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A nearly 30-foot whale shark was spotted one mile off Kahalu‘u Beach Park on Tuesday afternoon.

For his “tenacious investigations” that led to the apprehension of two wanted felons with a slew of prior arrests, Hawaiʻi Island police officer Jayce Carvalho was honored as the East Hawaiʻi Officer of the Month for November 2022.

Make your preparations now! A self-proclaimed “time traveler” posting on the popular social media platform TikTok is saying hostile aliens will destroy Earth on March 23. But another alien, called “The Champion” will save 8,000 people to ensure humanity’s survival.

The Kona Steel Guitar Festival is a new event developed to coincide with the relocation of Keola Beamer’s Aloha Music Camp from Kapa‘a on Kaua‘i to Keauhou.

Hawai‘i Fire Department responded to the hazmat situation after receiving reports of unknown white smoke originating from a machine room in the back of the store, spreading out into the store floor.

A fire destroyed a family house valued at $525,000 at Hawaiian Ocean View Estates on the Big Island, but there were no injuries.

Hawai‘i police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Jaidon Wieland-Vierra who was reported as a runaway.

The potential new National Marine Sanctuary identified in the Presidential Memorandum would conserve 777,000 square miles, including the existing Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.

The Hawaiʻi State Division of Aquatic Resources took down shark warning signs on Monday at ʻAnaehoʻomalu Bay on Hawai‘i Island, following an apparent encounter over the weekend.

Ethics reform measures relating to campaign contributions, lobbying and gifts have passed both the Hawaiʻi State Senate and House of Representatives, and now head to Gov. Josh Green’s desk for signature.

The Kupu leadership program is for recent high school graduates, college graduates and young professionals who are looking to establish a career in conservation.

County officials are looking for residents interested in serving on the Fire Appeals Board.

Two Hawaiʻi Island police detectives have been cleared to go back to active duty while two investigations continue for the March 10 fatal shooting of 32-year-old Kainoa Kahele-Bishop of Kailua-Kona.

A 50-year-old man was rescued this morning after tumbling 15 feet down a cliffside along the Hāmākua Coast near Waipi‘o Valley.

The teen was last seen on March 18 in Kea‘au wearing blue jeans and a dark colored jacket.

The Hawaiʻi Island police have found both missing 13-year-old girls in Pāhoa in good health.

A soil investigation will take place at the Four Mile Creek Bridge near the Haihai Street and Kīlauea Avenue intersection in Hilo on March 22 and 23 from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.  

A tractor was stolen from a property off of Highway 130 just outside of Pāhoa on March 12, 2023, between 8:45 a.m. and 1:40 p.m., according to Hawaiʻi Island police.

Saguaro Correctional Center celebrated its first Prison Fellowship Academy graduation, with 16 Hawaiʻi inmates completing the 12-month program.

The 41 new state Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement officers will deploy to four branches: Big island (14), O‘ahu (14), Maui (7) and Kaua‘i (6).