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Marriott Vacations Worldwide is hosting a virtual career mixer for sales and marketing positions on Tuesday, Feb. 8 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. to fill immediate openings at Marriott’s Waikoloa Ocean Club.

The state Department of Health reported 1,278 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the statewide total to 225,535. Eighteen new fatalities were reported.

The state Department of Transportation announced the following lane closures for the week of Feb. 5-11.

A bill proposing to require certain homes with cesspools to convert or connect to a septic system by a year after their sale is moving through the legislative process, with the goal to protect Hawai‘i’s ground and surface waters.

The Hawai‘i Police Department welcomed canine Scout to the department and bid aloha to longtime tracking canine Falcon, who retired Friday, Jan. 21.

Goodwill Hawai‘i is offering free tax filing services at two locations on Hawai‘i Island for low-income families – individuals or households who earned $58,000 or less in 2021 and do not own a home or business.

Interested parties reading this list in the future should be aware that some individuals will have cleared up the matters of an outstanding warrant with the police department by then.

The state Department of Health reported 1,192 new COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the statewide total to 224,257. Ten new fatalities were reported.

The state Department of Public Safety on Thursday, Feb. 3, announced 13 positive COVID-19 cases among inmates at Hawai’i Community Correctional Center and one positive case among staff at Kulani Correctional Facility. Both correctional centers are in Hilo.

Part of the mission of the Maunakea Observatories is to share their discoveries with Big Island students and the public. And sometimes, getting that conversation started can be as simple as minting a coin.

Kīlauea’s summit glow comes and goes frequently these days. This is due to a pattern of pauses in lava lake activity within Halema‘uma‘u crater over the last two and a half months.

U.S. and state flags throughout Hawaiʻi will fly at half-staff Friday, Feb. 4, to pay respect to a former Kauaʻi statesman.

Plans are still moving forward for the Merrie Monarch Festival to return to its regular schedule this year. And the county is working with organizers and leadership of the prestigious hula competition to make sure it does.

The Marine Mammal Center approved the release of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal back to Oʻahu after treating the animal for fishing gear ingestion at Ke Kai Ola, the Center’s hospital and visitor center in Kailua-Kona.

The Big Island now has another way to help combat COVID-19.

High school students who will graduate this year and are interested in Hawai‘i Medical Service Association’s Kaimana scholarships have just a few weeks left to apply for this year’s awards.

Two police officers were promoted this week to the rank of assistant chief.

The U.S. Postal Service is hosting a two-day job fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 10 and 11 at the Kailua-Kona Post Office.

Hawai‘i Island police reported Thursday morning that Andrew Christian, who had been reported missing since Jan. 24, was located in Puna in good health on Jan. 31.

The state Department of Health reported 1,532 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the statewide total to 223,065. Three new fatalities were reported.