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“Safe, stable, affordable housing is a cornerstone of good health, economic prosperity and educational attainment,” said Will White, director of the Hawaiʻi Budget & Policy Center.

The forecast is for southwest winds of 55 to 65 mph at the Big Island summits with higher gusts today, increasing to 70 to 90 mph with higher gusts tonight.

Representing the Big Island in the top 15 outstanding Hawaiʻi Department of Education principals for 2023: Sharon Beck, Kaʻu High School and Pahala Elementary School; Kori Takaki, Kahakai Elementary School; and Lisa Souza, Waiākea Intermediate School.

The plight of the Nākoa, a 94-foot luxury yacht that spent nearly two weeks grounded in Honolua Bay on Maui only to be freed from the rocky shoreline and then sink in about 800 feet of water, is not the only yacht plot to unfold in Hawai‘i waters during the past decade.

The public is advised to stay out of flood waters and storm water runoff in Hilo Bay due to possible overflowing cesspools, sewers, manholes, pesticides, animal fecal matter, dead animals, pathogens, chemicals and associated flood debris.

Four men were arrested for firearms offenses on March 4 while at a cockfight in Kealakekua, where drugs and illegal firearms were recovered, along with U.S. currency and two vehicles for forfeiture, according to Hawaiʻi Island police.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation is notifying Hawaiʻi residents of a printing error affecting some driver’s licenses and state identification cards that were issued in February 2023.

David Jiménez, who calls himself “Dolphin Dave,” was cited for two violations after the state Department of Land and Natural Resources received numerous calls reporting alleged wildlife harassment.

Nearly 300 students from 17 schools across the state are gaining real-world experience building a business end-to-end through the Hawaiʻi Agricultural Foundation’s Young Entrepreneurs Program.

The forecast for Big Island summits this week is for southwest winds of 45 to 75 mph with local gusts of move than 100 mph possible.

As the general manager, Stephen Hicks will lead operations for the Kamehameha Schools-owned Keauhou Shopping Center located on 22.9 acres of ‘āina overlooking Keauhou Bay.

Salvation Army Family Intervention Services will display the yellow and black Safe Place sign, which signifies immediate help and safety for youth.

Which profession do you think is the toughest on the Big Island?

The free workshop is part of Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center’s “Teamwork, Leadership and Preparing for the New Economy” training series at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.

After being freed, the multimillion-dollar yacht grounded in a Maui bay had suffered severe holes in the hull during the days it was pounding repeatedly against the rocks of the shoreline.

Hawaiian Telcom and its team donated $20,347 to Hawai’i Island United Way as part of its 2022 Annual Campaign. 

The release throughout Hawaiʻi of a small wasp to battle the devastating berry borer beetle — which causes millions in coffee crop damage — moved another step closer to launching.

The National Guard Youth Challenge Academy is a community-based program that leads, trains and mentors 16- to 18-year-old high school dropouts so that they may become productive citizens in America’s future.

Readers were asked “What’s your favorite extraterrestrial event in 2023?” and the comet garnered one-quarter of the total vote.

Since 2012, the Mālama Maunakea Volunteer Weed Pulls are part of the Center for Maunakea Stewardship’s ongoing efforts to protect the resources on the mountain by helping to control fireweed and other invasive plant species.