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Customers are advised to refrain from washing clothes and store a container of water for their drinking needs until the supply of water is restored to normal.

A Hilo man was arrested following a reported domestic-related incident that occurred at a residence in Hilo late Friday night.

The first few hours of Mauna Loa’s eruption were dynamic, and volcanologists intently watched monitoring data to track changing conditions and understand how the eruption was developing.

Hawaiʻi County has launched its official mobile application, Kāhea.

While the Mauna Loa eruption continues, officials with the U.S. Geological Survey say fissure 3 has significantly reduced lava and gas emission output.

Honolulu-based Elemental Excelerator invites college students to submit proposals for the US Department of Energy’s competition called EnergyTech UP. Cash prizes from the $370,000 pool are available to Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands teams that successfully identify clean-tech opportunities and submit a business plan.

The DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources indicated the change will allow for replenishment of the dangerously depleted pāku‘iku‘i population in the area as the division works toward longer-term regulations for sustainable take of the fish species.

Located in Pualani Estates in Kailua-Kona, the lights of the Kona Christmas House owned by the Long family can be seen from Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health has placed orders to supply participating health care providers with updated bivalent vaccines for children ages 6 months to 5 years old.

John Jason McCrary remains in police custody pending his initial court appearance scheduled for the afternoon of Dec. 12 in Hilo District Court.

The Hawai‘i Board of Land and Natural Resources issued the fine for the owner of the vessel called Avalanche in connection with a social media report May 28, 2021, saying the boat had anchored on top of live coral outside the Honokōhau Small Boat Harbor.

Case completes her second term as head of the Department of Land and Natural Resources and also chairwoman of the state Board of Land and Natural Resources at the end of this year.

East winds of 20 to 35 mph, with localized gusts up to 55 mph, are forecast in the advisory area.

Impacts are expected to be moderate, with strong breaking waves and and strong currents that will make swimming dangerous.

The 60-year-old Washington state woman was was last seen in waters off Keawakapu Beach in South Maui before noon Dec. 8.

A Hilo man is facing various drug and firearm charges after search warrant on a residence in East Hawaii led to the discovery of over 1.5 pounds of methamphetamine, over 0.5 pounds of cocaine and a revolver.

The leading edge of the Mauna Loa eruption has stalled and is currently no longer a threat to Daniel K. Inouye Highway.

A Hilo man initially charged with kidnapping a slew of other offenses in Hilo District was indicted by Hilo Grand Jury on Thursday.

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park invites the community to participate in a public meeting regarding protection and potential future use of the remote 16,451-acre Kahuku-Pōhue parcel the park acquired earlier this year.

The Daniel K. Inouye Highway, or Saddle Road, is quite possibly the most important roadway on the island.