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Thirteen youth from throughout the Hawaiian Islands brought the Navahine v. Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation constitutional climate case in June 2022, asserting their rights to a safe and healthy climate and asking the Hawaiʻi state government to act to meet the climate emergency and enable the state’s paradigm shift to a climate-safe, zero-emissions transportation system.

The unidentified 58-year-old O‘ahu man was seen swimming about 50 feet offshore when he began calling for help. He was not breathing and unresponsive when a friend got him to shore.

Hawai‘i Police Department is the official name of the only police department on the Big Island. The department also does not have a ‘Civil Processing Unit.’

State says water sample retesting results showed enterococci levels no longer exceed the threshold level.

Beginning July 17, the transfer station will operate on Wednesdays and Saturdays during normal dump hours.

PO7’s death is the third known death of a monk seal resulting from a dog attack in the main Hawaiian Islands. In 2014, pup RFX4 was killed on Kauaʻi. Pup RS48Hoʻomau, also known as Lehua, was killed in 2023 on Oʻahu.

The 29-year-old man was driving a black 2023 Yamaha XTZ690 that clipped a silver 2006 Nissan Frontier pickup truck at the intersection of Palani Road and Kealakaa Street in Kona.

A persistent surface high pressure centered far north-northeast of the islands is supporting locally strong — yet seasonable — trade winds that will last into Monday

Get ready for a week filled with theater, music, comedy and just plain fun on the Big Island.

The forum provides candidates and voters with close-up encounters to get to know each other better and ask questions.

The volcano erupted on June 3 in the remote upper Southwest Rift Zone. Kīlauea spewed lava for 8.5 hours before stopping again. The last eruption occurred in September 2023.

The deadline to apply is July 15.

To date, there were 16 fatal crashes, resulting in 18 fatalities (two of which had multiple deaths and one crash was reclassified as a suicide).

Resolution 539 says differing interpretations of the Hawai‘i County Research and Development Department’s role and functions have led to frequent operational changes, inconsistent priorities and difficuluties in the general oversight and evaluation of the department fulfilling its duty to the people of the Big Island.

Medication Therapy Management includes reviewing a person’s medications to ensure they are being used appropriately, answering drug-related questions and determining the most cost-effective options.

The 33-year-old was reportedly last seen on Oct. 21, 2023, in Kea‘au. He was wearing camouflage pants and no shirt.

Hawai‘i Promise Scholarship covers direct education costs not met by other forms of financial aid, including tuition, fees and an allowance for books and supplies.

Blood Bank of Hawai‘i is partnering with and giving back to Special Olympics Hawai‘i this summer from June 1 through Aug. 31 for its “Give Blood. Empower Athletes.” campaign.

When crews arrived on scene they found a 900-square-foot single-story residential structure, owned by Akamai Permaculture Trust, engulfed in flames and collapsed to the ground.

Impacted areas include all services along Puakō Beach Drive south of the Puakō Bay Boat Ramp.