#Big Island News

Hawaiʻi health officials have issued a warning about deteriorating air quality due to lingering volcanic gases from Kīlauea, urging residents and visitors to limit exposure to the vog.

Observations of AT 2024wpp, including data from the W. M. Keck Observatory on the Big Island, reveal that luminous fast blue optical transients are driven by extreme stellar destruction — not supernovae

Conservational Council of Hawai‘i explained there are 4 different rule changes that the council says will significantly change the way species such as the Hawaiian monk seal, brown booby, hawksbill sea turtle and more are protected.

The purpose of the briefings is to ensure public dollars are being spent responsibly and on priorities that meet the needs of Hawai’i’s residents prior to the start of the legislative session.

The grants — one to University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center for the new groundbreaking Ho‘ōla Early Phase Clinical Research Center and the other to John A. Burns School of Medicine to upgrade simulation and training resources — reinforce Helmsley’s commitment to strengthening health infrastructure and workforce capacity in Hawaiʻi.

Weekly Monday night Village Street Eats returns, bringing local flavors to resort guests and the community.

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park rangers want visitors to have a safe and memorable adventure this holiday season. Safety is their top priority, but it is your responsibility.

The partnership between Hawai‘i Pacific Health and Kamehameha Schools started 6 years ago and is aimed at working collaboratively to leverage the collective strengths in health care and education to create healthier communities throughout the state.

“The expansion of the travel ban is as a political distraction, diverting attention from real homeland security concerns like human trafficking, drug smuggling and organized crime,” said Oʻahu state Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole, chairman of the Hawaiʻi Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee.

40-year-old George Foote of Pāhoa is detained in the Hilo Police Cellblock as detectives with Hawai’i Police Department Area I Criminal Investigation Division continues to investigate the incident that happened Friday night (Dec. 19).

Six of the drivers arrested for impaired driving during the week were involved in traffic crashes; five were younger than 21 years old.

New results — which were made using a variety of ground and space-based telescopes including W. M. Keck Observatory atop Mauna Kea — strengthen the “Hubble tension,” a cosmic disagreement that could point to new physics governing the universe.

Scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, in collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey, have installed a new livestream monitoring camera at Kīlauea on the Big Island.

With nearly 1 in 3 Hawai‘i families already not able to get enough food, local anti-hunger and public health organizations say the real barrier to healthy eating is affordability, not banning sugary products.

Hawai’i Police Department thanks the public for its cooperation while the street was closed, which began at about 9 p.m. Friday.

Better Buildings & Better Plants partners saved more than $24 billion in energy costs to date, and financial allies extended $41 billion for projects that improve energy performance.

Punihaole’s stewardship and education efforts at Kahalu‘u Bay preserved one of the Big Island’s most vibrant marine sanctuaries and inspired a community movement to protect it for future generations.

Unlocking the mystery of dark matter would help to get a grasp on what most of the universe is actually made of and potentially reveal fundamental new physics that could revolutionize the understanding of how everything works.

Community observing program Shadow the Scientists took the public on a tour of the famous interstellar visitor — sporting a holiday hue — with live observations from the Gemini North telescope control room on the Big Island.

Visitors to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island, where the volcano is located, see remarkable views during the episodic eruptions within the summit, but the latest episode — No. 38 — reminds us how quickly hazards associated with this dynamic activity can change.