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Police recovered nearly 1.9 grams of fentanyl mixture, 30 Suboxone pills having a street value of more than $2,200 and more than 25 pounds of illegal aerial fireworks.

The Pāhoa structure damaged by fire was partially boarded up and was a known hangout for squatters.

A 38-year-old man from Puna died during an incident with three Hawai’i Island police officers who were responding to a report of an active attempted suicide call.

U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) won reelection to a second full term last November, garnering more than 71% of the vote – the largest margin of victory by any Senate candidate in 2022.

This year, a computer science club at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa will offer a free online or in-person 3-month introductory coding class for 6th to 12th grade students on how to create websites.

The team of inspectors will examine the damage and impact sustained to the Mauna Loa Observatory Road and other infrastructure that were overrun by lava from the eruption on the Big Island.

ConsumerAffairs recently published an analysis of which states have 2022’s worst (and best) roads for travel, and found that the bumpiest and potentially most dangerous rides occur in Hawaiʻi.

The earthquake was at a depth of 12 miles below sea level; and it occurred in a region of stress interaction between Mauna Loa and Kīlauea volcanoes.

During the months of January through March 2023, a portion of all sales at all Big Island Ohana Fuels locations will be donated to the nonprofit, Family Support Hawaiʻi.

The fire at the family’s home in ʻĀinaloa happened during the early evening of Dec. 30. Fortunately, no one was home at the time, but the blaze caused $250,000 in damage and killed three of the family’s five dogs.

Kristine Norita had to watch the New Year’s Eve fireworks from her car as her husband drove her to Hilo Medical Center after going into labor with their fifth child.

Authorities are investigating the discovery of a badly burned body on Banyan Drive in Hilo.

SNAP eligibility and benefit amounts are based on income limits set by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Food and Nutrition Services.

The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for Jan. 3 at 11:45 a.m.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ Iwi Kūpuna Repatriation and Reinterment Program is providing $50,000 over two years to The Hawaiian Church of Hawaiʻi Nei for a series of workshops.

Large breaking waves of 6 to 8 feet are forecast this afternoon. Wave heights are expected to increase to 7 to 10 feet tonight.

Applicants must be residents of Hawai‘i and citizens of the United States and must have been licensed to practice law by the Hawai‘i Supreme Court for a period of no less than five years preceding nomination.

A new statewide law banning the intentional release of balloons in Hawaiʻi — and the strongest such measure in the country — went into effect Jan. 1, 2023.

The newly graduated officers will now undergo four months of on-the-job field training with veteran police officers before being qualified to work alone.

Several new State of Hawai’i laws are set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2023 that relate to areas including tobacco taxes, catalytic converters, ethics training, fireworks, ranked-choice voting and even balloons.