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A malfunctioning siren went off in Hilo this morning.

Gov. Josh Green’s new administration, shifting priorities throughout the state, serious cost-of-living issues, big funding requests and possibly having even more money to spend will all contribute to what is sure to be a must-watch 2023 state legislative session.

Real-time views of an eruption site are a vital source of information for emergency managers, so webcams are one of the most important tools in an eruption crisis. HVO maintains a network of continuously operating webcams across Mauna Loa and Kīlauea.

Track and field, T-ball, baseball and boys basketball are all on tap in February.

During the MRI de-energizing process at Queen’s North Hawaiʻi Community Hospital, helium is released through a roof vent.

Two of the drivers arrested for DUI last week were involved in traffic accidents, and two were younger than 21.

The flights are to survey and control invasive Guinea grass and fountain grass in some areas of Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park.

Of the four finalists for Hawaiʻi County police chief, Benjami Moszkowicz, a 22-year veteran with the rank of major at Honolulu Police Department, was the only person with no law enforcement experience on the Big Island.

Hawai’i County police officer Erhard Autrata and his family are recovering — with community support — from a fire that destroyed the home they built themselves and killed three of their dogs while they were celebrating 10-year-old Mahina’s birthday.

The two media personalities hit the trails of The Garden Isle after trekking around Maui, where Oprah owns an estate.

Lane closure schedules can change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

Driver Robert Cawley lost consciousness prior to the collision on Kalaniai Road.

This new Kīlauea eruption is viewable from almost all open areas around the caldera in Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park, but there are some parts of the park that are closed to protect breeding and nesting nēnē.

Police say Mary Raye was located Saturday in Pāhoa

At her 28-acre ranch along Stainback Highway in the hills of Mountain View, Hoku Kaʻawaloa-Eiflander teaches keiki on the Big Island how to ride and care for horses.

The new eruption of the volcano that ranks among the world’s most active began shortly after 4:30 p.m. Jan. 5.

Marcio Freire of Maui was on a family vacation when he died Thursday while surfing big waves in Nazaré on the central coast of Portugal.

Nathan Kalani Ni‘ihau was arrested Jan. 3 after he was found sleeping in a pickup truck owned by the state of Hawai‘i that was reported stolen in a burglary Dec. 27, 2022, in Hilo.

The combined street value of the fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana found in a rental vehicle being operated by one of the men is more than $54,000.

On June 30, 2009, a friend found Kaycee Smith dead in her Orchidland home on the Big Island with a single gunshot wound to her head.