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Puna residents are invited to join the efforts to revitalize their community by attending the third quarterly Revitalize Puna event scheduled for January.

A year after The Hawai‘i County Council deferred a bill that would have limited pedestrian traffic on the access road into one of Hawai‘i’s most sacred valleys, some advocates are frustrated with what they see as stalled progress toward limiting congestion on the overcrowded road.

Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged 60-year-old Donald John Needham, of Pāhoa, with the 2020 shooting death of his neighbor in Aloha Estates.

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating an assault that occurred on Friday, Dec. 3, around 10:25 p.m. on Henry Street in Kailua-Kona.

A Hilo District Court judge denied bail for a Puna man accused of a terroristic threatening incident involving a gun at the Hilo Target store.

A Kona grand jury has filed an indictment against a man accused of sexually assaulting a 6-year-old child.

Military training for the month of December consists of helicopter and aircraft gunnery, and Hawaiʻi Police Department Special Response Team (SRT) training.

Hawai‘i will receive $36,994,939 in federal funding to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and continue providing health care for families across the state.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health reported 214 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 89,593.

Hawai‘i Island police reported on Tuesday, Dec. 14 that Ethan Bailey of Kea‘au, who was previously reported as missing, was located in good health in Hilo on Dec. 12.

Hawai‘i Island Coalition was named a finalist for the Biden Administration’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge and will receive $500,000 to further develop a proposal for between $25 million and $100 million in potential future grant funding.

During the week of Dec. 6-12, Hawai`i Island police arrested 19 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.

A Puna man is facing charges in connection to the theft of a Toyota Tacoma earlier this year.

Bosilka Nash was charged in relation to a Dec. 8 theft of a Nissan truck from the University of Hawai’i at Hilo campus, hindering prosecution, and felony methamphetamine charges.

Hawai‘i police have located 34-year-old Jodi Monet Herstine. #BigIslandNow #BigIslandNews

The Brown Water Advisory previously issued for the island of Hawaii has been canceled; however, a Brown Water Advisory has been issued at Hilo Bay.

Incredibly rich and diverse deep coral and sponge communities are thriving in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, researchers concluded after a 20-day deep-sea research expedition.

Hawai‘i Island police reported on Monday, Dec. 13 that they located and subsequently arrested Noland Wilson and Javelyn Tavares, who were wanted in connection with a forgery investigation.

Authorities seek the public’s help locating a missing Puna woman.

Kalapana Transfer Station in Puna will be closed in observance of Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.