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The Age Group 10 and Under Basketball League is scheduled to start play Sept. 16, with games Monday through Thursday.

Toledo is scheduled for preliminary hearing in Hilo District Court on Tuesday afternoon. He remains in custody in lieu of $641,000 bail

The proclamation will make state resources available as needed, wrote Press Secretary Erika Engle in a brief statement.

Jung was last seen at the Kona airport by his wife, Clara Jung, at 5:30 a.m. on Aug. 23.

“We ask that everyone remain vigilant and prioritize their safety during this time,” said Mayor Mitch Roth in the Saturday morning statement.

Living in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is definitely not boring. Check out our top 10 things to do on the Big Island for Aug. 22-28 now!

This is the second conference hosted by Hawaiʻi County and Friends of the Future and it piggybacks on the 2023 conference theme of “Huliau – A Time of Change”

Sure. The 2024 Hawai‘i primary election is this Saturday. But that doesn’t mean the Big Island is taking a break from keeping you entertained, active and engaged.

Everyone has a role to play in keeping students safe. The Hawai‘i Police Department offers some traffic safety tips as keiki return to classes this week.

You’ll be able to receive free glucose, cholesterol, body mass index and blood pressure screenings. You can also get affordable immunizations including COVID-19; flu; human papillomavirus (HPV); pneumonia; tetanus; measles, mumps and rubella (MMR); varicella (chicken pox/shingles), whooping cough (TDAP); hepatitis A and B; and others.

The suspended routes in East Hawai‘i are for all grades in the Hilo-Waiākea and Ka‘ū-Kea‘au-Pāhoa Complex Areas.

Aug. 6 marks nearly 80 years since the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima in Japan. A special event next week marks the anniversary with a presentation by a University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Japanese Studies professor and other activities at Honokaʻa People’s Theatre.

Nevada State Police Highway Patrol Division’s success in American Association of State Troopers annual contest aided by votes from Hawaiʻi ʻohana and true testament to the Silver State’s Battle Born spirit.

“Our youth have told us that they need safe places to go when it is not safe for them at home or to get help with problems like bullying and mental health,” said Hawaii Youth Services Network Executive Director Judith Clark.

Currently, no structures are threatened, thanks to the winds pushing the fire southward, away from residential areas.

A vehicle crash near the 95 mile marker closed Highway 11, between Kaohe and Ahe Kolo Roads Thursday evening.

Kendra Lynn Masang, 26, is 4-foot-11 and approximately 125 pounds. Police did not provide a photo with the alert.

French is described as a local female, approximately 5-feet and 3-inches tall, 230 pounds with black hair and hazel eyes.  She was last seen wearing a black Calvin Klein shirt, green shorts and white shoes.

A wide variety of activities and events once again await families, friends and anyone looking for something to do around the island.

Zoo staff have narrowed it down to four names and are asking the public to vote in their Facebook post with an emoji.