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More than a dozen volunteers from the Waimea Trails and Greenways project worked to clear brush along Ke Ala Kahawai O Waimea for Earth Day.

Creations by artists from 10 Waimea schools on the Big Island all explore the theme: Nā Pana Moku ʻĀina o Waimea (The Celebrated Lands of Waimea).

The University of Hawaiʻi’s 10-campus system will be celebrating its graduates in May.

According to police, Puna patrol officers found 52-year-old Christopher Roy Howlind with a large sword covered in blood next to him at an Orchidland Estates residence on the Big Island early Friday afternoon, April 28, and a dead woman inside.

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on the Big Island has grown and changed significantly during the past 111 years.

According to the Point-in-Time survey taken during the week of Jan. 23-27, Hawai‘i County experienced an overall increase of 167 homeless people — including sheltered and unsheltered — from a year ago. The numbers went from 837 to 1,004, an increase of 20%.

Weather radar shows that the heavy rain that had been impacting the area has diminished. 

The $54.4 million Kaloko Heights development in Kailua-Kona on the west side of the Big Island will feature 99 family units, including 58 three-bedroom units, 41 two-bedroom units and one three-bedroom manager’s unit.

Big Island police report that 15-year-old Kamali‘i M.K. Lawelawe, who was previously reported as a runaway and had been missing since last summer, was located April 26 in good health.

Alaka’i Kali, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located April 25 in Hilo.

The Hawai‘i Board of Land and Natural Resources on Friday authorized the state Land Division to negotiate a development agreement with Banyan Drive Management of Hilo to conduct a $20 million renovation of the former Country Club Condominiums complex on Hilo’s iconic Banyan Drive on the Big Island.

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance identifying an unknown adult man who burglarized a Kailua-Kona school/church campus, stealing items that included a vacuum and $200 worth of frozen meat.

Rachel Solemsaas, who has served as chancellor of Hawai‘i Community College since 2016, will be stepping down after the spring 2023 semester, the college announced Friday.

The Island of Hawai‘i Visitors Bureau is seeking proposals from non-profit organizations to develop and operate a community cultural-based education program in the Keaukaha area that will help balance the preservation of cultural and natural resources with mindful visitation.

Big Island Personal Tours’ employees interview their clients to help create a personalized experience before they arrive to the island.

U.S. senators Brian Schatz and Lisa Murkowski are leading a bipartisan group of senators in urging institutions to comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

A total of 105 student-athletes across Hawai’i Hilo Athletics’ 12 varsity sports received recognition for achieving a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.30.

Big Island Singers, a new 33-member community choir under the direction of founder Douglas Albertson, presents “Love Songs in Spring” from Friday through Sunday, April 28-30, at several venues in Hilo.

On Friday, the Hawai’i State Board of Land and Natural Resources will decide whether to approve a $20 million renovation of the former Country Club Condominiums complex by Banyan Drive Management LLC.

Debra Jean Pavao was last seen in the Hawaiian Beaches area on April 25 at 6:09 a.m. wearing a grey sweatshirt and black and white shorts.