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While hula is emblematic of Hawai‘i, it is far less known that puppetry is a tradition within the world-famous form of dance.

These phone scams entail calling a person and claiming the individual is facing arrest for failing to appear for a court hearing or jury duty.

So far this year, there have been 720 DUI arrests compared with 698 during the same period last year, an increase of 3.2%.

Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice.

The CRB Response is asking members of the West Hawai‘i community to identify any mulch, dead palms, stumps or other rotting plant material on their property where these invasive insects might lurk.

Come cuddle and love on some adorable pups available for adoption, grap a coffee and spoil your furry friend with some treats Saturday at Paws University in Kona.

The changes, which begin Sept. 30, are being made following the completion of restriping work and to tie in with the new dedicated right-turn lane at the Shower Drive intersection.

The state has slowly been reinstating service to those complex areas impacted by the bus driver shortage.

Numerous parties accessed the dwelling in the 69-1000 block of Nāwāhine Place from July 23-29.

The dead man was identified as 42-year-old Stanley Walker II of Pensacola, Fla. An autospsy was performed Tuesday, with a forensic pathologist determining his cause of death to be drowning. Results of a toxicology report are still pending.

The county also reported that upon further analysis, the hazardous substance improperly dumped at the North Hawai‘i rubbish collection site that required it to be shuttered was has now been confirmed as nitric acid.

Hawaiian Electric reminds residents that it’s not only illegal according to state and county laws, it poses a safety hazard for utility workers.

The region of islands and atolls in the Central Pacific holds deep historical significance for Hawaiians, Marshallese, CHamorus and other Pacific cultures. They are also home to resilient coral reef ecosystems and threatened and endangered wildlife.

Data from 115 seismic nodes deployed in late June across Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone, fortuitously before significant unrest began, will be used to image the location and volume of magma within the region at a level of detail not previously possible.

Paul Banashihan Jr. was employed by the program when the offenses occurred in April 2018.

Ever popular Coffee With a Cop returns Friday morning to Waikōloa Village. South Kohala residents are invited to come, talk story with community policing officers and have a free hot brewed cup of joe while getting to the people who serve and protect them.

35-year-old Andrew Jeffrey Salonia was last seen alive the afternoon of Sept. 21 while sitting on the edge of the waterfall which is at a property where he was working. He was reportedly intoxicated and ignored numerous warnings from his employer to get off the edge.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health originally issued the advisory Sept. 16.

On Saturday at the second annual Empowering Caregiver Resource Fair, Kona Community Hospital is hoping to educate more caregivers about health care directives and how they can better take care of their loved ones who are suffering from declining health and themselves.

There’s a normal, shall we say, je ne sais quoi to the mix of events and activites happening around this rock we call home on a regular basis. Today’s top 10 things to do on the Big Island, however, has a kind of special flare. Check it out now!