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Gov. David Ige signed into law a package of bills that advance the governor’s priorities to fight climate change and transition to a clean energy economy as soon as possible, Ige’s office stated in a news release Tuesday.

Approximately 3,000 gallons of wastewater discharge entered into Hilo Bay Monday evening, the Department of Health reported.

The Office of Housing and Community Development and Civil Defense Administration will be co-hosting virtual resource fairs on hurricane readiness through July, The County of Hawaiʻi announced.

Authorities have identified a motorcyclist killed in a traffic crash in the Hāmākua District on the Fourth of July as Malvin Reyes of Pepe‘ekeō.

A 72-year-old man was indicted for murder in a 1978 cold case investigation, the prosecutor’s office stated today, Tuesday, July 5.

President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Honor, Tuesday to four Army soldiers, two of which were from Hawaii, for their heroism during the Vietnam War.

A brush fire that ignited along Akoni Pule Highway on Monday has scorched 50 to 60 acres and is estimated to be 70% contained.

Authorities are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in the Hāmākua District Monday night that closed a portion of Highway 19 in both directions in Honomū for several hours.

The County of Hawaiʻi Department of Parks and Recreation invites the community to a free concert by the Air Force Band of the Pacific’s Papana Jazz Ensemble, performing at the Historic Honokaʻa People’s Theatre on Wednesday, July 6, at 5 p.m.

Sarah Freeman, a food systems specialist with the Department of Research and Development, has been accepted into the 2022 Bloomberg American Health Initiative Fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the County of Hawaiʻi announced.

The Hawai‘i Police Department stated around 10 p.m. Monday that Highway 19 in Honomū is closed due to a traffic collision.

Check out the Fourth of July parade and fireworks show in Kailua-Kona.

About 50 members of Maui’s Upcountry hunting community stood in demonstration on Sunday against HogStop feed, a feral pig feed and contraceptive available for use by private land owners on O’ahu and in the islands.

‘Akoni Pule Highway near the 9 mile marker north of Kohala Ranch is now open, police said at 9 p.m. Monday.

Hawaiian Airlines this weekend resumed its three-times-weekly service between Auckland Airport (AKL) and Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), welcoming the first Kiwi travelers to Hawaiʻi in two-plus years.

For the ninth year in a row, Hilo Community Players is adapting another Shakespearean tale for teens as part of its Shakespeare in the Park festival.

A swashbuckling comedy about freedom, redemption and recovery will grace stages in Hilo and Honoka’a this month during the 45th annual Shakespeare in the Park.

State officials reacted this weekend to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limits the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions of power plants.

An employee at Life Care Center of Hilo was recently awarded for her dedication to customer service.

Big Island police are asking the public for help with finding a missing teen, who might be in need of medical assistance.