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“Under the New Moon” brings Native Hawaiian culture and tradition to life every last Tuesday of the month at the Outrigger Resort in Keauhou.

Kunia Hassard, 39, is being charged with habitual property crime and arson in the second degree.

Clyde T.T. Loa faces more charges after escaping Hale Nani with two other inmates in a stolen car in December 2024.

No one was occupying a newly remodeled home during a garage fire in ʻĀinaloa on Monday morning.

Matson announced the decision in a July 14 letter to customers, citing a fire risk posed by the large lithium-ion batteries used to power the vehicles.

Renovations included a new community center, walking path and more onsite parking were added.

With a statewide regional kitchen master plan now in motion, the Hawai‘i Department of Education is turning its attention to transforming school menus to feature more locally grown and produced foods.

Additional weakening is expected today with the hurricane anticipated to weaken to a tropical storm later this morning. Forecasters say they expect little change in strength tonight and Thursday.

The Big Island Substance Abuse Council blends an array of health and social services with a thrilling athletic competition during the 11th Summer Jam in Hilo.

100 Laysan finches, a native Hawaiian bird that once thrived at Midway Atoll on the far northern end of the Hawaiian archipelago, now a part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, were released on Eastern Island last week as part of continuing efforts to re-establish and expand native bird populations to the national monument in preparation for potential catastrophic events.

Nearly 230 student-athletes representing all 12 University of Hawai‘i at Hilo sports teams posted a combined record-high grade-point average of 3.32, topping last year’s previous combined record-high grade-point average of 3.28.

One lucky winner will recieve a trip for 2 to the 15th anniversary festival on O’ahu at the end of October, including airfare for two on Hawaiian Airlines, a 4-night stay at OUTRIGGER Waikīkī Paradise Hotel, two priority access tickets to the Hawaiian Airlines Presents Decanted grand tasting and two tickets to Cirque Du Soleil ‘Auana at OUTRIGGER Waikīkī Beachcomber Hotel, a prize package worth a total $5,700.

Lane closure schedules can change at any time without notice. All projects are weather permitting. Check to see if any of the planned closures will impact your commute during the next week.

Annual 3-month Operation Nasse — conducted by United States, Australia, France and New Zealand, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu — aimed at safeguarding marine resources of Pacific Island nations.

The consulting firm will look at what kind of uses are feasible and wanted in the area, but also determine what infrastructure is needed to support those uses.

Proactive outreach and innovative problem-solving aimed at improving well-being of communities he serves have distinguished the Kona Community Policing Section officer, setting the 14-year Hawai‘i Police Department veteran apart and leading to him being honored.

Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources says a contractor is scheduled to begin July 29 trimming and removing the massive tree that uprooted and toppled the afternoon of July 12, falling across Kilauea Avenue, a portion of nearby Calvary Chapel Hilo and — it was learned a week later — two women, apparently crushing them underneath. It’s been about 2 weeks since the tree collapsed and almost a week since the bodies of the two women were recovered from under its now tangled and mangled canopy.

A total of $10.5 million was awarded in 2024-25 to 15 projects by 9 nonprofits working to ensure homelessness is rare, brief and non-recurring on Hawaiʻi Island. Deadline to apply this year is 4 p.m. Aug. 29.

Combination of peaking monthly high tides and elevated water levels have continued to make afternoon high tides exceed height predictions by about a half-foot since Monday, with that trend not expected to change until this weekend.

Hayden Niles will join experts on a research vessel and will utilize advanced mapping systems to explore uncharted ocean habitats surrounding the Marshall Islands for 21 days beginning on Sunday.