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State officials confirm the death of  one of Hawai‘i’s state birds, the nēnē goose, over the weekend after it was reportedly struck by a vehicle in Waikoloa.

A Puna woman pleaded no contest to a felony robbery charge in connection with a December 2020 incident along Highway 130 in Puna.

It’s time to make the holiday season merry and bright for some Big Island keiki, and Minit Stop shoppers can help.

With traffic fatalities up 66% higher than this time last year, Hawai‘i Police Department is urging motorists to drive safely and sober this holiday season.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health reported 282 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 89,875.

Residents impacted by the Kona Low storm continue to recover from the damage brought on by the severe weather last week.

A previous messaging error in the building division’s EPIC System incorrectly notified applicants they had 90 days to pick up their permit. This error has been corrected.

Puna residents are invited to join the efforts to revitalize their community by attending the third quarterly Revitalize Puna event scheduled for January.

A year after The Hawai‘i County Council deferred a bill that would have limited pedestrian traffic on the access road into one of Hawai‘i’s most sacred valleys, some advocates are frustrated with what they see as stalled progress toward limiting congestion on the overcrowded road.

Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged 60-year-old Donald John Needham, of Pāhoa, with the 2020 shooting death of his neighbor in Aloha Estates.

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating an assault that occurred on Friday, Dec. 3, around 10:25 p.m. on Henry Street in Kailua-Kona.

A Hilo District Court judge denied bail for a Puna man accused of a terroristic threatening incident involving a gun at the Hilo Target store.

A Kona grand jury has filed an indictment against a man accused of sexually assaulting a 6-year-old child.

Military training for the month of December consists of helicopter and aircraft gunnery, and Hawaiʻi Police Department Special Response Team (SRT) training.

Hawai‘i will receive $36,994,939 in federal funding to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and continue providing health care for families across the state.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health reported 214 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 89,593.

Hawai‘i Island police reported on Tuesday, Dec. 14 that Ethan Bailey of Kea‘au, who was previously reported as missing, was located in good health in Hilo on Dec. 12.

Hawai‘i Island Coalition was named a finalist for the Biden Administration’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge and will receive $500,000 to further develop a proposal for between $25 million and $100 million in potential future grant funding.

During the week of Dec. 6-12, Hawai`i Island police arrested 19 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.

A Puna man is facing charges in connection to the theft of a Toyota Tacoma earlier this year.