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The Coffee and Cacao Innovation Lab will work with small farmers in Hawaiʻi and the continental United States, as well as in Latin America, Africa and Asia.

This year’s impact included $10,000 contributions each to Vibrant Hawai‘i and to the Hawai‘i Community Foundation to support Hurricane Lala relief efforts.

All eruptive vents and lava flows were confined to Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

While DUI arrests are down from the same period last year, fatal crashes and fatalities are up almost double.

Since 2011, a water quality buoy has been sending data from Hilo Bay to the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System to monitor short-term and long-term changes to ocean conditions.

This year’s theme is “A manu o uka, a manu o kai.” It translates to “The bird of the upland, the bird of the sea,” a line from the chant Ia Waʻa Nui.

Kona Police Officer Eli-Dominic Cayetano, lauded for his swift and compassionate response, has been named Officer of the Month for West Hawaiʻi for the seventh time.

As part of a nationwide wellness initiative, two Walmart stores on the Big Island will host a free health event.

The project will include a 50,000-square-foot medical facility that will expand access to healthcare services in West Hawaiʻi.

It’s been two months since Hurricane Lala damaged a well site and infrastructure of Punaluʻu Water and Sanitation, leaving 100 customers without basic services.

The combination of deformation and geochemical datasets show the new fissure vents were the same magma source we have seen in previous fountaining episodes and likely formed because the magma system was highly pressurized and simply forced its way along the easiest path to the surface.

Customers and the public are asked to plan accordingly for the schedule changes at Port of Hilo and Maui’s Port of Kahului on Oct. 20-21, respectively.

The framework helps managers decide whether a “conservation introduction” that moves a plant or animal outside its normal range is the right call, and how to do it responsibly.

During the exercise, members of the public may see an increased presence of police and fire personnel, along with specialized emergency response vehicles and equipment.

The 77-year-old was initially taken to Hilo Benioff Medical Center on Oct. 9 after the crash but later airlifted to Queen’s Medical Center on O‘ahu for further treatment.

The American Institute of Architects Honolulu is celebrating Architecture Month this October with a series of public events, including two on the Big Island. Hawaiʻi Island Young Architects Workshop Saturday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa Cost: $65 / $80 In this workshop, students ages 13 to 16 will […]

Officers who responded to the school canvassed the campus and didn’t observe anything suspicious.

The 2026 Foundational Technical Assistance workshops will provide information about how to expand work with visitors.

“I would wager that just about everyone here, when they first heard it, said it must be the craziest idea ever,” said John Kohut, chairman and CEO of the energy company operating on the Big Island. “I know I did when I first heard it.”

The Big Island comes through once again with activities and events during the upcoming week that will satisfy all of your treat requests plus some you might not even know you’re craving until you see them.