L&L restaurants nationwide next month will celebrate Hawai‘i’s favorite comfort food: SPAM.

A high surf warning has been downgraded to an advisory for all south-facing shores of the main Hawaiian Islands.

Update: HPD reported Kawaihae Road in South Kohala, which was closed earlier due to a vehicle collision, is now open in both directions, the county reported at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, July 19.

The Hawai‘i County Council Committee on Public Works and Mass Transit is expected to get an update Tuesday, July 19, regarding the rehabilitation project for Waiānuenue Avenue in Hilo.

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Kira Kaeha who was reported as a runaway on Tuesday, July 12. She was last seen on Friday, June 17 in the 100 block of Hoku Street in Hilo. Kaeha is known to frequent the Hilo district.

The technical issues affecting its communications center and 911 call system have been resolved.

County officials continue to assess the damage brought on by the Southern Hemisphere Swell that slammed West Hawai‘i coastlines on Saturday, July 16.

Big Island police have arrested a Kailua-Kona man in connection with a fatal two-vehicle collision earlier this month.

Property owners whose townhomes were smashed by Saturday’s massive swell spent Monday cleaning up their damaged properties and recounting the remarkable scene where waves toppled over roofs and washed through living rooms.

The next phase of the voluntary housing buyout program for properties impacted by the 2018 Kīlauea eruption is underway.

Effective immediately, the water restriction notice for affected Laupāhoehoe customers is cancelled, the Department of Water Supply stated Monday morning. Normal water use may resume.

ABC News captured a wave that intruded on a wedding party in Kailua-Kona. No injuries were reported, but the cake was ruined, the outlet reported on Sunday.

The volcanic seamount south of the Big Island formerly known as Lōʻihi is experiencing increased seismic activity.

Not even Tropical Storm Darby and the rain it brought as it passed to the south of the island could keep people away from participating Saturday night, July 16, in the 30th Relay For Life of the Big Island.

Enterprise Holdings Inc., which owns and operates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands, has granted $33,000 to 13 nonprofits throughout Hawai‘i, including two Big Island organizations.

A Big Island organization whose mission is to empower women and girls through service and advocacy recently awarded several scholarships.

The University of Hawaiʻi is working on a strategic plan for the future and is asking all Hawaiʻi residents for their input.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has extended a high surf warning for south-facing shores of the state, including those of the Big Island.

A road closure will take place on Tuesday, July 19, from 7-10 p.m. between Keaʻa St. and Banyan Way on Kalanianaʻole Avenue, the County of Hawaiʻi Department of Public Works and Nan, Inc announced.

The Central Pacific Hurricane Center reported Saturday evening that the remnants of Darby moved southwest of Hawai’i Island and will have very little impact on Hawaii’s weather