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A more than $350,000 grant from a national foundation will support research by a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa scientist to answer a question: What about the damage imposed by everything else that tsunami waves sweep up, such as shipping containers, structures and vehicles?

Hawai‘i can experience hazards that can force many people from their homes, but its remote location and fragile supply chain make it much harder to ship in supplies to provide temporary shelter when a disaster such as a hurricane or tsunami strikes.

Temporary closures of several areas at Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park in Kona are planned this month.

Want to discuss an issue in your neighborhood? Need to voice your concern about something? Or do you just want to have a chat? No matter why you turn out, the community policing officers in your district want to listen.

Two schools and two students from the Big Island were recently honored by the Hawai‘i Medical Service Association.

The Zonta Club of Hilo is accepting microgrant applications to provide funding for women-owned small businesses on Hawai‘i Island.

A wind advisory is in effect for Hawai‘i Island from 6 p.m. this evening until 6 a.m. Monday, the National Weather service announced Saturday afternoon.

Melodic harmonies performed in the Hawaiian language (ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi) will fill the virtual premiere of a University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo keiki-friendly musical about a poetic mouse.

Videos capture the King Kamehameha Day Parade’s return to downtown Kailua-Kona after a two-year hiatus.

Hawaiʻi County Department of Public Works Engineering Division, alongside Jas W. Glover, Ltd, will be working on Hurricane Lane Damage Repairs to the Laupāhoehoe Culvert.

The state Department of Transportation issued its weekly list of road and lane closures for June 11-17. Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

A minimum prison sentence of 18 years was set for a Hilo man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a minor.

The Department of Water Supply confirmed on Friday that four wells – not one – are inoperable in North Kona, leading to a mandatory 25% water restriction.

The apparent murders of two Kona men experiencing homelessness as well as the assaults of two houseless individuals in Hilo has community outreach leaders sad and frustrated.

The U.S. Coast Guard and Japan Coast Guard completed a joint counter-narcotics exercise off Guam, Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard stated in a news release on Thursday, June 9.

The Kamehameha Day parade will once again take over downtown Kona this coming Saturday after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

June 8 was World Oceans Day, a day to appreciate the huge body of saltwater that covers about 71% of the Earth’s surface. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that our volcanic island is surrounded by oceans and one of the most distant places from continents on Earth. The ocean floor remains one of the most poorly understood places on our planet.

The State Board of Land and Natural Resources adopted rules to designate the Miloli‘i Community Based Subsistence Fishing Area, or CBSFA, on Hawai‘i Island.

Seven of the 19 gubernatorial candidates touted their visions for Hawai‘i’s top seat Thursday evening during a Waimea Community Association forum.

Hui O Hawai‘i, a team of 16 Special Olympics Hawai‘i athletes and five Unified Partners from throughout the islands, had racked up a total of 20 medals Thursday, June 9, after four days of competition at the Special Olympics 2022 USA Games.