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The Hawaiʻi State Department of Land and Natural Resources continues to seek a general fund appropriation from the State Legislature of at least $12.5 million for demolition of the once iconic and now condemned Uncle Billyʻs Hotel & Resort.

According to preliminary accounts, there was a violent affray involving five to six individuals, several of whom were armed with machetes, when the shooting suspect discharged a firearm.

John Colson has administrated many schools over the course of his long careers.

Included in the Hawaiian Electric report are generation maps that feature nearly a dozen utility-scale renewable energy projects that are scheduled to be completed between now and 2025.

DUI arrests, however, have decreased by 6%.

Project No Ke Ola Pono O Nā Keiki held a recent “Field Day” event at Hōnaunau Elementary, a small school in West Hawaiʻi, for students in kindergarten to fifth grade.

Attorney General Anne Lopez has signed a letter addressed to the Biden Administration, which calls for the elimination of Trump-era policies.

Whether searching for Easter eggs is your jam or maybe you would rather have someone else do the holiday cooking, there’s something for everyone. So don those new Easter clothes and hop on over to one or more of these “egg-citing” events.

Charles Zuffante, 61 of Keaʻau was sentenced in Kona Circuit Court on Monday to 20 years in prison for attempted promotion of methamphetamine.

Curtis Lea was driving a silver 2007 Ford F150 pickup truck heading west on Kaiminani Drive when it ran off the right shoulder, striking a wooden fence and overturning.

Kaiminani Drive is closed between Koikoi and Ala Kapua streets in Kona is closed on Tuesday afternoon due to a traffic crash.

Thomas Shopay III, Tuckloy Aurello and Brian Prudencio are honored veterans of the police force. Shopay and Aurello have both graduated from the FBI National Academy.

Scott Uehara is joining the Hawai‘i County Civil Defense Administration on May 1.

The 6.6 magnitude quake hit south of Boca, Chica, Panama at 12:23 p.m. Hawai‘i Standard Time.

Finalists for the Hawai‘i County seat include a business consultant, a real estate broker and more.

The draft Integrated Grid Plan filed with the Public Utilities Commission proposes actions based on data collected since 2018.

Volunteer members of these Boards and Commissions serve for staggered terms ranging from four to five years.

The the 84th Engineer Battalion lent their Sunday morning cleaning a Big Island riverbed.

Hulihe‘e Palace in downtown Kailua-Kona was among the thousands of buildings and historical landmarks around the world that illuminated in blue on April 2 for World Autism Awareness Day.

Kamon Stephens, 43, of Mountain View, was arrested and charged with a litany of offenses following the execution of a narcotics search warrant at a residence in  Aloha Estates on March 29.