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Hawaiʻi County Department of Environmental Management crews will be out from 8:30 p.m. June 19 to 4 a.m. June 20 as part of ongoing efforts to maintain and assess underground sewer infrastructure.

No one was injured in a structure fire that completely engulfed a residential home in the Glenwood neighborhood in Volcano Tuesday night.

The Society for Kona’s Education and Art is calling for community support to raise $150,000 needed to repair its historic building, pausing its beloved art camps and workshops until the restoration is complete.

Four workforce housing sites have been identified on Hawai‘i Island.

Community walk-through and talk story event scheduled June 28 for project aimed at connecting and preserving public open spaces in Kona by linking corridors such as trails, bike paths, shorelines and roadways that support multimodal access.

The first blood drive in Waimea since 2019 is happening one week after 12-year-old leukemia patient Abel Walker returned home after spending 100 days successfully recovering from his second bone marrow transplant in California.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation said the 75-cent increase is needed to cover the vendor costs to administer and manage the safety check program.

UH President Wendy Hensel said about the selection of Matt Elliott at the next athletics director at the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa: “From beginning to end, Matt was the guy.”

According to Hawai‘i Island police, officers responded to the Bayfront shoreline on Sunday at 10:46 a.m., just east of the Mo‘oheau Bus Terminal on Highway 19, to investigate a robbery complaint, where the suspect entered the bay.

The pancake mix was created by the Hawai‘i ‘Ulu Cooperative, a group of 180 ‘ulu farmers throughout the state.

Representatives from Hawaiʻi County agencies, businesses and organizations will share information and resources to help residents prepare for emergencies and keep their homes and communities safe.

The three-year grant will support vulnerable Native Hawaiian youth on the Big Island through trauma-informed and culturally grounded programming.

The parking lot was the collaborative vision developed by West Side Hawaiʻi Little League and the Hawaiʻi County Department of Parks and Recreation.

Hawaiʻi is setting the standard for other states in improving the quality of school meals, emphasizing local food sourcing, farm-to-school initiatives and fresh fruit and vegetable programs.

Part of the initial agreement between medical facilities includes a Queen’s general surgeon flying from O‘ahu to the Big Island one week a month to perform surgeries at Kona Community Hospital.

There is much to appreciate about the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption as it approaches its 6-month anniversary on June 23. The stunning episodic lava fountains and lava flows erupting within Halemaʻumaʻu crater in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park have provided island residents and visitors with safe and accessible viewing opportunities. However, volcanic hazards are always present. 

The Kona protest, one of four such rallies on the Big Island, was part of a nationwide “No Kings” protest organized by several grassroots groups to denounce authoritarianism and President Donald Trump.

Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia, the voyaging canoes of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, have reached the Intertropical Convergence Zone that is commonly known as the doldrums as they continue their journey from Hilo to Tahiti.

The Positive Approach to Care helps people understand what is happening to the brain when someone has dementia while also teaching practical techniques for care.

Hilo Union School students involved with the Kama‘aina Kids A+ Afterschool Program raised funds for repairs to the Charles “Sparky” Kawamoto Swim Stadium.