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After receiving a litany of complaints and suggestions from passengers, Hawaiʻi County Mass Transit has taken to heart what those people were saying by ushering in a new set of standards aimed at making the riding experience, not only more convenient but practical and enjoyable, too.

If you’re hauling something in your vehicle, especially in trucks with open beds, it needs to be secured. Hawaiʻi County reminds motorists the only thing that can spill from a vehicle is clear water.

The Hawai‘i Fire Department is looking for a missing fisherman, who fell into the water around 11 a.m. while he was fishing for opihi off Kaiwi Point in Kailua-Kona, the department reported Saturday evening, Dec. 18.

Hawai‘i Island Police reported on Saturday, Dec. 18 that 29-year-old Natalie Johnson, who was previously reported as missing, was located in Puna in good health.

Around 30 Hawai‘i Police Department personnel helped families buy gifts Saturday morning during the annual Shop With a Cop event at Target, as the uniformed patrol helped around 55 families load up on free presents just in time Christmas.

U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz called on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to hold off on a new proposed rule for time-area closures that would bar several bays on Hawai‘i Island and Maui.

Only one Hawai‘i correctional staff tested positive for COVID-19 after the latest round of testing, the Hawai‘i Department of Public Safety said during its latest update on Friday.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health reported 707 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the statewide total to 91,774. Three new COVID-related fatalities were reported.

Hawai‘i Island police are searching for Natalie Johnson, a 29-year-old female, that family members say they have not heard from since Tuesday, Dec. 14. Johnson is known to frequent the Mountain View and Kea‘au areas.

The following list is for lane closures on Hawai‘i Island the week of Dec. 18-24.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a flash flood advisory that is in effect until 10:15 p.m.

After assuming responsibility of animal control services in July, the Hawai‘i Police Department wants to update the public on how its handling the new operation.

The Hawaiʻi House of Representatives’ Mauna Kea Working Group released its draft report regarding future management of the mauna and is available for review and public comment.

Hawaiʻi Gov. David Ige and State Director of Health Elizabeth Char said during a Friday press conference on the state’s recent spike in new cases that the highly transmissible Omicron variant is at the heart of the increase, and large gatherings present an opportune platform for the infection to spread.

The Hawaiʻi National Guard canceled today’s ceremony marking the drawdown of the Hawaiʻi National Guard Joint Task Force (HING JTF) that supported COVID-19 response.

Hawaiʻi Police Department releases its weekly outstanding warrants list. #BigIslandNow #BigIslandNews

A Kona Grand Jury indicted a Kona man on second-degree attempted murder in connection to a domestic incident earlier this month.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health reported 797 new COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the statewide total to 90,270. Two new COVID-related fatalities were reported.

Isolation/quarantine facilities open statewide throughout the COVID-19 pandemic will close on Dec. 31, 2021.

Communities on the Island of Hawai‘i continue to recover from Kīlauea’s 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption and summit collapse as does the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.