West Hawai‘i News

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.

La‘i‘ōpua 2020, a West Hawai‘i nonprofit organization with a mission to provide social, recreational, vocational, economic, educational and cultural opportunities and infrastructure to Native Hawaiians was recently awarded a $10,000 grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Keauhou Shopping Center is providing the community with different ways to celebrate the fresh start of a new school year.

West Hawai‘i residents are invited later this week to have a cup of coffee and a conversation with their local police officers.

Recruiters with the U.S. Army Recruiting Station, Kona, will be on hand this Friday, July 1, during Food Truck Fridays at Tony Honda Kona to speak with anyone interested in a military career.

Several areas of Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park in Kona will be temporarily closed Monday, June 27, during helicopter operations to remove invasive, non-native vegetation at the park.

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its preliminary report concerning the crash of a tour helicopter earlier this month near South Point.

Plans to celebrate Hawaiian culture at a West Hawai‘i national park have been postponed.

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.

The Big Island is invited to celebrate Hawaiian culture this weekend at Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park in Hōnaunau.

A Hawai‘i Police Department officer who works with the Area II Vice Section in West Hawai‘i was named the Kona Crime Prevention Committee’s Officer of the Month for March.

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.

Calling all Hawai‘i filmmakers and storytellers.

Eight Big Island students will receive a total of $24,000 in scholarships as part of Hawai‘i Community Federal Credit Union’s annual scholarship program.

A West Hawai‘i organization invites the public to celebrate the birthday of its newest ocean-voyaging addition.

The Hawai‘i Police Department’s top cop plans to retire later this year.

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