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Images captured last week of swirling clouds near the front of the lava flow from fissure 3 on Mauna Loa while it was still active were vortices similar to dust devils.

U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono from Hawaiʻi will answer kūpuna questions on how the Inflation Reduction Act will lower prescription drug prices for Medicare recipients at a live telephone forum sponsored by AARP Hawaiʻi on Dec. 17.

During the first year of operations, a milestone was hit with data from the world’s largest solar telescope on Maui made available directly to the public and scientific community.

Despite recent reports of disgruntled tourists, North Shore community groups are chalking up the system as a success.

Mr. and Mrs. Kringle will be making an appearance this weekend at Kona Commons.

So far this year, there have been 929 DUI arrests compared with 1,007 during the same period last year, a decrease of 7.8%.

The holiday tradition returns for its third year this weekend at the historic Palace Theater in Downtown Hilo.

Hawai‘i State House Rep. Justin Woodson claims “more needs to be done to support our teachers and to meet the needs of all our students.”

On Tuesday, the Hawaiʻi County Police Commission wrapped up two days of public testimony and questioning of the four finalists for police chief, with inquiries about a questionable hotel stay and a discrimination lawsuit.

The 4.5-mile, one-way route will only be open to the public between 4 p.m. and midnight, starting Wednesday. It will close entirely on Friday.

Shark warning signs have gone up at ʻAnaehoʻomalu Bay on Tuesday morning following an apparent encounter between a man in his mid-60’s and what has been reported as a 12-foot tiger shark.

The third-year Vulcans guard leads the PacWest in assists and three-point percentage and is second in steals and fourth in scoring.

For the first time, two Native Hawaiian women will lead the Hawaiʻi State Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Seismicity and deformation patterns remain unsettled, which means there remains a potential the KIlauea eruption will resume or a new eruption can occur at or near the summit of Kīlauea. But it is unexpected Mauna Loa’s eruption will resume.

The casting call is for the lead child actress in the 20-minute thesis film “Two Breaths,” which will be shot on the Big Island in early 2023.

Big Island rainfall totals for the year through the end of last month were near or below average at most rain gauges.

The public interviews for the Hawaiʻi County police chief position will continue Tuesday in Kona with another special meeting at 9 a.m. at the West Hawaiʻi Civic Center, Building A Council Chambers.

Jacob Walter Umemoto faces abuse and firearm charges connected with the alleged incident.

Mauna Loa Forest Reserve and Mauna Loa Observatory Road remain closed because of continued volcanic hazards. The summit and all National Park Service areas on Mauna Loa also remain closed.

Trade winds are slowly easing and advisory conditions are no longer expected.