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The freshmen class of the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives Majority came together Thursday to share their experiences since being elected. The group also shared highlights of several bills that crossed over to the state Senate and their personal experiences serving in office settling in at the Capitol in Honolulu.

Five new ambulances were welcomed to the County’s fleet during a ceremony Thursday morning at the County Building in Hilo. The ambulances will go into service immediately to replace older vehicles around the island and are equipped with additional safety features. They cost about $250,000 each.

Don’t be fooled. While Pele’s hairs are shiny and elusive, featherlight and golden brown, they are strands of volcanic glass, and they can pose a serious hazard.

During the past seven months, Hawaiian Electric has asked its Big Island customers nine times — sometimes for several days in a row — to reduce their electricity consumption during peak use hours in the evening, and the cause of the power problems was not the usual culprit: severe weather.

Meiqin Chen, 57, from Hilo was observed by multiple witnesses putting an endangered nēnē gosling in her vehicle at Wailoa River State Recreation Area in Hilo on the Big Island and driving away.

Scammers are calling Hawaiʻi residents pretending to be FBI agents and claiming they will be arrested if they don’t immediately pay unpaid fines by using Bitcoin, other cryptocurrency or other methods. 

Thirty-five soldiers from the 325th Brigade Support Battalion “Mustangs” stationed at Schofield Barracks on O‘ahu joined in a beach cleanup at Spencer Beach Park and Puako on a day off from training at U.S. Army Garrison Pōhakuloa Training Area.

Mutual Trading Co. Inc., of El Monte, CA, is recalling 60 fl. oz. containers of “Kagome Worcester Sauce,” 10 fl. oz of “Kagome Chuno Sauce,” and 8 g. of “Kagome Take Out Tonkatsu Sauce,” because the package labels do not declare the presence of soy.

Now through April 30, Foodland will be accepting in-person monetary and Maika‘i points donations that will go directly towards supporting Hawai‘i’s families.

The new Hawaiʻi laws codify conditions under which felony prosecutions can be initiated within the State of Hawai‘i and provide stronger, clearer protections and better access for reproductive health care services.

As of March 17, 2023, all states were required to be compliant with the “Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services” settings regulation that was established in 2014.

The Hawai‘i County Council on Wednesday approved Resolution 61, providing a total of $7.5 million to 13 organizations for 16 projects that include permanent supportive housing, substance abuse and mental health treatment and professional development for front-line homeless service providers.

The victim was identified as Clifford Edward Myers Sr. of Van Nuys, Calif. Preliminary results of an autopsy performed March 16 did not show signs of foul play; however, final results are pending toxicology and additional forensic testing.

Danny L. Ostlund, 73, was last seen on Banyan Drive in Hilo on Feb. 26, 2023.

The public is invited to attend the 11 a.m. ceremony to unveil the West Hawaiʻi Vietnam War Memorial on March 29, National Vietnam War Veterans Day.

The National Weather Service has canceled the flood advisory for the Kaʻū and Puna Districts of Hawaiʻi Island.

Two high-altitude balloons will be launched near Waimea starting Thursday till Saturday as part of a mission to demonstrate uncrewed stratospheric communication capabilities.

The center, now located at Waiakea Kai Plaza, 88 Kanoelehua Avenue, Suite A-204 in Hilo, assists with numerous employment-related services and programs addressing Hawaiʻi County’s workforce development needs for its residents and businesses.

The Hawai‘i delegation hopes to secure federal funding to support efforts in combating Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death, a fungus that is decimating the state’s most abundant native tree.

The teen was last seen in Hilo on Monday night.