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The federal government is providing funds to boost school meal programs in Hawai’i.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health reported 2,205 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 102,389. Four fatalities were reported.

Veteran hospitality executive Shigeki Yamane has been named president of Prince Resorts Hawai‘i (PRH).

A fire hydrant flow test is scheduled in North Kona on Dec. 28.

Property owner Eva Liu is committed to working with the community in shaping the plans to reinvigorate 434 acres around the area known as Black Sand Beach on the southern end of the island.

The Hawai‘i Police Department reports on Saturday, Dec. 25 that Kawaihae Road from Waiula Street (near the 63 mile marker) to Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway now has one lane open due to downed utility poles fo

Kuhio Highway southbound contraflow will not run Monday, Dec. 27. The contraflow crew is isolating due to potential COVID exposure pending test results.

Hawai’i Island police are investigating a possible drowning that occurred in the Puna district.

While gases in the air and dissolved volatiles in molten magma (preserved as glass and glass inclusions in minerals) may not seem like they’d be measured the same way, we can use the same principles and techniques to measure both and help us understand eruptive activity.

Indigenous coastal communities have depended on ocean resources for more than millennia, but climate change is profoundly impacting these communities by creating a more unpredictable ocean.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health reported 1,591 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the statewide total to 100,821.

Hawai‘i Island police are searching for Sandra Schwartz, also known as Aunty Gretchen, a 73-year-old female, as family members are concerned for her welfare.

The Hawaiʻi Police Department reports that 33-year-old Natasha Torrance has been located in good health in Pāhoa. She had previously been reported as missing.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation announced the weekly road closures for the week of Dec. 25 through Jan. 1.

The Food Basket is helping between 40,000 and 50,000 people a month with food needs through its various services, including the ‘Ohana Food Drops that have become familiar events around the island.

Hawai‘i County Prosecuting Attorney Kelden Waltjen announced on Friday, Dec. 24 that a Kona jury found a Mountain View man, 40-year-old Kapena Kapono Kuahiwinui, guilty of habitually operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant.

The DLNR Division of State Parks will be closing Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area, Kīholo State Park Reserve and Kekaha Kai State Park (Mahai’ula and Kua Bay sections) early at 5 p.m.

“Holoholo for the Holidays” is a self-guided program to help the first-time or the longtime visitor discover (or rediscover) diverse and inspiring park landscapes away from the crowded Kīlauea summit.

Online applications for a combination 2022 Lānaʻi Axis Deer and Mouflon Sheep hunting season will be available beginning Monday, Jan. 10, 2022.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health reported 1,828 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 98,593.