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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.

In the Big Island crash, the tail boom separated from the fuselage of a Bell 407 during a sunset tour operated by Paradise Helicopters out of Kona.

This is the first time in 38 years that tourists and resident can witness simultaneous eruptions of Mauna Loa and Kīlauea.

Tokunaga and Retsky were both named to the Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association All-America Third Team. Tokunaga also was named a United Soccer Coaches Division II All-America First Team selection.

Fifth-year seniors Grace VerHage and Daelenn Tokunaga landed First Team selections, while Jodi Lillie and Teani Arakawa were named to the Second Team.

Over the past 24 hours, the Mauna Loa lava flow is moving at an average of about 40 feet per hour while it is on relatively flat ground as it creeps toward Saddle Road, now just 2.4 miles away.

Students will flex their design and engineering skills by creating a digital 3-D model of a wearable pin that celebrates their unique appreciation for veterans.

Hawai‘i Department of Transportation announced weekly lane closures for Dec. 3-9.

Hawaiian legends tell many stories about sisters Pele, the goddess of fire and volcanoes and Poli‘ahu, goddess of snow.

The Northeast Rift Zone is still active, with fissure 3 continuing to be the dominant source of the largest lava flow.

Increased traffic on the highway is causing congestion between Maunakea Access Road and Gilbert Kahele Recreation Area as people flock to see the lava flows on Mauna Loa’s Northeast Rift Zone.

Surf of 6 to 8 feet is forecast along west-facing shores of the island.

The state agency is also coordinating analysis of potential consequences to the Big Island economy, infrastructure, transportation network and other effects if the eruption were to eventually damage Daniel K. Inouye Highway or other significant systems.

The suspects are reported to be males in their late teens to early 20s.

So far this year, there have been 893 DUI arrests compared with 974 during the same period last year, a decrease of 8.3%.

HVO staff and County of Hawai‘i officials closely monitored the eruption overnight, tracking activity for any migration.

The State of Hawaiʻi has finished distributing over 600,000 state tax refunds to eligible taxpayers who filed their 2021 Hawaiʻi individual tax returns on time.

The US Postal Service’s suggested mailing dates are Dec. 17 for First-Class and Priority mail originating in Hawai’i and headed to the mainland.

The annual art contest for the 2023-24 Hawai’i Wildlife Conservation and Game Bird Stamp is here.

A Hilo District Court judge maintained bail on a Puna man accused of stealing a rental car and various other offenses.