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This program will address unexpected crises that impact Native Hawaiians such as loss of income, loss of employment by layoff and debilitating illness or injury.

Medicinal selections will be comparable across all sites, though there may be some variation in available products between the Kona and Waimea dispensaries.

What killed the dinosaurs? It wasn’t volcanic activity, or at least that wasn’t a primary factor, according to a new international study. 

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces the following upcoming flight plans for February 2020.

Capt. Gregory Esteban has received the honorable distinction of being elected to a two-year term as President of the International Homicide Investigators Association (IHIA), an organization with over 2,600 members.

Super Bowl LIV with San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs is a mere 24 hours away and the Hawai‘i Police Department is encouraging people to make their own game plan that prevents drunk driving.

The USDA is seeking sponsors on all islands to help provide free meals for children in low-income communities during the school break.

Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

On Friday morning, Christopher Helmlinger appeared before Judge Melvin Fujino after pleading no contest to manslaughter in the death of Hawai‘i Fire Capt. David Mahon.

A small craft advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots and/or seas 10 feet or greater are expected to produce conditions hazardous to small craft.

Senators vote against subpoenas for witness testimony, saying they’ve heard enough to make a decision.

Christopher Helmlinger appeared in 3rd Circuit Court before Judge Melvin Fujino at the Keahuolu Courthouse for sentencing.

The federal government has declared a US public health emergency in the wake of the coronavirus, which had infected nearly 10,000 people and killed almost 250 in mainland China as of early Friday afternoon.

A brush fire in Ō‘ōkala has shut down the roadway in both directions, officials reported this afternoon.

Friday’s proposal is the latest in a political back and forth pitting concerns over public health against arguments involving cost-effectiveness and fears from farmers that the legislation would set an unfavorable precedent.

The Steam Vents parking lot in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park will be closed Feb. 3, 2020 from 8 a.m. to noon for little fire ant treatment.

This is the official list of individuals wanted on the Big Island from the Hawai‘i County Police Department. It is a 25-name portion of the master list. 

Beginning Feb. 1 and continuing through April 15, the AARP Foundation is providing free in-person tax assistance and preparation in Hawai‘i through its Tax-Aide program.

Customers are advised to refrain from washing clothes and to store a container of water for their drinking needs until the supply of water is restored to normal.

Seven Hawai‘i County police officers were either fired or suspended from duty, according to the department’s 2019 legislative annual misconduct report.