North Hawai‘i News

Police urge the public to be wary when buying items from people they don’t know following the arrest of a man from Washington state earlier this week for theft.

Rebecca Tang and Genevieve Savage, rising seniors at Parker School in Waimea, recently hosted a letter writing session at the school to urge governors throughout the United States to protect reproductive rights in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson’s Women’s Health Organization, the decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.

Focused on improving the quality of life of vulnerable community members, Hawaiian Electric has donated a total of $75,500 to seven Hawaiʻi nonprofits that provide social services, including two on the Big Island.

The Salvation Army is asking the Big Island community to step up and help keiki in need get the supplies they need for the upcoming school year.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a wind advisory for portions of the Big Island.

Ballots for this year’s primary election are expected to arrive in Big Island mailboxes by July 26 and Waimea Community Association wants voters to be as informed as possible before making their first choices.

A swashbuckling comedy about freedom, redemption and recovery will grace stages in Hilo and Honoka’a this month during the 45th annual Shakespeare in the Park.

The county Department of Water Supply is notifying the public about fire hydrant flow tests happening this week in two locations on the Big Island.

The Food Basket, Hawai‘i Island’s food bank, has never experienced the type of food shortages it is seeing now.

Hawai’i Kūpuna Softball League games are normally played on Saturdays.

If you are flying anywhere during the Fourth of July weekend, make sure you get to the airport early.

In an effort to make sure everyone has a safe and enjoyable Fourth of July weekend, Big Island police are reminding the public about the rules governing the use of fireworks.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has awarded more than $600,000 to several organizations and events throughout the islands. A total of 13 OHA grant programs are being funded this year.

Flash, boom, crackle and sparkle — its time to celebrate the Fourth of July, and firecrackers and fireworks are the main attractions.

Visitors to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park in 2021 pumped nearly $120 million in to the Big Island’s economy, according to a new National Park Service report.

A Hawai‘i Community College student was selected as the 2022-23 winner of the annual Merriman’s Culinary Scholarship awarded by Merriman’s Waimea.

Hawai’i Kūpuna Softball League games are normally played on Saturdays.

A new statewide awareness campaign is aimed at reducing injuries to kūpuna from falling.

Gov. David Ige on Wednesday, June 22, signed into law two measures passed by the state Legislature earlier this year that will help Hawai‘i’s working families and individuals.

State lawmakers showed their support for Hawai‘i’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, plus community during the 2022 legislative session, passing several measures that further equality and inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community, and Gov. David Ige signed them into law last week — in the middle of Pride Month.