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Dive beneath the solidified crust on the Halemaʻumaʻu Crater floor in this week’s edition of “Volcano Watch” to explore the complicated mix of molten material below.

Despite near to below average forecast, officials — including Gov. Josh Green and those with the Central Pacific Hurricane Center — urge island residents to be vigilant and prepare now because any storm that develops has the potential to be the one that strikes.

Public hearing scheduled for 5 p.m. June 3 at Aging and Disability Resource Center in Hilo for community to learn about and weigh in on revised proposed zoo entry costs and updated fee schedule for Panaʻewa Equestrian Center.

Gov. Josh Green takes action in observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day, May 15, and Police Week, which is May 11-17.

We know it’s graduation season, so a lot of you will soon be busy celebrating the success of a newly minted high school grad or fresh college degree holder in the family with every ouce of pomp and circumstance you can muster. So how about treating your grad to a new experience or special event as part of your gift in honor of them reaching a major milestone.

40-year-old John Juan-Malak Taliauli faces charges including first-degree terroristic threatening, place to keep: pistols or revolvers, third-degree promotion of a dangerous drug (fentanyl), plus others. He remains in custody and was ordered to appear May 15 for a preliminary hearing in the case.

Hawaiʻi County is the only county in the state with the median single-family home price under $1 million, but it also is the island where prices vary the most by location.

Graduates from the Hawaiʻi Community College Manono and Pālamanui campuses and the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo will celebrate commencement on Friday and Saturday.

Resurfacing of about 3 miles of the highway, from Kalamauka Road to Ha‘awina Street, begins May 19. The final 3-mile segment of the repavement project is set to begin June 18.

Affected customers will have little to no water pressure from 10 p.m. Friday until 4 a.m. Saturday while the Department of Water replaces a valve.

“Basketball has been a tool for positive living here in the islands for several generations and it is our turn to pay it forward and do what we can to help grow the game,” Vulcans head basketball coach Kaniela Aiona said in an announcement for the clinics that will be hosted May 17-22 on 6 islands.

Customers on Pāwai Place between Luhia Street and Kuakini Highway, and between Palani Road and Loloku Street will be affected from 11 p.m. to midnight.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Kuulei Kauhaihao Post Office Building is the first post office building designated in Hawai‘i in honor of a Vietnam War veteran or Native Hawaiian.

AARP elder fraud expert Paul Greenwood, a former deputy district attorney, will be hosting a free “Fight Fraud Together” presentation beginning at 10 a.m. at the Pāhoa Neighborhood Facility.

International Water Safety Day is celebrated on May 15 of each year to spread awareness of drowning and to educate youth in becoming safer in and around the water.  

Par Hawaiʻi Refining received a notice of violation and order for failure to make hazardous waster determination and failure to properly ship and dispose of hazardous waste.

Hawai‘i Fire Department responded to the blaze at 11:44 a.m. off Lehua Street. When they arrived on scene, crews found multiple vehicles engulfed in flames and heavy brush already burning.

With high school and college graduation ceremonies scheduled in the coming week, lei makers on Hawai‘i Island have been taking pre-orders for at least a month, with some no longer taking those requests.

The first Kaʻū District”Officer of the Quarter” will be promoted to the Training Section in Hilo to help guide future police recruits.

The nonprofit blood bank was founded in 1941 and is committed to providing a safe and reliable supply of blood, blood products and related transfusion services to Hawai‘i’s patients. Make your appointment to donate today!