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Kristine Norita had to watch the New Year’s Eve fireworks from her car as her husband drove her to Hilo Medical Center after going into labor with their fifth child.

Authorities are investigating the discovery of a badly burned body on Banyan Drive in Hilo.

SNAP eligibility and benefit amounts are based on income limits set by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Food and Nutrition Services.

The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for Jan. 3 at 11:45 a.m.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ Iwi Kūpuna Repatriation and Reinterment Program is providing $50,000 over two years to The Hawaiian Church of Hawaiʻi Nei for a series of workshops.

Large breaking waves of 6 to 8 feet are forecast this afternoon. Wave heights are expected to increase to 7 to 10 feet tonight.

Applicants must be residents of Hawai‘i and citizens of the United States and must have been licensed to practice law by the Hawai‘i Supreme Court for a period of no less than five years preceding nomination.

A new statewide law banning the intentional release of balloons in Hawaiʻi — and the strongest such measure in the country — went into effect Jan. 1, 2023.

The newly graduated officers will now undergo four months of on-the-job field training with veteran police officers before being qualified to work alone.

Several new State of Hawai’i laws are set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2023 that relate to areas including tobacco taxes, catalytic converters, ethics training, fireworks, ranked-choice voting and even balloons.

Years of restoration work and ungulate control efforts in the Pu‘u Maka‘ala Natural Area Reserve could have been undone had lava flows gone a different direction.

The residence seemed to be in normal use, but none of its occupants were home at the time of the blaze.

There are as many different specialties within volcanology and as many paths you can take to get there as there are tools of the trade.

Hawai‘i Department of Transportation announced weekly lane closures for Dec. 31, 2022, through Jan. 6, 2023.

Police think the man might be injured and in need of medical assistance after it’s thought that he was struck by a vehicle.

Big Island police report that Zealand Brickwood was located in Hilo.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu reports that surf has fallen below advisory levels.

The Vulcans open their 2023 season facing off at home with a five-game series against Augustana, which finished last season 47-13-1 overall with an appearance in the NCAA Super Regional.

The University of Hawai‘i at Hilo team will play six schools from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, three from the California Collegiate Athletic Association and one from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference as part of its non-conference matchups.

Fireworks are entertaining but they also can be dangerous. There are plenty of examples from the past few years throughout Hawaiʻi of mishaps and injuries. Stay safe by using common sense.