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Big Island police have located a teen girl who was previously reported as a runaway.

Big Island police are asking for help from the public with finding a wanted Pepe‘ekeō man.

The state Legislature is making a substantial investment in affordable housing, securing $1 billion that will help the homeless, very low and moderate income people and working families with rent relief and housing.

Authorities have charged two Puna men with an array of property, firearm and drug offenses.

Authorities seek the public’s help locating a 19-year-old woman who is missing and at risk.

ClimbHI, a Hawaiʻi nonprofit founded in 2009 to inspire students to finish high school and proceed to post-secondary education or employment, conducted a Leadership, Exploration, Inspiration program April 26-27 at Mauna Kea Beach Hotel in West Hawaiʻi.

Young musicians from Hawai‘i and around the globe once again have the opportunity to not only learn from distinguished faculty and advance their musical skills, they’ll also get a chance to make lifelong friends during an upcoming summer program.

The flight operations are necessary for the removal of invasive guinea grass, ungulate survey and moving fence material sling loads.

The new 2022-23 state hunting stamps feature birds — one brought to the islands in 1923 and the other a Hawai‘i native.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a winter weather advisory in effect until 6 a.m. Monday, May 2, for Big Island summits above the 12,500-foot level.

A summer program focused on English language literacy, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics) and Hawaiian language and culture is now accepting registrations for its 2022 installment.

A new report co-authored by a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa oceanographer shows that microbes might be small, but they are highly impactful to environmental and human health amid a changing climate.

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A dearth of lifeguards has hamstrung the Kona Community Aquatic Center swimming pool for years. Now swim clubs have their practice times capped because there’s not enough staff to cover the hours.

The U.S. Navy reported late Friday that at approximately 12:30 p.m. on April 29, a contractor was found unconscious under Hotel Pier on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

A Puna man was charged in relation to the theft of a Volkswagen Jetta originally reported stolen on April 27 from a Hawaiian Beaches residence.

The state Department of Transportation issued its weekly road and lane closure list for April 30 to May 6. Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice.

State and House negotiators voted Friday, April 29, to approve a measure that transitions management of Mauna Kea from the University of Hawai‘i to the Mauna a Wākea stewardship authority.

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Kayzlyn Grammer who was reported as a runaway.

Beginning Sunday, May 1, all real estate transactions conducted in Hawai‘i must include disclosures about the risk of sea level rise to the property.