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Expect delays on Keaʻau-Pāhoa Road (Highway 130) from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today due to trench paving by the Hawaiʻi County Department of Water Supply.

Ranches and agricultural businesses impacted by the recent storm systems can apply for one-time grants of $1,500 until Friday, March 27.

Convened by the Hawaiʻi Coordination Cell, 150 participants gathered to discuss community concerns on military lease renewals, emphasizing the impacts to the environment and culture.

The University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization’s study examined a concept known as housing filtering, a process in which new construction sets off a chain of moves that frees up existing homes across the market.

A flood watch is in effect for the Big Island through tomorrow.

The burglary of tools, home appliances and other items occurred in August of 2025 at a house on Pineapple Parkway.

In one case the suspect used the Hawai‘i Police Department’s phone number and the name of a Hawai‘i Police Department employee to validate the scam, fleecing the victim of nearly $200,000.

Lighting and thunder have subsided near the airport, and power has mostly been restored.

Tony Hawaiʻi Kona purchased 83 acres, using six of it now for the dealership, with the remaining to one day become a green technology business park.

Flood watch extended through Monday, March 23, for Hawai’i Island only because of lingering moisture left by the departing kona low — the second of back-to-back kona lows in the past 2 weeks — and a trough aloft that will produce conditions for another round of rainfall.

The Hawaiʻi Agricultural Foundation and the Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau Federation have launched a coordinated relief effort to support farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers affected by the severe weather, flooding and prolonged heavy rains.

The man was initially reported missing Sunday afternoon, and was reported found later that night.

While the immediate threat from the storm has passed, recovery efforts continue across the islands as state and county crews assess damage, clear debris and restore impacted infrastructure.

Police say a 19-year-old man was crouching on the shoulder of Māmalahoa Highway when he jumped into the path of oncoming traffic.

The first powerful kona low that slammed into Hawaiʻi a week ago and now its sequel this week remind everyone that flooding can happen outside designated high-risk flood zones; that’s why all homeowners and renters are strongly encouraged to consider purchasing and maintaining flood insurance.

Both lanes are now reopened.

“The collaboration between the governor and all four county mayors allowed the state of Hawaiʻi Department of Defense to improve our ability to respond to this unprecedented kona low storm,” Hawaiʻi Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Stephen Logan on Saturday, March 21.

Andrew Tepper is revitalizing a lychee orchard on his new property, and is seeking a permit to hold his controversial “Falls on Fire” festival on previously purchased ag land in Pāpaʻikou.

The rain is mostly over Maui County this morning, with the storm expected to slide southeast toward Hawai‘i Island later today.

The islands remain safe and welcoming, and after two kona lows in a week, weather conditions are expected to improve early next week; Kauaʻi and Oʻahu already are seeing improving conditions.