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So far this year, there have been 468 DUI arrests compared with 490 during the same period last year, a decrease of 4.49%.

Make Music Hawaiʻi presents live performances in Hilo and Kona on June 21 as part of the global celebration of Make Music Day.

A former University of Hawai‘i at Hilo basketball coach, Yagi was known as the “Father of Small College Basketball in Hawaiʻi.”

Hawaiʻi Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing section is hosting a free Keiki Fishing Derby on July 15 for North and South Kohala residents aged 5 to 18.

Hawaiian Electric will be upgrading infrastructure along Highway 19 in Pa‘auilo from June 21 to 23, resulting in a partial closure and traffic delays.

The Honoka‘a Recycling and Transfer Station will be temporarily closed to the public for repairs through June 24.

Update: Mamalahoa Highway in South Kona on the Big Island is now open in both directions after one lane was closed due to a traffic accident.

Update: Daniel K. Inouye Highway now is open in both directions after it was closed due to a traffic collision.

Traffic will be allowed to flow in the Hilo, or easterly, direction on Māmane Street, between Lehua Street to Puakalo Street.

New and unfilled backpacks may be dropped off at any Hawai‘i Island police station now through July 15.

The summit eruption at Kīlauea volcano on the Big island has paused, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said Monday night.

Hawai‘i Police Department has assigned Major Reed Mahuna, a 25-year veteran, to the chief’s office as the acting deputy chief.

Hawai‘i police are investigating a break-in at the Merrie Monarch Festival office in Hilo where several items were stolen, including replicas of King David Kalākaua medals.

Hawaiian Telcom was the only Hawaiʻi recipient of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration grant, which invests in building regional networks that connect to national Internet networks.

After a pandemic-imposed hiatus, Kahilu’s celebrated Youth Troupe returns to the stage for a special production for two performances only of the rock musical “Rent.”

The teen was last seen in Hilo on June 7.

U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) introduced legislation with fellow House Democrats to eliminate the five-year waiting period for immigrants seeking a range of federal benefits.

Nexamp, a community-based renewable energy developer and operator, is holding an online meeting on Thursday to provide information about Nā‘ālehu Solar, a proposed shared solar project that would be located south of Māmalahoa Highway in Nā‘ālehu.

While there have been strides made throughout the United States on inclusion and acceptance of members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, plus community since the first Pride march in 1970 in New York City, the fight for equality continues.

CU Hawaiʻi has contributed $17,418 to the Hawai‘i HomeOwnership Center to provide classes, coaching, and support for low and moderate income families aiming to achieve sustainable homeownership in Hawai‘i.