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14-year-old Zealand Brickwood and 15-year-old Kelii Nobriga were last seen just before 12:30 p.m. April 23 on Kea‘au-Pāhoa Road in Kea‘au. Do you have any information that can help police find them?

The county and its community partners are hosting events in Hilo, Kea‘au and Pāhala, with the first one this Sunday, and invite the everyone to come have an egg-cellent time in celebration of the season.

Hawaiʻi Department of Education reports that reinstatement of the Keaʻau route will bring the total of restored school bus routes to 123. Efforts to get the final 15 suspended routes back up and running are ongoing. 

Many of the events and activities around the Big Island during the next week will focus on tradition, talent and taddies. Check out this week’s top 10 things to do now!

Nine men and 3 women were arrested Jan. 21 on warrants for various offenses, ranging from contempt of court and failure to appear to violating conditions of release.

The services are being stopped at the Honokaʻa, Laupāhoehoe, Volcano, Pāhala and Waiʻōhinu stations after Big Island Scrap Metal in Kea‘au, Hawai‘i County’s contracted metal recycling partner, suffered a large industrial fire Wednesday.

Big Island firefighters discovered a 50-by-50-by-12-foot mound of scrap metal and large tires about 75% involved in fire under a covered, open steel metal building when they arrived at Big Island Scrap Metal at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Gray — and at times black — gritty smoke billowed into the air, easily sticking out against the bright blue clear sky.

The County of Hawaiʻi Department of Environmental Management has scheduled tree trimming along the driveway entrance to the Keaʻau Transfer Station between 8 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. from Tuesday, Jan. 14 through Thursday, Jan. 16.

Hilo, Pāhoa, Waimea, Pahala, Kailua-Kona and Keaʻau will host their annual Christmas parades for Hawaiʻi Island communities throughout the next three weeks.

32-year-old Dylan Jessen Gapp of Kea‘au was arrested Saturday in Hawaiian Paradise Park after leading police on a short foot chase and stumbling into a small ditch day after he was seen driving reportedly stolen truck. He is charged with second-degree burglary, first-degree theft and several other offenses.

Native Hawaiian oral traditions record a rich history of the changing volcanic landscape in Hawaiʻi. Interweaving cultural knowledge with scientific disciplines can provide a more complete understanding of past events, including the largest known lava flow eruption of Kīlauea.

Cupcakes, Boom!, Kaulana Mahina, Kumumea and Pawniolo Pets are being supported by the Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture with grant funds from the state while Stargazer Industries Hawai‘i hopes its presence at the annual festival will open more doors with retailers.

Radar shows that the heavy rain has diminished. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat.

Closure schedules can change at any time, without notice, and all projects are weather permitting.

All 3 were found in good health Feb. 29.

He was found Feb. 2 in Kea‘au.

Firefighters arrived at the scene in Kea‘au just before 7 p.m. Jan. 29 and discovered the fire in a 40-foot container that housed an electric generator and power transformers.

The teen was last seen in the Hawaiian Beaches area.

Aiden Bowers was located in good health Nov. 17.

Around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, police received a report after a witness observed Clemons outside a business with two small female children. She was seen verbally belittling her five-year-old daughter with derogatory remarks after Clemons herself dropped food on the ground.