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While tako is a common name for the octopus in the Aloha State, it is of Japanese origin. The Hawaiian word for octopus is he’e.

Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice.

Hawaiʻi Community Lending projects this funding will support 200 low-income families in their pursuit of housing in Hawaiʻi, with the potential to help more than 900 families over the next three years.

On Jan. 6, Kanaloa Octopus Farm was sent the letter, which said the state’s Division of Aquatic Resources learned the facility “is propagating Octopus cyanea and attempting to rear juvenile individuals.” Without a permit, even the temporary possession of Octopus cyanea specimens less than one pound in weight (including newly hatched larvae) is unlawful.

Hawai’i Island Police said upon examination of the weapon Aina Cachero possessed when he was shot by an officer, it was “found to not be a functioning firearm.”

San Diego tourist Khiara Lavina Henry went missing four years ago on Maui – but a tipster may have seen her on the Big Island last month.

Hawai’i Energy can award a total of $592,000 in rebates for eligible installation projects of electric vehicle charging stations completed between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023.

The 2022-2023 magnetotelluric project will cover almost the entire surface of Kīlauea volcano and allow researchers to see more detail about the subsurface plumbing of the Southwest Rift Zone and the lower East Rift Zone that fed the 2018 Puna eruption on the Big Island.

With thousands of people expected to attend Saturday’s Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival in Waimea on the Big Island, today’s “Hawaiian Word of the Day” is ho‘olaule‘a.

The gallery in Hōlualoa is free and open to the public starting Feb. 4. Attendees may bid online beginning later in the month.

The Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary this year as it returns with in-person activities after a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic — and thousands are expected to descend on the North Hawai‘i community.

Miriam Miller was reported missing on Jan. 31, 2023, but she was last seen on Nov. 23, 2022, in the Kona area of the Big Island.

“This is the first group from La Serena in our almost 30-year sister city relationship to ever visit Hawai’i,” said Jane Clement, Hawai’i County’s Sister City protocol officer.

No records on the County of Hawai’i website will be accessible on Feb. 4 during the day due to an infrastructure upgrade.

New Hawaiʻi Land Trust president and CEO ʻOlu Campbell previously worked as the community and government relations manager for Kamehameha Schools.

Hope Services Hawai‘i and Hawai‘i Island Home for Recovery will receive the funds.

The survey includes both multiple-choice questions and an opportunity to make individual comments.

Albert Kumia Jr. was on probation for felony property and drug crimes at the time of his last offense, according to prosecutors.

Hawai‘i Diaper Bank serves more than 550 children per month on average.

Revitalize Puna activations provide space for conversation, but the emphasis is on action and empowering community members to get engaged and make an impact.