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‘Critical elements’ such as lithium, nickel, magnesium, platinum, iridium and rare earth elements, among others, have become important for our everyday lives — used in everything from solar panels, batteries and vehicles to power plants, medical devices and smartphones — and more than half of these resources formed in ancient volcanic systems.

Traditional double-hulled voyaging canoes have been back in Tahitian capital since July 14 preparing for the next leg of their Moananuiākea Voyage; stop also allowed for crew rotation before continuing their epic circumnavigation of the Pacific Ocean.

The program — a joint effort between Hawai‘i and U.S. Department of Agriculture — is aimed at bridging a gap in nutrition many keiki throughout the islands experience during their summer break from school.

Community members who need to reach the station for non-emergency reasons are asked to call Hawai‘i Police Department’s non-emergency line at 808-935-3311. Call 9-1-1 in the event of an emergency.

Violet Coultas was is under the care of Arizona Department of Child Safety while her mother Sarah Coultas of Pa‘auilo remains in custody, pending extradition to Hawai‘i. They were located in Cottonwood, Ariz., about 100 miles north of Phoenix.

Nonprofits pursuing projects that strengthen the Big Island’s future are invited to apply for fiscal year 2025-26 Impact Grants program funding.

While the situation has improved statewide compared with before the 2024-25 school year, 4 of the 9 school bus routes throughout the state still suspended are on the Big Island. Fortunately, offiicials report new drivers are being trained.

This is a week when each of the top 10 things to do on the Big Island has a vibe — a personality — all its own. A unique signature, if you will, the others don’t necessarily share or emulate. Check them out now to see for yourself!

Following a July 19 plea to the public seeking help finding 48-year-old Sarah Coultas of Pa‘auilo and daughter Violet Coultas, Hawai‘i Island police received credible information they were in the Phoenix area, prompting Arizona Department of Public Safety to issue first of state’s new missing persons alerts to find Violet.

The in-person and written testimony was overwhelmingly against the passage of the bill, which will have its second reading on Aug. 6.

Big Island police are asking if anyone knows or can help identiify the man captured in a photo taken by another person involved in the June 25 South Kohala incident.

Councilmember Rebecca Villegas introduced Resolution 234-25, which was discussed Tuesday during the Policy Committee on Environmental and Natural Resource Management.

Annual event gives students the tools they need to engage their communities on issues around civil liberties and civil rights plus firsthand experience lobbying members of Congress to advocate for their First Amendment rights.

Suspect is seen on video surveillance picking up the wallet outside a Kailua-Kona shopping center, put it inside a gray Jeep Wrangler and then leave. Do you know her?

Nonprofit dedicated to supporting Hawai‘i’s homeless children, serving more than 1,600 keiki each year on O‘ahu, Maui and the Big Island, will use the funds for its college dorm residency program for homeless young women.

Work through 4 p.m. today and July 24 requires separate closures on Kuakini and Mamalahoa Highways while crews install new infrastructure. Motorists should plan accordingly.

Resolution 234-25 will be discussed during the Policy Committee on Environmental and Natural Resource Management at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

Steering their 24-foot rowboat, “The Kraken,” Tim and Harrison Crockett conquered the Pacific Ocean while advocating for veterans through their initiative, Row To Recovery.

Both of Hawaiʻi’s US House representatives voted against a $9 billion spending cut package that rolls back previously approved federal funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid.

Beachgoers should expect flooding of beaches that are normally dry, minor coastal erosion, and saltwater inundation.