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More than 2,000 electric customers in a portion of Hilo were without power for nearly two hours Wednesday night, July 13, because of a tree falling on power lines.

A Hilo District Court judge maintained bail on a 27-year-old man accused of beating an elderly man in downtown Hilo earlier this week.

The state is monitoring Hurricane Darby after the now Category 2 and weakening storm crossed into the Central Pacific overnight.

On Saturday, July 16, Hawaiʻi will adopt the national 988-dialing code for direct access to mental health and substance use crisis resources.

Hawai‘i County Civil Defense reports that Hurricane Darby is expected to pass south of the Big Island this weekend.

A North Hawai‘i business is on the verge of closing for good because it is being required to pay back a Payroll Protection Program loan a Waimea bank issued them during the onset of the pandemic.

A wildfire within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is nearly completely contained after days of battling the blaze.

A coalition focused on serving the Native Hawaiian community will convene later this month to discuss plans for funds recently appropriated to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for waitlist beneficiaries.

No injuries were reported following a structure fire in Pāhoa Wednesday evening.

A Big Island women’s organization is helping two East Hawai’i residents accomplish their goals.

The Big Island Veterans Treatment Court in Kona celebrated its 20th commencement earlier this week by honoring its sole graduate David Riehle.

Hurricane Darby re-intensified Wednesday, July 13, but is still expected to weaken during the next few days.

The world’s largest long-distance outrigger canoe race will once again welcome paddlers from around the world this year to the Big Island.

Big Island police are asking the public for help with locating a Puna couple sought for questioning in connection with an assault in March.

A new survey by the University of Hawaiʻi, one of the first of its kind, suggests that “regenerative” tourism makes the tourism industry and tourists more attractive to residents of the islands.

A Hawaiian monk seal has been released back to the wild after being treated at Kona’s Marine Mammal Center, Ke Kai Ola, for ingested fishing gear.

A West Hawai‘i crime prevention organization recently honored an officer with the Hawai‘i Police Department for his quick action in connection with a theft at a local business.

Efforts continue to extinguish a wildfire that broke out earlier this week within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and its cause is under investigation.

The Hawai‘i Police Department during the week of July 4-10 continued its crackdown on motorists on Big Island roadways who drive under the influence of an intoxicant.

The state Department of Health reported 4,464 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, July 13, bringing the statewide total to 317,540.