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Fire destroys vacant home in Leilani Estates in Pāhoa on Big Island
A vacant, single-story residential house was destroyed by a fire on Sunday in Pāhoa.
Hawai‘i County seeking proposals for affordable housing funding
The county’s Office of Housing and Community Development will be requesting proposals for Affordable Housing Production Program funds from eligible developers, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, public agencies and community land trusts starting May 1.
What’s the best way to address cat colonies on the Big Island? Take our 30-second poll #9
What is the best way to humanely address the overpopulation of feral/community cats on the Big Island? Take our 30-second poll.
Recent blood shortage sparks discussion to bring back Elvis Sheppard drive on Big Island
The blood supply has always fluctuated within the state of Hawaiʻi, but the situation was dire on Easter weekend when there was only a day-and-half worth of type O blood.
Toastmasters District 49 to host conference April 29 – May 6
Toastmasters District 49 announces its upcoming conference, “People. Passion. Purpose.” — an event that promises to inspire attendees with informative keynote speakers and educational recognitions.
Hōkūleʻa safely arrives in Washington State; headed for Alaska May 1
The canoe was received by a crew from the Polynesian Voyaging Society and then towed from the Matson shipyard to the Maritime Museum at Foss Waterway Seaport.
Public invited to remember victims and survivors of crimes on the Big Island
The 42nd Anniversary of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week kicks off on Monday.
K9 Kim joins Hawai‘i Police Department to replace retired crime-fighting K9 Rory
Kim, a 2-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer, specializes in sniffing out narcotics.
Only one lane open on Wailuku Bridge during emergency repairs
The emergency repair work on Wailuku Bridge in Hilo was initially to be completed by May 5, 2023, but with the new findings of additional element degradation, the estimated finish time is now late May.
4.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Big Island, light damage reported
At about 2:24 p.m. on April 22, a magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred about 1.25 miles south southeast of Volcano on the Big Island, causing light damage in early reports.
Weekly Big Island lane closures: April 22-28
Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice.
Husband and wife charged after shooting at Hawai‘i Island police officers
Dylan and Leilani Alcain are set to appear in District Court in Kona on Monday.
Earth Day celebrated at Pālamanui preserve in Kona by gardening, planting, composting
To celebrate Earth Day (Lā Honua), more than a dozen volunteers gathered on Friday at the Hawaiʻi Community College’s Pālamanui Campus in West Hawai‘i to garden, plant and compost.
22 motorists arrested for DUI from April 10-16
Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under the age of 21.
Update: Escapee from correctional center caught in riverbed in Hilo; tried to steal 2 cars
Hawai’i Community Correctional Center escaped inmate Dyllan Paulo-Leslie was captured at 1:04 p.m. in the riverbed of Wailuku River, in the area behind Hilo High School, police said.
Rental subsidies available for kūpuna on Hawaiian Home Lands wait list
The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement is providing rental subsidies for eligible kūpuna (62 years or older) on the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands wait list.
Wālua Trail to be temporarily closed for repaving
The trail located in Kailua-Kona will be closed April 24 through May 5.
Gardening in Hawaiʻi with Tom Timmons: The evil web of an avocado lace bug
To the naked eye, they may look like course ground pepper, but through a magnifying lens you will notice the edge of the wings have a lacy appearance — hence the name, lace bug.
Proposed Taiwanese research facility on Big Island would listen for ‘whispers from the sky’
The planned facility by the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics that would listen for fast radio bursts recently got a boost, receiving a favorable recommendation from Hawai‘i County Windward Planning Commission for a special use permit.
Escapee from Hilo jail spotted Saturday morning near Reedʻs Island; avoid the area
Dyllan Paulo-Leslie, who escaped from Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center in Hilo on Friday night, was sighted at 8:15 a.m. today near Kaiulani Street near the Reed’s Island area of Hilo.
