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Keep your head in the game and don’t drive if you’re impaired on Super Bowl Sunday.

One of Hawaiʻi Island’s long-time defense attorneys, Brian J. De Lima, died Tuesday, Feb. 8, his law office confirmed this morning.

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and the U.S. Geological Survey are seeking community input during public scoping on a proposed action and plan to move the Disaster Recovery Project forward following the 2018 volcanic eruption and summit collapse on Kīlauea volcano.

A brush fire has closed the southbound lane on Kuakini Highway, just south of Onioni Street.

Youth from throughout the state will have a chance to gain some hands-on experience in conservation this summer through the Hawai‘i Youth Conservation Corps Summer Program.

The state Department of Health reported 519 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 228,336.

West Hawai‘i residents will have three opportunities to talk story with members of the Hawai‘i Police Department this month during Coffee With a Cop events.

A recent scam incident has prompted the Department of Public Safety Sheriff Division to warn the public.

The state Department of Public Safety on Tuesday, Feb. 8, reported eight negative COVID-19 tests among inmates at Hawai’i Community Correctional Center in Hilo.

As the reliability of Hawai’i County’s bus system improves, changes to other Hele-On programs are in the works, including plans to restructure the shared-ride taxi program.

Hawaiʻi County is now offering a new COVID testing program for businesses to help prevent workplace spread of the illness.

Repairs to an East Hawai’i bridge will require a lane closure tonight.

Visiting hours at Hilo Medical Center have returned to 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. as the hospital continues to see a decline in COVID hospitalizations and wait times in the emergency department.

Two Hawai‘i lawmakers are being charged with wire fraud, the United States Attorney announced Tuesday, Feb. 8. Jamie Kalani English, 54, and Ty Cullen, 41, are each charged with one count of honest services wire fraud for taking bribes in exchange for legislative action. Each faces up to 20 years behind bars. Court appearances for […]

During the week of Jan. 31 through Feb. 6, Hawai`i Island police arrested 19 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic accident. None of the drivers were under the age of 21.

This week a delegation representing the Office of Hawaiian Affairs will repatriate a total of 58 iwi kūpuna (ancestral Hawaiian skeletal remains) from four institutions in Germany and one in Austria that were stolen over 100 years ago from Hawaiʻi. The repatriations begin on Tuesday, Feb. 8, when the OHA delegation received eight iwi po‘o, […]

The Hawai‘i Police Department confirmed a 62-year-old man was arrested following an assault Sunday in the Kaimū/Kalapana area that was caught by a store’s surveillance camera.

Booster shots will not be required for “up-to-date” vaccination status for individuals traveling to Hawai‘i, Gov. David Ige announced today.

The state Department of Health reported 533 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 227,817. No new fatalities were reported.

An Arizona man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in Hawaiʻi.