her age, she is considered endangered.

The He Haliʻa Aloha No Liliʻuokalani Festival, held on Saturday in Hilo’s Liliʻuokalani Gardens Park, will feature music, hula, food, arts and crafts, and cultural activities.

Tilt data was the first geodetic data collected by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) and continues to be incredibly important both for monitoring and basic research in volcano behavior.

The event – presented by Pacific Media Group and the Hawai‘i Island Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals – will take place Sept. 9 at Prince Kuhio Plaza, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The juvenile was arrested today at his Hilo residence at 1:50 p.m.

At approximately 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, South Kohala patrol officers responded to the area of Kawaihae and Akulani Road after a 31-year-old female victim reported she had been shot.

Moniz was last seen on the 1800 block of Kamehameha Avenue in Hilo on Sept. 6 at 12:30 P.M.

Miguel was last seen on Aug. 19 around 6:30 p.m. in the 25-0000 block of Malumalu Street in Hilo wearing a red shirt, blue jeans, and a black backpack.

Both men are charged with second-degree theft, which is a class C felony, and second-degree criminal trespass.

Steady rates of quakes have continued in an area south of the Big Island volcano’s caldera since Aug. 22 and recent tiltmeter data suggest the area is inflating.