West Hawai‘i News

A student team from Makua Lani Christian Academy in Kailua-Kona joined the list of winning teams from 57 schools throughout the country in the NASA TechRise Student Challenge.

The Hawaiʻi Medical Service Association has donated $1 million to establish the HMSA Distinguished Endowed Professorship in Health Economics at the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization in UH-Mānoa’s College of Social Sciences.

A University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center researcher was awarded $3.1 million from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to further his efforts to provide new technologies to detect the risks of metabolic consequences of obesity among young children.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology is getting a financial boost to help restore Hawaiʻi’s ocean health.

No injuries were reported following a fire this weekend at a home in Holualoa.

The state Department of Health reported 3,167 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 202,273. Four new fatalities were reported.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has downgraded the high surf warning for west-facing shores of the Big Island to a high surf advisory, to include North and South Kohala and North and South Kona, through Monday morning, according to Hawai’i County Civil Defense.

The University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents during its meeting Thursday adopted the new Master Plan for UH-managed lands on Maunakea.

Hawai‘i’s congressional delegation in Washington is urging President Joe Biden to approve a request from Gov. David Ige for a presidential disaster declaration in connection with the Kona low storm that ransacked portions of the state in December.

More than 1,800 trees were planted on the Big Island in November thanks to a project by Lā Ho‘oulu Paemoku/ReTree Hawai‘i.

Three Big Island organizations are receiving donations from Mitsubishi Electric as part of its charitable giving through the Mitsubishi Electric Championship golf tournament at Hualalai.

Big Island police are requesting the public’s assistance with locating 58-year-old Gary Darnell of Hilo, who was reported missing.

A high surf advisory will go into effect Wednesday morning for west-facing shores of the Big Island.

Vog, the hazy mixture of sulfur dioxide gas and aerosols, which can affect broad areas downwind of volcanic eruptions, moved back into the air — and lungs — of the Big Island for several days the first week of the new year and early last week.

The Kailua Village Business Improvement District is seeking eligible candidates interested in serving on its 17-member volunteer board of directors.

In order to expand its network of transfer partners to facilitate alleviating overcrowding and decreasing euthanasia of animals in shelters, Hawai‘i Police Department started a pilot project with Paws Across Water Hawai‘i to transfer shelter animals to mainland foster organizations that will facilitate finding lifetime homes for the pets.

Hawai’i’s Veterans and military spouses now have a new way to compete in today’s job market.

The state Department of Health reported 3,878 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 169,886. Three new fatalities were reported.

The 42-player field is set for next week’s Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai.

In light of a recent slew of vehicle break-ins, Hawaiʻi Island police are offering tips to residents to prevent break-ins and thefts.