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Aloha Festivals is currently accepting applications for the 2023 Royal Court, as well as participants for the 75th Annual Floral Parade presented by ‘Alohilani Resort Waikīkī Beach.

This summer marks 200 years since English missionary William Ellis visited KIlauea caldera with Hawaiian guides and published the first contemporary written observation of the volcano’s eruptive activity.

Parts of the State of Hawaiʻi, including portions of the Big Island, are beginning to suffer severe drought conditions, with wildfires already starting to occur as a result of the dry land.

Customers who subscribe could save up to 15% on their energy costs staring next year once the three Hawai‘i Island projects selected by Hawaiian Electric are up and running.

As of shortly before 6 p.m., Hurricane Calvin looked like it was on the cusp of entering the Central Pacific region. The now-Category 2 storm is on a track that could bring it to Hawai‘i, albeit likely not as a hurricane.

Update: The intersection of Nahelenani Street and Old Volcano Road is open. It had been closed due to a brush fire.

Simon Nicholas Boone, 29, of Antelope, Calif. was arrested for an assault in Kona on July 11.

Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying three suspects involved in a burglary investigation that occurred on July 9 in the Kalapana-Kaimū area.  

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying two male individuals who are suspects in several reported thefts that took place at a public school in Hilo in April.

Hawai‘i Fire Department and the U.S. Coast Guard searched for Shanice Ogata-Staudinger, by land and sea, from Sunday evening until the search was called off on Wednesday afternoon. They did not find any signs of her.

A study by Dr. Jonathan Price, a geography professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, about flora of the Canary Island of Tenerife is featured in the July 12, 2023 issue of Nature.

Tara Lasham, 39, is wanted on an arrest warrant in a custodial interference investigation involving a 6-year-old girl, and Lasham’s mother, 67-year-old Colleen Lasham, is wanted for questioning in the case, according to the Hawaiʻi Police Department.

There is no tsunami threat to the Big Island or any of the Hawaiian Islands following a preliminary magnitude 4.6 earthquake that struck in deep ocean northeast of Maui. The quake occurred at 11:29 a.m. on Thursday.

Last month, 23-year-old Kua Kowardy’s life changed in a moment on Daniel K. Inouye Highway when he was hit head-on by a blue Ford Escape, driven by a 37-year-old woman, who crossed the center line.

Narcan Spray, also known as Naloxone, is a Food and Drug Administration-approved medication used to rapidly reverse opioid overdoses. By providing Dispenser licensees with Narcan Spray, the Department of Liquor Control and its community partners are taking proactive measures to address potential opioid-related emergencies that may arise within these establishments.

These popular events are intentionally informal with no agenda. Topics of conversation can range from sharing personal stories to discussing neighborhood issues.

The top winners in the Jane M. Klausman, STEM and Young Woman in Public Affairs categories have been advanced from the club level to compete for additional awards and scholarships at the district and international levels of Zonta.

Alameda, who was born and raised in the Hilo area, will spend the next six months collecting feedback from constituents and formulating his top prioritie.

Acclaimed Maui reggae band Maoli performing in Kona, a Fitness and Car Show at the Old Kona Airport, the musical “Grease” kicks off at the Hilo Palace Theater and the always worthy event, Relay for Life of the Big Island, are among this week’s Top 20 things to do on the Big Island. Here’s a look at what’s happening on Big Island this week.

The most recent Voluntary Local Review was presented Wednesday by Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green to the United Nations during the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.