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Information collected from the survey will help the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation dedicate resources to communities that are greatly impacted by either traffic safety concerns or need additional resources.

Alternative transportation will be available via the use of taxis or ride-share apps Lyft and Uber.

Newberry Volcano has been active for more than 530,000 years, most recently 1,300 years ago and is designated as a “very high threat” volcano by the U.S. Geological Survey.

The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for North Kona and South Kohala Districts till 9:45 p.m.

Hawai‘i County officials are urging residents who rely on water catchment systems to use their water wisely due to the dry weather and display courtesy when using public water spigot sites.

The interagency warrant sweep on Maui was conducted between Jan. 9-11, 2023 by the Maui Police Department’s Crime Reduction Unit, Special Response Team and the U.S. Marshals Service.

Shayla Pascubillo was last seen in Pāhala on Tuesday, Jan. 17.

The hotel’s video surveillance footage recorded a man and woman in the lobby at the the time of the theft.

Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general supporting the constitutionality of New York’s concealed-carry laws by asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to reverse a lower court decision that preliminarily enjoined certain aspects of New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act, also known as CCIA.

Governor Josh Green, M.D. has ordered that the United States flag and the Hawaiʻi state flag be flown at half-staff in honor of Honolulu veteran State and City legislator Ron Menor, who died unexpectedly Monday after a medical emergency.

Chipper and Hau‘oli Wichman have recently stepped down as president and executive assistant of the National Tropical Botanical Garden. The two have spent decades restoring the flora and culture of Hawai‘i.

The family of an 11-year-old Hilo boy accidentally shot and killed at a Boy Scouts of America event in 2022 is now suing the national organization and a local affiliate.

For nearly three years, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Hawaiʻi State House and Senate to operate solemnly online, but Wednesday the public was back and the mood was festive.

An extensive 72-hour search for Captain Cook fisherman Mark Knittle, who fell overboard in waters off Hōnaunau Bay early Sunday, ended Wednesday evening with no signs of the 63-year-old.

In recent weeks, the U.S. Coast Guard has continued to monitor a Russian vessel, believed to be an intelligence gathering ship, off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands.

A missing male teenager was found in good health in Hilo on Feb. 13, 2023.

Jonathan Taum, 50, the officer who supervised the beating of the Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center inmate and orchestrated the conspiracy to cover it up, received the biggest sentence: 12 years.

Hawai‘i Community College in HIlo announced the 206 students who made the Dean’s List for the fall 2022 semester by achieving a grade point average of B+ or better.

Mufi Hannemann and Peter Ingram have been appointed to a two-year term on the US Travel and Tourism Advisory Board by US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo.

This year, the Hawaiʻi State Capitol is open to the pubic and in-person public sessions for the first time since COVID-19 led to social distancing.