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Highway reopens around 9:45 p.m.

More than 6,000 gallons of wastewater were released Monday afternoon, Aug. 1, in the vicinity of two Hilo schools.

Two recent magnitude-4-plus earthquakes and a spike last month in seismic activity at a underwater seamount have not affected volcanic activity on the Big Island, according to a Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientist.

Hawai’i Island police are investigating the discovery of a body found Wednesday evening, July 27, in the Ka‘ū district, the police department stated Monday, Aug. 1.

Big Island police are asking the public for help with locating a man wanted for questioning in connection with an attempted murder investigation.

Summer Fest continues in August in true ʻohana style at Halekiʻi Market in Kealakekua.

Nāhuku lava tube in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is closed until further notice after data from a crackmeter revealed that a fracture near a large overhanging rock slab at the apex of the lava tube has narrowed by 2.47 mm since Saturday.

Residents of the Big Island will have two chances in August to dispose of hazardous household waste.

Hawai‘i Island police arrested a 24-year-old woman for theft and terroristic threatening for an incident that occurred at a business in Pāhoa on Monday morning, Aug. 1, during which the female suspect brandished a firearm.

Big Island police are renewing their warning about a recent scam involving counterfeit jewelry.

A Big Island man faces several charges following a recent shoplifting incident.

Hawai‘i Island police confirmed on Monday, Aug. 1 that they are investigating a burglary that occurred at the Salvation Army Kona Corps. facility on the 75-200 block of Kalani Street in Kailua-Kona.

The county is notifying the public that a recreation area off Daniel K. Inouye Highway, also known as Saddle Road, will be closed for a good portion of a day this week.

Awards keep rolling in for the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo women’s soccer team. The team recently was named a United Soccer Coaches College Team Academic Award winner. The award recognized exemplary performance in the classroom during the 2021-22 academic year. The Vulcan women’s soccer team posted a team grade-point average of 3.40 to rank […]

Make-A-Wish Hawai‘i is marking 40 years of granting life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses, and to celebrate the significant milestone, the organization will host free anniversary events every Saturday in August throughout the state, including on the Big Island.

Pōhakuloa Training Area notifies the public that they might hear military units during scheduled training events in August at the U.S. Army facility.

The 2022-23 school year begins Monday, Aug. 1, and with it comes a change in traffic flow for a portion of the mornings on a Hilo roadway while school is in session.

Microscopic life in lava caves and tubes on the Big Island that are hundreds of years old could help understand how life might have existed on early Earth and Mars.

An assistant professor at the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center has introduced a therapy to the islands that helps modify T cells, a type of immune cell, to make them more capable of fighting cancer.

AARP Hawai‘i wants to honor volunteers dedicated to community service.