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Update: Missing actress, romance novelist Faleena Hopkins found safe
Actress and romance novelist Faleena Hopkins, who starred in the 2020 drama “Just One More Kiss,” was found safe today after going missing for 17 days after leaving a Wyoming jail.
New athletics director sought for University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is searching for a new athletics director to replace retiring David Matlin who has served in the position for eight years.
Longtime Kona paddler Dave Yamagata needs life-saving bone marrow transplant
A GoFundMe medical campaign for Kona resident Dave Yamagata, who has myelodysplastic syndrome — a bone marrow disorder that prevents his body from making red blood cells.
AARP Cupid Crew delivers Valentine’s Day roses to kūpuna throughout East Hawai‘i
The Cupid Crew is part of Wish of a Lifetime from AARP, a program that combats the negative effects of isolation and strengthens social ties and intergenerational connections of people 65 and older.
4.8 magnitude earthquake rattles Big Island
The temblor struck at 9:27 p.m. about 7.5 miles southeast of Pāhala off the Ka‘ū Coast at a depth of about 20 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Update: Winter storm warning issued for Big Island summits
The National Weather Service has upgrade the winter storm watch to a winter storm warning for the summits of Maunakea and Mauna Loa.
Kea‘au man guilty of attempted meth distribution, Kona jury finds
The cased stemmed from an October 2021 traffic stop, where police found methamphetamine on Zuffante’s person and in his car.
Update: Big Island flood watch beginning Thursday morning
The threat for heaviest rainfall will begin on the Big Island and then spread to the remaining islands.
Update: FAA investigating tour plane crash at end of runway at Kona Airport
“Flight 2, I don’t know if you copied, but Skymaster … just crashed off the north end,” said the air traffic controller at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport on the Big Island.
Native Hawaiian group donated nearly $1.4 million to University of Hawai‘i programs
The donations include $80,000 to support a graduate assistantship and efforts to foster a Native Hawaiian place of learning at the School of Ocean and Earth Science Technology.
Firefighters extinguish Valentine’s Day structure fire
The Hawai‘i County Fire Department has not yet announced a probable cause of the fire or estimated the total cost of property damage.
Helicopters dump 67,000 gallons of water on 2 fires at military training area on Big Island
The small fire by Hawaiʻi Belt Road remains at approximately 90 percent contained, and the larger fire in the interior hills of Keamuku Maneuver Area remains at approximately 70 percent contained on the Big Island.
UPDATE: North Kulani Road is now open
Motorists should use alternate routes while the section of North Kulani Road is closed for several hours.
Queen’s North Hawaiʻi Community Hospital offering several scholarships
The Queen’s North Hawaiʻi Community Hospital scholarships range from $1,000 to $3,000, with applications due April 30, 2023.
Hawaiʻi beachgoers can use smartphones to help researchers study endangered sea turtles
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s “Honu Count” initiative launched in 2017, when it first asked “citizen scientists” to report honu (green sea turtles) with temporary alphanumeric markings on their shells.
Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies opens new office and mobile clinic in Kailua-Kona
The Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies expansion on the Big Island will support pregnant, postpartum and birthing women and their families who experience limited access to maternal and infant care.
Hawaiʻi Gov. Green outlines new budget requests for housing, healthcare, infrastructure
Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green today sent additional budget requests to the State Legislature that support his long list of priorities.
Update: Hawai‘i Police find missing teen
Missing teenager Shaelynn Gomes was found in good condition on April 4 in Hilo.
Brown water advisory issued for Hilo Bay
Recent heavy rain has resulted in stormwater runoff entering into coastal waters.
Hawaiian Word of the Day: Ānuenue
“For me, the ānuenue represents hope, love, equality and joy. All things that we need a little bit more of in Hawaiʻi and the world today!” — UH Mānoa alumnus Kedan Waiokila Frank
