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Hawai‘i residents can still access the medication abortion drug mifepristone following two federal district court rulings, and the Green Administration remains united in its determination to ensure that it stays that way. On Friday, April 7 a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a decision staying the U.S. […]

Hawaiian Electric has announced that it will conduct quarterly aerial inspections of its major overhead transmission lines in an effort to improve system reliability. The inspections are scheduled to take place from Monday, April 10 to Friday, April 14, 2023, and will be conducted islandwide from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives new executive director promises to grow the museum’s digital archives capacities.

In a close vote, Easter egg hunt and Easter brunch/lunch/dinner each got 20 percent, but which one came out in top of Big Island Now’s latest poll: “What is your favorite Easter tradition?”

Although the initial motivation for the Merrie Monarch Festival was to boost the economy of Hawaiʻi island through tourism, this event has come to serve a far greater purpose, which is perpetuating Hawaiian culture.

Jay H. Shidler, an alumnus of the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, has made a remarkable $5 million cash donation to the college. His total giving now amounts to $238 million, making him the largest individual donor in the university’s history.

Onions have their own sun clock. It is important when purchasing onion seeds to grow in Hawaiʻi to select a short-day variety.

The action isn’t just at the Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium and Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium during Merrie Monarch Week on the Big Island. There are several other venues throughout Hilo and East Hawai‘i that will feature hula, music, arts and crafts, Hawaiian cultural events and other entertainment.

The free online talk story by Hawaiʻi Care Choices aims to support veterans living with serious illnesses and their at-home caregivers.

The Mac-A-Thon is an essential fundraiser that helps support various community initiatives, including promoting Hawaiian culture and traditions, marine resource protection, and youth mentoring.

Hawaiʻi State Deputy Attorney General Rodney Kimura was awarded the 2023 Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Attorney General Antitrust Task Force.

Today, after a 183-day stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, two rounds of pneumonia, 10 blood transfusions and surgeries on her heart and eyes, Kalley-Mae Yee of Hilo is a vibrant 4-year-old girl.

A baby nēnē and its parents were released into the Hilo Nēnē Sanctuary on the lower slopes of Mauna Kea by the woman who helped save the gosling.

Get ready, world. The Merrie Monarch Festival returns next week with full regalia for the first time since 2019, and there’s just two days left until the celebration of hula and everything Hawaiian gets underway.

The warrant sweep arrested individuals wanted for offenses ranging from contempt, probation violation, and probation no bail, to warrant of arrest.

Twenty-seven-year-old Tikeo Tobin appeared in Kona District Court on charges of two counts of second-degree burglary and one count of fourth-degree criminal property damage.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation will increase the speed limit on Volcano Road (Route 11) between North Ala Road and Old Volcano Road through Kurtistown to 45 mph. 

Hawaiian Telcom has unveiled its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% within seven years.

April Nelson, a mortgage loan originator based in Kona, has been recognized by Homebridge Financial Services in Hawai‘i as one of its top producers for March.

“Despite our best efforts to navigate the balloons to land and recover them, both flights had to be terminated over the Pacific Ocean and unfortunately recovery was not feasible,” Sierra Nevada Corporation said in an email to Big Island Now.