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Hawai‘i Police Department released a portion of its outstanding warrants list.

Authorities seek the public’s help in finding a 15-year-old boy, who was reported missing.

All projects are weather permitting.

Starting Monday, the DLIR is asking the community to file weekly UI certifications on specific days of the week, which are determined based on the claimant’s last name. 

Antibody testing will be offered only to those previously identified as having had the coronavirus, or those with high-risk exposures, including healthcare workers, first responders and family members or those with close contact to known positives.

The program is set up to help rural families in South Kona overcome transportation challenges associated with the department’s current pick-up sites for grab-and-go meals.

Users must keep a six-foot or greater social distance from each other and facility employees. If a six-foot social distance cannot be maintained, all users must wear a cloth face covering.

Environmental stressors and very high ocean temperatures impacted West Hawaiʻi in 2015 and again at the end of 2019, causing catastrophic bleaching and mortality for more than 90% of the Kahaluʻu Bay population. 

Legislators will tackle a projected $1 billion budgetary shortfall, travel quarantine implementation and the state’s contact tracing system in a mini-session this month.

A total of 565 patients have been released from isolation and are considered recovered, meaning there were 47 active cases statewide as of Thursday at noon.

Lieutenant Governor Josh Green said the state will need more contact-tracers to have an adequate tracing program, one of the metrics necessary for a full reopening of the state’s economy. Hawai‘i will use federal funding to do this.

COVID-19 screening and testing clinic is open at Waimea District Park today, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

While the cause of the fire was officially listed as “unknown,” neighbors reported that a resident was “playing with fire” before the flames took hold.

Hawai‘i County is set to receive $1.54 million in a federal Community Development Block Grant to support local nonprofits in their efforts to provide relief to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

HPD officers arrested and charged the wanted fugitive, who has been on the run since October of 2019.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation is coordinating the reopening of stations for Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspections (PMVI or Safety Checks) starting Friday, May 15.

Hawai‘i County is moving forward with plans to reopen additional businesses and parks as COVID-19 case numbers continue to dwindle.

The state’s only new case was reported on O‘ahu.

The DLNR Division of State Parks is re-opening select parks and monuments across the state with an emphasis on social distancing and exercise. There are continued restrictions on gatherings of any sort. #BigIslandNow #BigIslandNews #HawaiiNews

One lane is closed on Highway 11 in Ka‘ū as crews repair a pothole.