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The remote 78-acre Makaopuhi Fire was ignited by the Sept. 15 eruption of Kīlauea volcano. Fire activity has increased because of a lack of rainfall, low humidity and wind.

Registration packets and information about league rules and format will be distributed. League play is expected to be from Nov. 25 to Jan. 27, 2025.

Daniel Eber was found at 11:30 a.m. today in Kea‘au.

Funding is not limited to prospective grantees; any nonprofit organization that serves the Puna area is eligible to apply. The application deadline is 4 p.m. Oct. 10.

Pōhakuloa Training Area officials report efforts continue to mitigate any inconvenience the training might have for island residents.

Hawaiʻi’s share of the restitution is directly related to identified instances wherein the lab had double-billed the Hawaiʻi Medicaid Program.

Some families are struggling to rebuild and plan for the future with the timing of the proposed $4 billion settlement for survivors up in the air.

The Vulcans completed their four-game road trip with victories over Dominican, Academy of Art, Menlo and Jessup.

Gov. Green signed the proclamation to heighten public awareness and promote proactive steps for preventing fires of all sorts.

Big Island Abalone was founded in 1988 and is currently owned by KOWA since 2018. Now, it annually produces 100 tons of the delicacy, making it one of the largest commercial operations in the United States.

The 2024 fiscal year is the fourth consecutive year that funds raised for the University of Hawaiʻi have exceeded $100 million.

The coming announcement follows a series of public events for the two finalists, Julian Vasquez Heilig and Wendy Hensel.

Throughout the past decade, more than 50 Hawaiian monk seals have been treated at the Kona facility and released back into the wild.

A cruise ship Friday night reported men experiencing heart attack-like symptoms and internal bleeding, respectively.

“Mahalo to the dozens of people that came to coffee shops across the Big Island to talk story with members of Hawai‘i Police Department during this morning’s National Coffee With a Cop day! It was fantastic to see so many people … turn out from Puna to Waimea to Kona, Honoka‘a and Hilo! Working together, we make Hawai‘i County a safer place for us all.” — Hawai‘i Police Department

Community members are encouraged to join the virtual event at 4 p.m. via Zoom to learn more about the commission and speak with some of its members.

While access has been restored to additional locations inside Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park and Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources natural reserve land, several spots remain shuttered because of volcanic and wildfire-related hazards.

An illegal fireworks search warrant also turned up fireworks sales sheets, price lists, a leger showing thousands of dollars in illegal fireworks sales and $15,000 in cash thought to be profits from illegal fireworks sales.

The report released by the Hawaiʻi Department of Health found most Hawaiʻi residents who died from causes related to the virus did not reach age 75, younger than the 2021 life expectancy in the United States.

Lidar — short for light detection and ranging — has become preferred for mapping because of the precision of its measurements and fine-scale resolution of its data products.