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Hawai‘i Island police have located 43-year-old Anson-Ely Saragosa of Mountain View who was previously reported missing.

The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for southern and western portions of the Big Island on Saturday morning.

Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation announced weekly lane closures for the week of May 7-13.

Hawai‘i Island police report that 15-year-old Chanceton Lato, who was reported as a runaway, was located on May 6, in Kea‘au in good health.

After 17 days at sea sailing down Kealaikahiki, the ancient searoad to Tahiti, the Hōkūleʻa crew sighted Arutua, one of 80 islands and atolls in the Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia.

Authorities seek the public’s help locating a runaway Kona teen.

The State of Hawaiʻi will conduct the annual 2022 Makani Pahili series of exercises to test statewide hurricane preparedness and response capabilities from Monday, May 9 to Friday, May 16.

A Kona man is facing a burglary charge in connection to multiple vehicle break-ins at a business in the Kaloko Industrial Area earlier this week.

Hawaiʻi Police Department released its weekly list of outstanding warrants.

Gov. David Ige announced today, May 6, that $247,385,979 was released in April for Capital Improvement Projects across the state.

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Chanceton Lato, who was reported as a runaway.

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a single vehicle traffic collision in Puna that resulted in the death of a Kailua-Kona man.

The County of Hawaiʻi Department of Public Works Engineering Division and their engineering consultant, Haley & Aldrich, are rescheduling the field activities on and around Waipiʻo Valley Road.

The population of Hawaiian monk seals is on the rise after decades of decline, authorities confirmed.

Authorities seek the public’s locating a Puna man who was reported missing.

May 3 marked the fourth anniversary of the start of Kīlauea’s historic 2018 eruption that covered much of lower Puna with lava flows and dropped the crater floor of the summit. This anniversary is an appropriate time to reflect on the dynamic landscape we share and the events of the past 4 years. At the same time, we’re considering what these recent changes might mean for future activity at Kīlauea.

If approved by the County Council, Hawai‘i County Mayor Mitch Roth’s final budget for the next fiscal year would reduce taxes for nearly all real property tax classes.

The 2022 state legislative session wrapped up Thursday, May 5, but not before lawmakers infused more than $1 billion into projects and initiatives that will benefit Native Hawaiians.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a winter weather advisory effective until 10 a.m. Friday, May 6, for Big Island summits.

West Hawai‘i residents are invited to attend two Coffee With a Cop events this month.