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A Blu-Med tent erected outside Kona Community Hospital’s emergency department has not yet been used as health care workers continue to manage patient overcrowding within the Kealakekua facility.

A roughly 1,260-acre parcel in Waiea has been designated as part of the State Natural Area Reserve (NAR) System managed by the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife.

Hawai‘i Island police report that 15-year-old Kayzlyn Grammer, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Friday, Aug. 5 in good health.

Puna Geothermal Venture will host a community meeting Wednesday, Aug. 17 from 5-8 p.m. at the Pāhoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2906 Pāhoa Village Road.

This traffic pattern will be in effect Monday through Friday until further notice.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education today named 15 complex area teachers of the year and one charter school teacher of the year as finalists for the 2023 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year recognition.

Bank of Hawai‘i contributed $218,750 to 237 nonprofits selected by its employees across Hawai‘i and the West Pacific region, the bank announced Friday, Aug. 5.

Hawai‘i County Department of Environmental Management reports the Bayfront area from the Wailuku Bridge to the Bayfront restrooms is now opened.

A 39-year-old Puna man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for a 2019 shooting that killed a 38-year-old man.

Hawai‘i Police Department released its weekly outstanding warrants list.

The ongoing eruption at the summit of Kīlauea hasn’t made the news recently, but that doesn’t mean the recent eruptive activity hasn’t been noteworthy.

A Big Island nonprofit whose mission is rooted in preserving the ways of old Hawai‘i is taking steps to ensure an iconic tree on the grounds of Hulihe‘e Palace in Kailua-Kona continues to watch over the community for generations to come.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health has identified one additional case of monkeypox, the office stated on Thursday, Aug. 4.

The DLNR Division of Conservation and Resource Enforcement has enforced a 50-yard cordon, or perimeter, around Hawaiian monk seal Rocky and her pup at Kaimana Beach on O‘ahu as of Thursday morning.

The U.S. Postal Service has launched a new way for island residents to learn about its job opportunities.

More than 70 Vulcan student-athletes have been honored for their academic prowess by the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association.

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the community’s assistance in locating 42-year-old Landon Fairbanks who has been reported missing.

No matter how you choose to travel, at one point or another it’s your feet that get you where you need to go.

Big Island police continue their crackdown on motorists who drive under the influence of an intoxicant.

Gov. David Ige on Tuesday signed administrative rules to make the coastline bordering the remote fishing village of Miloli‘i the second Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area, CBFSA, in the state.