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It’s important to keep up awareness of the types of volcanic activity and associated hazards possible in Hawai‘i nei.

At 7:50 a.m., Kona patrol officers responded to a call for a welfare check on the man, after the victim’s father called regarding his concern for the safety and whereabouts of his son.

The internship program is led by the Institute for Scientist and Engineer Educators at University of California Observatories, in partnership with the University of Hawaiʻi. 

The victim of the 2022 slaying has been identified as 47-year-old James Paul Phelps, of Mountain View.

A 15-year veteran of the department, Detective Balberde is currently assigned as the supervisor of the Area I Criminal Investigation Division’s Crime Reduction Unit, in East Hawai‘i.

She is known to frequent the South Hilo and Puna Districts.

“This is a day for all of the world, but especially Hawaiʻi, to solemnly honor the sacrifices of so many service members and civilians who lost their lives during the Dec. 7, 1941, attack that changed the course of world history,” said Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green

In 2021, the Hawai‘i State Legislature mandated the implementation of the Ocean Stewardship User Fee. Commercial operators that are required to have a Commercial Use Permit from the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR), will have to collect a $1.00 fee from each passenger or customer.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in September by members of Hui Mālama Honokōhau, claims the county is violating the Clean Water Act by continuously discharging treated sewage from the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant into the Pacific Ocean via groundwater without the required National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit.

In case you’re seeking something else, there’s also a health care talk story event featuring “Seniors in Paradise” host Derek Kurisu, the Celebrate ‘Ohana Festival in Kona, Cherry Poppin’ Daddies live in Hilo and more.

The quake was felt widely around the Big Island, with more than 150 “Felt Reports” recorded within the first 30 minutes after.

Perjury is a Class C felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine. Tampering with a Government Record is a misdemeanor with a maximum penalty of one year in prison and/or a $2,000 fine.

Mark A. Diaz was last seen on July 27 at his last known residence in the Volcano area.

Amy Feeley-Austin will assume her new role on Dec. 12 managing daily operations at Kona Community Hospital and Kohala Hospital.

Stars of various origins come together to form one galaxy. There may be stars born outside the Milky Way galaxy near our solar system.

So far this year, there have been 865 DUI arrests compared with 907 during the same period last year. This is a decrease of 4.6%.

Slow progress to revitalize and redevelop the blighted Big Island area, which includes historic Banyan Drive, and seeming lack of state officials to take into account cultural and historical considerations too much for public to remain quiet

The girl was last seen on Tuesday at 1040 a.m. on the Hilo Intermediate campus.

Brown is accused of submitting a false statement in a March grand jury case and falsifying a probable cause statement

The State of Hawai‘i bears the highest cost of living in the United States, the second-highest rate of homelessness per capita and an affordable housing shortage of 50,000 units.