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The Dec. 15 incident in the 100 block of Rainbow Drive involved a woman being struck and knocked unconscious by a bat and three men being stabbed.

The funding comes from the Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program.

In recent years, the use of illicit fentanyl has reached epidemic proportions on the mainland and Hawai‘i.

Liam Powers, owner of Sea Quest Hawai‘i, got a call at around 7 p.m. that Nathan Grocholski Lopez, his son’s paddling coach at Big Island Jr. Va‘a, had not made it back to shore after going out in a one-man canoe.

A small boost in surf is expected from late Sunday into Monday, likely requiring another high surf advisory for north-facing shores of most of the islands, along with various east-facing coasts.

The Hawai‘i Police Department thanks the public for its patience.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu reports that winds have fallen below the advisory threshold.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo will hold its commencement ceremony this Saturday at 9 a.m. in the UH Hilo Vulcan Gymnasium.

45-year-old Ronald Makio was charged with 10 offenses after shooting a pig in a residential area outside Honoka‘a.

The Homestead Community Development Corporation nonprofit is governed by homestead association leaders from five Mokupuni regions across the state – Kaua‘i, Molokai, Maui/Lanai, O‘ahu and Hawai‘i Island.

Hawai‘i County’s Department of Water Supply is asking customers in North Kohala to reduce their water use by at least 10% until further notice.

There is another type of gas besides sulfur dioxide that can be important during non-eruptive periods — carbon dioxide.

Students can vie for the top honor of having their design on a bronze or aluminum coin for 2024.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency granted Hawai‘i County a Notice to Proceed on repairs for Pohoiki Road, Highway 137 and a water line project.

Water sample retesting showed that enterococci levels no longer exceed the threshold level.

At 3:17 p.m., Wednesday, Coast Guard Sector Honolulu watchstanders received an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon distress alert plotting 30 nautical miles north-east of Kaua‘i.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation found that driving behavior in Hawaiʻi is improving, according to information gathered by a Statewide Attitudinal and Behavior Survey.

Rich Matsuda is the first Hawaiʻi-born director of Keck Observatory, and the second local-born director of an observatory that operates on Maunakea.

Kit Neikirk earned degrees in chemistry, biology, and sociology, and two subject certificates in anthropology and mathematics, in spring 2023.

The grant will help to reinforce and strengthen Native Hawaiians’ connections to moʻomeheu (culture) and support OHA’s work in quality housing, economic stability, and health outcomes.