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The Department of Water Supply, County of Hawai‘i, congratulated the nearly 400 Hawai‘i Island schoolchildren who entered the Department’s fourth annual Keiki Water Conservation Poster Contest.

Coral spawning was observed in Kīholo Bay, Papa Bay, He‘eia Bay and at Kahalu‘u Bay at various times this week, state officials confirmed Friday.

To help the state reach its energy goals, The Hawai‘i State Energy Office, HSEO, is hosting a series of statewide community workshops in May to share information and gather input to empower community voices.

Former Department of Public Safety Director Nolan Espinda died Thursday, May 19. He was 65.

Hawaiʻi Police Department releases weekly list of outstanding warrants.

Military units are scheduled to conduct vehicle convoys from Kawaihae Harbor to Pōhakuloa Training Area on May 21 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.

The year 1916 not only marked the birth of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, but also is remembered for the eruption of the Honamalino flow from the Southwest Rift Zone (SWRZ) of Mauna Loa 106 years ago.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation informs Hawaiʻi Island motorists of scheduled road closures on Hawaiʻi Belt Road/Bayfront Highway (Route 19) for the Waianuenue Intersection Improvements Project.

VOLCANO — The Volcano School of Arts and Sciences has a new part-time staff member who not only helps keep people safe from COVID, but also provides hands-on learning and a possible future career path for students and others.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health is adopting guidance from the CDC recommending boosters for children ages 5 through 11 and strengthening booster recommendations for others.

More than 100 students at Kea‘au High School walked out of class Thursday afternoon before the end of the school day as a demonstration against sexual assault that they say is too prevalent on campus.

A Captain Cook man was found guilty as charged after leaving a 14-year-old child chained up on a lanai porch on and off between August 2020 and August 2021.

A pair of students organized the walkout as a way to demonstrate against sexual assault that they say is too prevalent on campus.

Five wanted individuals were arrested for a total of seven outstanding warrants after Hawai‘i Police Department officers conducted a warrant sweep in Puna on Thursday, May 12, 2022.

Registration is now open for the the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement’s 21st annual Native Hawaiian Convention.

Four Kaiser Permanente therapists took to the picket line outside the Kaiser Kona Medical Office, Wednesday to participate in the National Union of Healthcare Workers strike demanding better access for patients they say wait months for mental health care.

Accolades keep rolling in for a member of the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Vulcans baseball team.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Hurricane Iniki making landfall on Kaua‘i as a major hurricane, devastating the Garden Isle. And while the outlook for the 2022 hurricane season in the Central Pacific, which begins June 1, is for below average tropical cyclone activity, officials warn it only takes one hurricane or tropical storm to cause a tremendous amount of damage.

A recently published study that was led by University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa researchers has revealed the mysteries of metamorphosis on the seafloor.

The state Department of Health reported 7,149 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, May 18, bringing the statewide total to 265,571.