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Firefighters extinguished the blaze after about two hours and the Red Cross was called to help the property owners.

The crew of the USS Daniel Inouye visited the Big Island over the weekend, giving the public a chance to tour one of the military’s newest destroyers.

Hawai‘i’s fourth-graders performed above national averages in reading and math — and the state’s eighth-graders performed at the national level for the first time in reading, but slightly below the national average in math.

The Kona Community Aquatic Center near Old Kona Airport Park will temporarily close for a large facility upgrade project.

Hawaiʻi County said: “The current condition poses substantial endangerment to public health and safety and warrants preemptive and protective action in order to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of the people using the road.”

Vector control operations will take place at the park during the morning.

Aloha ‘Īlio Rescue is hosting its annual Howl-ween costume contest and adoption event on Oct. 29.

Jacks and barracuda in Heʻeia fishpond eat non-native Australian mullet, introduced to Oʻahu waters in the 1950s, to provide a form of biocontrol.

Those planning to attend the next quarterly community meeting to discuss plant operations at Puna Geothermal Venture will need to update their schedules.

Emotions ran high Saturday afternoon in Ocean View as residents living in the community on Mauna Loa’s Southwest Rift Zone got an update on the sleeping giant’s status and had a chance to speak with and ask questions.

The wildlife center has treated about 3,000 birds injured from man-made things like golf balls, power lines, cars, guns and poisons.

The deposition of volcanic ash following the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai eruption was likely the most important source of nutrients responsible for massive phytoplankton growth.

The Kailua Village Business Improvement District invites sailboats, powerboats, canoes and kayaks to be a part of the festive holiday celebration.

HPD releases its weekly outstanding warrants list.

During the late fall and winter of 2021–2022, the eruption would episodically pause for periods lasting from hours to days.

Hawai‘i Department of Transportation announced weekly lane closures for Oct. 22-28.

Kailua-Kona’s downtown public parking on Hualalai Road no longer is free, forcing the longtime downtown farmerʻs market to have to relocate and causing medical personnel of the Hawaiʻi Island Community Health Center to desperately seek alternative affordable parking.

Sofefina Paulino-Ngata was last seen at 7 a.m. Friday in the 100 block of Kapiʻolani Street in Hilo.

The black 2021 Polaris Sportsman 570 Ultimate Trail ATV was removed sometime between the evening hours of Oct. 18 and the morning of Oct. 19 from a residence on Kukuihaele Road in Honoka‘a.

Kona patrol officers identified 27-year-old Destanyie Calicdan of Hilo and 31-year-old Troy Canda-Raigumai of Kea‘au after both individuals were observed using the victim’s stolen credit cards to make numerous unauthorized purchases from at least five businesses in the Kailua-Kona area.