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A Mountain View man is facing several sexual exploitation charges.

KAPA FM’s weekly morning DJs of The Bolohead & Babes Show are retiring.

Designed by Subaru Telescope to bring astronomy and STEM education to students and communities across Hawai‘i Island, the brand new Subaru Stars program held its first event at Nā‘ālehu Elementary School earlier this summer.

An expanding corruption scandal involving a former county housing specialist and his cronies has made headlines during the past two weeks and put a focus on the county’s use of affordable housing credits.

Update: Hawai‘i Island police reported at 12:59 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, that Jason Bjune, who was previously reported missing, was located Tuesday in Kapoho in good health. Police thank the public for its assistance in this matter.

Hawai‘i Island police report at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday that Hawaiian Telecom has successfully repaired its fiber line and that cell and landline phone service to the west side of the island is now fully restored.

During the week of July 18-24, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 22 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Three of the drivers were under the age of 21.

Hawai‘i Island police have located one of two vehicles involved in a recent pedestrian fatality in Kona and are renewing their request for information on leads about the second vehicle involved in the incident.

Several students in Hilo now have a good fish story to tell.

Hawai‘i police are investigating a possible medical incident that resulted in the death of a scuba diver in the waters at Wawaloli Beach, commonly referred to as OTEC, on Sunday.

The inaugural four-week cohort of a new institute aimed at training Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders who work in museums and cultural heritage centers is underway.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health will open monkeypox vaccination appointments to Hawaiʻi residents at higher risk of monkeypox infection or severe illness this week.

Big Island firefighters responded Monday afternoon, July 25, to a structure fire in Pāhoa.

The public will have another chance to learn more about the environmental assessment for Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park 2018 Disaster Recovery Project and provide input during an online meeting Wednesday, July 27.

A California woman was injured after encountering a Hawaiian monk seal and pup in waters off O‘ahu Sunday, July 24. Authorities say the incident was unprovoked.

The state Judiciary will soon be sending out its annual juror questionnaire.

The three other co-conspirators in a multi-million affordable housing scheme inside the County of Hawai‘i government have been charged in federal court for their parts in the conspiracy, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, July 25.

Three recent Big Island high school grads and three Hawai‘i Community College students are this year’s recipients of scholarships from the HPM Foundation.

One of two teens previously reported as runaways was located during the weekend in good health.

The state Judiciary is seeking applicants to serve on the Board of Bar Examiners.