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The lawsuit says Waipiʻo Valley Shuttle had operated almost uninterrupted since the late 1960s until the County’s “illegal actions” closed the access road.

The stolen military vehicle on Maui is described as a M1165A1 type Humvee and has E-09 painted on the front bumper.

The woman, identified her as Carol Mugleston of Layton, Utah, was in distress when she was brought out of the ocean by bystanders and given CPR.

Ryden Watson-Beck was located in Mountain View shortly after police issued an advisory seeking help finding him Tuesday, Feb. 28.

There was one passenger in the truck, an unidentified 44-year-old female from Pāhoa, who sustained minor injuries and was transported to Hilo Medical Center for further treatment.

The high wind warning is in effect until 6 a.m. Thursday, with a wind advisory for much of the rest of the island also in effect. The high surf warning will remain until 6 a.m. Thursday.

Visitors spent $260 million on the Big Island in January 2023, according to a state report.

The Hawai’i Fire Department responded on Monday afternoon to a blaze at a vacant wood frame home at the corner of Makuʻu Drive and 23rd Avenue in Paradise Park.

Hawaiʻi County’s Department of Environmental Management holds these regular collection events at no charge to the public, so households can conveniently dispose of acceptable household hazardous waste in a manner that protects both public health and the environment. 

Turns out, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton weren’t just on the Big Island last week for the blessing of the Grace Parish Center at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Parish in Kailua-Kona. They also made a stop at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park with their daughter Chelsea and her family.

At the Waimea Community Association’s hybrid Town Meeting on March 2, Pwo Navigator Chadd Paishon will retell the amazing story of cultural discovery, learning, growth and persistence of the Makali’i voyaging canoe.

Big Island police report that 14-year-old Serenity Salmo-Kāʻawa was found Feb. 25 in Hilo.

The forecast for portions of the Big Island is for east winds of 25 to 35 mph, with localized gusts up to 55 mph, through at least Wednesday.

The enoki mushrooms being recalled in Hawai’i are produced by Taiwan-based Changhua County Mushrooms Productions Cooperative and distributed by Jan Fruits.

A few days after the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association disclosed long-time rat, mold and structural problems at Hōlualoa Elementary School on the Big Island, state school officials began making concrete steps toward some short-term fixes.

Funds collected from a proposed $50 annual green fee for tourists would then be used to fund conservation efforts across Hawaiʻi. 

To qualify for a unit at the Waikōloa Family Affordable rental housing development, households must have annual incomes of 30 and 60 percent or less of the area median income.

The 44-year-old female passenger in the fatal car crash on the Big Island suffered only minor injuries.

In the next decade, 100 or more species of native Hawaiian snails will likely go extinct without increased research and conservation action.

On Feb. 5, red sprites briefly — and we mean briefly — danced before the eyes of people watching the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera at the Subaru Telescope atop Maunakea on the Big Island.