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The new public library will meet the needs of the growing Puna population with accessible, standalone library services and innovative spaces for learning and community events.

Parents and guardians can begin registering keiki for Hawaiʻi County’s 2025 Winter Fun Program on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

After evading capture for a day, a live skunk was apprehended by agriculture inspectors at Hilo Harbor and then for rabies last Friday.

The incident occurred on the 00 block of East Puainako Street in Hilo on Oct. 3. Video surveillance images of the woman were captured at the business.

On Oct. 11, on the 300 block of Keawe Street, surveillance store footage captured images of two men inside the establishment before the theft.

Adonis Higa was arrested and charged in relation to a sexual assault incident that occurred in Hawaiian Paradise Park last week.

The food drop will offer fresh produce, pantry staples, and other essential food items to local families in need ahead of the holiday season.

The Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation honored surfing pioneers Rochelle Ballard and Patti Paniccia, and paddling champions Johnny “Johnny Mac” McCandless and Lauren Spalding.

Tiki Turtle Café in Hilo is more than just a good spot for lunch; it’s a vibrant training ground where young adults with disabilities are learning valuable work skills that empower them to reach new heights.

This $6.1 million in emergency funding is designed to reach Native Hawaiian households who are most at risk and may not qualify for other state or federal assistance.

The program has graduated nearly 1,000 technicians, with a notable rise in women’s enrollment.

A fire hydrant flow test for E.B. deSilva Elementary School may affect customers along ʻĀinako Avenue, from Pōhaku to Kōula streets from 10 to 11 p.m. Wednesday.

Hawaiʻi was one of several states to make the SNAP payments for November before the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily paused two rulings ordering emergency funds be used for the food program during the federal shutdown.

While the fire continues to burn, Mana Road remains closed, but Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Saddle Road) still is open.

Episode 36 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption on Kīlauea began at 11:15 a.m on Nov. 9, with one vent spewing lava about 1,100 feet high before abruptly ending.

The witnesses told police the driver of a white van arrived in a parking lot along on Kamehameha Avenue and approached the victim while holding a knife.

The network includes shared-use paths, protected bike lanes, sidewalks and transit facilities aimed at filling gaps in transportation infrastructure and improving connections between communities across Hawaiʻi.

UH Mānoa student Eric Pōmaika‘i Gee leaves at the end of the month for Chile, the starting point for the the Ice Station Antarctica Expedition to Union Glacier, 600 miles from the South Pole.

PARENTS Inc. and its donors brought holiday joy to more than 90 children during 2024, providing gifts, essentials and a renewed sense of hope. The organization’s goal this year is to reach up to 200 keiki, offering them a warm and memorable Christmas.

There have been 770 DUI arrests so far this year compared with 813 during the same period last year, or a decrease of 5.29%. DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.