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The Maunakea Joint Management Committee is overseeing the project as a consulting firm prepares draft environmental assessment for the future fuel storage facility that will be located at Halepōhaku.

Established to aid recovery from the 2018 Kīlauea eruption, this grant program offers up to $500,000 per project, with a grant orientation webinar slated for Sept. 24 to assist prospective applicants in navigating the process.

A talk story session discussing the draft Climate Action Pathways is scheduled for the Hilo Public Library at 1 p.m. on Sept. 20.

The earthquake was an aftershock of the magnitude 8.8 Kamchatka Peninsula earthquake that struck on July 29.

Hawai‘i Department of Transportation advises anyone traveling with checked luggage to arrive at the airport at least an hour and a half before their scheduled departure time.

The plaintiffs brought a lawsuit challenging Gov. Josh Green’s 14 proclamations, arguing they exceeded his emergency authority, violated separation of powers principles, and violated the state constitution.

The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority has allocated $928,000 to its Kūkulu Ola program, funding 26 initiatives that bolster Native Hawaiian culture and tourism, including four Hawaiʻi Island programs.

A massive fumigation removed 144 tons of potential breeding sites for the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle, marking a significant step in preventing its establishment on Hawai‘i Island.

The West Hawaiʻi Republican Party is holding vigils for Charlie Kirk in Hilo, Kona, Volcano and Waimea on Friday and Saturday, with community members encouraged to attend.

Kailua-Kona’s Ramzi Mansour takes the helm as program manager at the new West Hawaiʻi District Office, bringing over 40 years of experience to this vital role.

Events are stacked for the Big Island on Saturday and Sunday with live entertainment, workshops, cultural events to social gatherings.

She will be Hawaiian Airline’s first female CEO, succeeding Joe Sprague, who will retire after a distinguished career in aviation.

When crews arrived on scene, they found a single-family residence 90% involved in flames.

Kauaʻi officials have captured a live mongoose at Nāwiliwili Small Boat Harbor, marking a critical step in preventing the establishment of this invasive species that is detrimental to the island’s native ground-nesting birds.

Patriot Day honors the nearly 3,000 individuals — civilians and first responders — who were tragically killed in the terrorist attacks on 9/11, 24 years ago.

Acting Hawai‘i Island Police Chief Reed Mahuna said on Tuesday that the department is looking into getting the alarms purchased and installed to prevent future tragedies.

The storm, now a remnant low with sustained maximum winds of 35 mph, has already has passed well north of the Big Island and is expected to move west past the other Hawaiian Islands today.

Hawai‘i will introduce a unique ‘Green Fee’ for visitors starting January, aiming to raise $100 million annually for climate resilience and sustainable tourism, but cruise ships operators have sued over its constitutionality.

The radio team will be kicking off National Diaper Need Awareness week, Sept. 15 to 21, by hosting a drive-by diaper drive on Sept. 13 outside of the Hilo Studios, located at 913 Kanoelehua Ave.

Researchers from Bishop Museum, along with partners from the Kauaʻi Forest Bird Recovery Project, found live specimens of Godwinia caperata (described in 1852) and Hiona exaequata (described in 1846) on Kauaʻi during recent biodiversity surveys.