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A high-end development team is soliciting investors to build a gated luxury resort community north of Miloli‘i.

The Hawai`i Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the second year of the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program, MGFSP, which provides support for small-scale gardening, herding and livestock operations to help produce food in areas that are food insecure.

Hawai‘i Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a juvenile female who was reported as a runaway.

The state Department of Transportation issued its weekly list of road and lane closes for Aug. 20-26.

The Hilo Community Chorus is returning to singing with its inaugural season under its new artistic director, Michael Steele. Rehearsals will begin on Monday, Aug. 22 at 6:30 p.m. For the time being, they will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, 595 Kapiolani St.

Prosecuting Attorney Kelden Waltjen announced Thursday night, Aug. 18, that the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Hawai‘i, has adopted the prosecution of 29 year-old Mikki Matsuyama and 33 year-old Elias Peace, both of Hilo, following their Aug. 12 arrests for conspiracy to distribute and attempted possession with intent to distribute over 3 pounds of methamphetamine and almost 1,000 fentanyl pills.

For the past 15 days, officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement have provided enforcement and education at Kaimana Beach, while Rocky, a mother monk seal, taught her pup the skills it will need to survive on its own.

By combining his keen communication and investigative skills with knowledge of crime trends in the community he serves, a South Kohala officer was able to quickly solve a Waikōloa burglary resulting in the arrest of two people.

Earthquakes have been felt since late July in the Manuʻa Islands of American Samoa in the South Pacific. These earthquakes are likely associated with magmatic activity beneath the islands. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) is working closely with federal partners, American Samoan officials, and local residents to better understand the source and potential hazard implications of these ongoing earthquakes.

The Hawaiʻi Songwriting Festival is back.

The Hawaiʻi County Electronic Processing and Information Center (EPIC) Online Permitting system is scheduled to upload additional legacy permit information to improve

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating seven individuals who have outstanding Big Island Drug Court active warrants:

The Marine Mammal Center, the world’s largest marine mammal hospital, has admitted an endangered Hawaiian monk seal suffering from malnutrition at the Center’s hospital in Kailua-Kona.

Outstanding warrants for Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Alika Togi-Branco, who was reported as a runaway.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health reported two additional cases of monkeypox on Thursday, Aug. 18.

The Hawai‘i Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) on Wednesday, Aug. 17 announced a three-day series of workshops to assist job seekers during this dynamic period in the local labor market as it continues to evolve due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A popular lava tube in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park has reopened following data monitoring and inspection of a fracture near a large overhanging rock slab at the apex of the lava tube.

Department of Public Works’ Engineering Division will be implementing safety improvements on the Waikōloa Intersection.

James Kealoha Beach Park in Keaukaha will reopen Thursday, Aug. 18, following the complete repaving of the park’s roadway and parking areas.