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This is part of the power company’s ongoing efforts in wildfire safety strategy. The drones play a critical role in the inspection process, and the technology enables Hawaiian Electric to more quickly identify issues to prevent or lessen the risk of wildfires.

With the growing concerns about the use of herbicides and other toxic treatments to kill weeds, Steve Hambly of Hilo is hoping to encourage property owners to use the safer method of steam.

Weather permitting, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia are scheduled to depart Mauliola (Sand Island), Oʻahu this Sunday for Hilo where the canoes will make their final stop on the Pae ʻĀina Statewide Sail before leaving Hawaiʻi for three years for the Moananuiākea Voyage.

No new permit applications will be accepted from 2 a.m. on May 23 to 8 a.m. on May 26.

One person was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation and refused further treatment or transport to the hospital.

At 3:17 p.m., radar indicated heavy rain over downslope portions of the North Kona District. Rain was falling at a rate of up to 1 inch per hour.

Hawai‘i Island firefighters responded to the blaze on the 84-4800 block of Keala O Keawe Road at 5:53 a.m.

Officials with the U.S. Army Garrison Hawai‘i are waiting for the formal rejection of the Final Environmental Impact Statement by the state Land Board before deciding what to do next to try to extend its lease on the Big Island.

What do you think should be done to create more free or less expensive parking in downtown Kailua-Kona? Take our poll.

Lane closure schedules can change at any time without notice. All projects are weather permitting. Check to see if any of the planned closures will impact your commute during the next week.

It’s a tragic statistic to think about but stark reminder to prioritize safety and exercise caution on state and county roadways during such a celebratory season while the Aloha State honors the class of 2025.

Maxwell Robertson Sherwood was on Orchidland Drive and not in a marked crosswalk when the Wrangler driven by 30-year-old Dallas Brooks hit him Friday night. Brooks was arrested for first-degree negligent homicide and operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant.

Interested in a free vessel safety check? Want to learn more of what National Safe Boating Week is all about? Maybe you’re interested in seeing how you can practice safe boating? Get the information you need and more during today’s event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Foundational buzz of the event is a partnership between University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management professor of entomology Lorna Tsutsumi and award-winning Chef Alan Wong, who also co-founded the university’s Adopt-A-Beehive with Alan Wong program.

Kawelo Lancaster was found the night of May 14 in Pāhoa.

ʻOhana Thrift Store’s closure comes as The Salvation Army Kona Corps’ focus shifts to maximizing support and resources to its other local social services programs and The Salvation Army’s Kona Preschool.

Hawai‘i Island Bomb Squad on Thursday secured the grenade in a reinforced bomb disposal container and it was subsequently removed from the riverbed and away from public access.

Poole was last seen April 9 on Pāhoa Village Road on the Big Island.

Most recent eruptive episode of the ongoing eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu Crater within Kaluapele, the summit caldera of the Big Island volcano, ended at 3:29 p.m. Friday, 10 hours and 16 minutes after another awesome display of high fountaining began.

National Weather Service radar indicated at just before 3 p.m. Friday that heavy rain was falling at a rate of up to 1 inch per hour over locations that included Kailua-Kona, Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport, Captain Cook and Waikōloa, among others.