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Due to high surf impact, the Wharf at Māhukona Beach Park will remain closed for repairs until further notice.

The goal to open a medical campus in Puna for Hawai‘i Island’s most rural communities is slowly becoming a reality.

The endorsement signals that the Big Island mayor’s race is now in full swing as other unions and organizations consider which candidates they might support.

The Big Island’s newest and only indoor miniature golf course is now open to play through, featuring 18 holes inspired by different games.

On Friday, police officers, along with Homeland Security Investigations Taskforce agents, contacted 35-year-old Dorian Thompson as he was deplaning an inbound mainland flight. 

The Feb. 4 collision took place on Mamalahoa Highway, near the intersection of Kaalualu Road in Na‘alehu.

67%, or 274 votes, selected one of seven of the benchmarks a three-bill package wants to meet or that it’s not just one of the goals that is most important but a combination of them that will make a difference with short-term rentals on the Big Island.

The weeklong education and outreach program is aimed at expanding science literacy and inspiring students in grades 3-12 to explore the fields of science, technology, engineering and math through classroom presentations, career panels, public events and more.

The magma intrusion in and southwest of the Big Island volcano’s summit appears to have slowed and seismicity in the same area has quieted significantly since Friday.

There will be a right shoulder closure on Hawai‘i Belt Road for the installation and upgrading of telecom poles, conduits and traffic cabinets.  

The health care facilities, which will be located just north of Pāhoa on Highway 130, is being built by the nonprofit Puna Community Medical Center Foundation and will include not just a 25-bed hospital with emergency and other services, but also a women’s health center, dental clinic and The Dane Silva Hawaiian Healing Center.

Police ask anyone with information on her whereabouts to please call the police department’s non-emergency line at 808-935-3311.

The Coast Guard is using all available means to determine the Malulani’s location, including urgent marine information broadcasts and harbor checks in California, Hawai‘i and Mexico.

They 56-year-old is is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing on Feb. 6.

Periods of increased earthquake activity and rates of ground deformation can be expected to continue in this region.

The teen was last seen near Kea‘au High School.

The 30-year-old male driver was ejected from the vehicle and found unresponsive at the scene.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu is forecasting heavy rain in the Hāmākua District through this evening, wave heights of 10 to 14 feet are expected.

Acceptable household hazardous waste includes automotive fluids, used batteries, fluorescent bulbs, pesticides and more.

This story will be updated when more information is provided.