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Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 24-year-old Jonah Kanoa Mokuiki Drummondo-Rodrigues, of Kea‘au, who is wanted for questioning in a sex assault investigation that occurred on Oʻahu.

The scammers, claiming to be deputy sheriffs, are requesting money from people to pay for bogus outstanding warrants, traffic citations and/or fines for missed jury duty.

“The legal carrying of concealed firearms by citizens in our County is a big change to the culture that we are used to,” Hawaiʻi County Acting Police Chief Kenneth Bugado Jr. said.

The Hawai‘i County Police Commission says once the finalists are determined their names will be made public.

The BIg Island library had been closed temporarily due to damage caused by the Oct. 14 earthquakes on Mauna Loa’s flanks.

Meet Hawai’i Island’s candidates for the House of Representatives.

Pointy hats and other witchy wardrobe were the norm. Even a skeleton and a glittery orange-and-black spider were part of the festivities.

The event, sponsored by KBIG-FM in partnership with the American Cancer Society, also raises awareness and funds for the fight against breast cancer.

There were no occupants found in the home, according to the Hawaiʻi Fire Department.

The Vulcans repeat as back-to-back conference champs, but this time alone at the top.

Hawai‘i Police Department Officer Dallas Arce was named the Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawai‘i’s Officer of the Month for July.

Detailed descriptions of hunting opportunities statewide are available on the state Department of Land and Natural Resource’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife website.

The Department of Water Supply, DWS, will be installing a new water service between Hikina Place and Mill Road in South Hilo starting at the end of the month.

The state-funded, four-year project on Kohala Mountain will manage non-native feral pigs and promote native forest regeneration.

Being safe is no trick; a few common-sense tips can help make Halloween is safe and fun for keiki and adults alike.

Hawai‘i Department of Transportation announced weekly lane closures for Oct. 29-Nov. 4.

The University of Hawaiʻi 10-campus system is proposing a freeze on undergraduate tuition for two more academic years, but it would be followed by 2% increases in the next two academic years.

Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy, commonly known as HPA, is hosting several in-person and virtual open houses as admission applications to the school is now open for grades K-12 in the 2023-24 academic year.

More representation for Hawai‘i County residents is coming to the State Legislature as an additional House seat was created in January due to the rise in the island’s population, according to the 2020 U.S. Census.

The unpermitted post-and-pier wooden house was fully engulfed in flames when first responders arrived.