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Ke Kula ‘O ‘Ehunuikamalino kicked off the weekend’s graduation ceremonies for high schools on Hawai‘i Island with a ceremony spoken all in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.

Hawai‘i Island police have identified two pedestrians who were killed during the past month in separate traffic collisions, one in Keaʻau and the other in Volcano.

The Hawaiʻi County Department of Health has issued a brown water advisory for Puako Bay to Kaipae Point on Big Island.

Hawaiʻi County has opened a new Park & Ride location at Loloku Street, conveniently situated on the south side of Target in Kailua-Kona to address parking woes along the historic Aliʻi Drive corridor.

Emergency repairs to the deep well at Hawaiian Ocean View Estates in Ka‘ū on the Big Island have been completed.

Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 42-year-old Jennifer Michelle Showen of the Hawaiian Shores subdivision in Pāhoa who has been missing since July 2022.

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park’s “ʻOhi Wai” is a 10-minute video describing how Hawaiians used lava tubes to gather water in gourds.

A water main break has been repaired on Friday afternoon after causing the closure of Ali’i Drive in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island due to flooding and road damage.

Since that 2018 activity, Kīlauea has experienced nearly constant change with distinct episodes of calm, unrest, eruptions and everything in between.

A warehouse fire broke out early Friday morning at Hilo Mechanical in the industrial area. There were no injuries.

The National Weather Service has canceled a flash flood warning for the Kona and Kohala districts of the Big Island.

Voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa is scheduled to depart Juneau for Yakutat on Friday morning to begin the first leg of the Alaska Heritage Sail.

The Big Island’s largest renewable energy project, with 94,000 solar panels on 300 acres in Waikōloa, was blessed on Thursday with Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green in attendance.

Keola Whitehead-Shibata was officially charged Thursday afternoon with second-degree attempted murder, ownership or possession prohibited, and carrying a firearm in the commission of a separate felony. He slated to appear in District Court for an initial appearance today.

The former longtime Big Island physician and his motorcade were on their way Thursday morning to the dedication ceremony for a new solar facility when they witnessed the crash happen

After conferring with the Hawai‘i County prosecuting attorney’s office, police on Wednesday arrested and charged 39-year-old Sergey Anatolyevich Tkachuk of Pāhoa with an array of offenses.

Hawaiʻi Island police have located 28-year-old Shanice Ogata-Staudinger who was wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant in connection to an assault investigation. On Wednesday, May 17 just before 8 p.m., Puna Patrol officers responded to the Puna Kai Shopping Center in Pāhoa on a tip from the public regarding the location of Ogata-Staudinger. Upon arrival, […]

This job recruitment, for full-time, permanent positions, will be advertised on the State of Hawai‘i jobs website.

The proposed Hawai‘i County operating budget for the next fiscal year includes estimated revenues and appropriations of more than $831.6 million, with the suggested capital budget seeking more than $358 million for capital improvement projects on the Big Island.

In just four months on the job, Hawaiʻi Police Department Chief Ben Moszkowicz has created and implemented a new recruitment effort to fill the vacancies of 67 sworn officers.