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EducationGame of drones: UH-Mānoa students headed to international drone competition
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Business Monday: Local designers show off new looks during first-ever Kona Swim Week fashion event
Hosted at Spinners Cantina, the fashion show featured nine local designers with models strutting the looks for guests gathered on Ali‘i Drive.June 24, 2024 · 10:08 AM HST
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June 24, 2024 · 12:00 PM
US Sen. Brian Schatz: $17.5 million earmarked for roads reconstruction in Hilo on Big Island
The funding will be used to reconstruct roadways adjacent to and at the intersection of Bayfront Highway and Waiānuenue Avenue.
June 24, 2024 · 10:10 AM
Police seek runaway teenager last seen near Banyan Drive in Hilo on Big Island
Kaeo’okalani Jones Jr. is about 5 feet 4 inches tall and 120 pounds with long black hair and brown eyes.
June 24, 2024 · 5:00 AM
Game of drones: UH-Mānoa students headed to international drone competition
This is the fifth year the UH Drone Technologies team is participating in the competition. Its best finish was sixth in 2017 and third among U.S. teams the same year. The team aims to place higher this year.
June 24, 2024 · 3:00 AM
UH-led study finds anxiety, depression major problems in space science community
The authors found that symptoms appear greater among marginalized groups, such as women, people of color and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, plus community.
June 24, 2024 · 1:00 AM
Business Monday: Local designers show off new looks during first-ever Kona Swim Week fashion event
Hosted at Spinners Cantina, the fashion show featured nine local designers with models strutting the looks for guests gathered on Ali‘i Drive.
June 23, 2024 · 1:16 PM
Update: Wind advisory for Big Island summits canceled in predawn hours
The National Weather Service forecasts sustained east winds of 40 to 50 mph, with gusts of more than 60 mph.
June 23, 2024 · 11:01 AM
670K gallons of wastewater spews into Hilo Bay
The Hawai‘i Department of Health was notified and issued a water quality advisory for the bay, outside of the Hilo breakwater.
June 23, 2024 · 10:00 AM
Islandwide backpack drive for keiki in need in full swing
New and unfilled backpacks may be dropped off at any Hawai‘i Island police station.
June 23, 2024 · 3:00 AM
2024 Primary Elections: Several state, federal races already decided
Another head-to-head matchup between former state Sen. Laura Acasio and incumbent state Sen. Lorraine Inouye, both of Hilo, is on the ballot, as well as a race for a new face to fill the seat being vacated by longtime legislator state Rep. Richard Onishi, who is retiring this year.
June 23, 2024 · 1:00 AM
Big Island health care providers urge public to mask up, get vaccinated as COVID cases continue to climb
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June 24, 2024 · 10:08 AM HST
Business Monday: Local designers show off new looks during first-ever Kona Swim Week fashion event
Hosted at Spinners Cantina, the fashion show featured nine local designers with models strutting the looks for guests gathered on Ali‘i Drive.
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Top 10 things to do on Big Island for June 20-26: ‘The Gin Game,’ ‘Fun Home,’ Ladies That Rock, The Summer Slide, Over the Rainbow Drag Brunch and more
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Top 10 things to do on Big Island for June 13-19: Father’s Day Blues Jam, The Mākaha Sons live, O-Bon Fest 2024 and much more
Also don’t miss three cultural events coming up at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, the opening of a new culinary market in Waikōloa and a slew of other events and activities.
June 7, 2024 · 2:55 PM HST
King Kamehameha Day celebrations to close a portion of Ali‘i Drive all day
For the first time in the history of the festival, a portion of Ali‘i Drive will remain closed all day for the celebration.
June 5, 2024 · 7:21 PM HST
Top 10 things to do on Big Island for June 6-12: 7th annual Hawai‘i Kuauli Pacific & Asia Cultural Festival, Street Eats, lei hulu demonstration and more
There is plenty to do around the island during the next week. If you’re looking for something else, don’t miss Jeremy Enslow’s “Strength” art show at The Exhibit in Hilo in celebration of Pride Month or the Kona Daifukuji Orchid Club’s 39th annual Show & Sale either. Plus, catch the live performance of Fourever Fab in honor of The Beatles.
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Fasten your seatbelts: Maui Planning Commission to hear TVR phase-out bill Tuesday
A wave of opposition has been building from vacation rental owners and property managers to Mayor Richard Bissen’s proposed phase-out of an estimated 7,000 transient vacation rentals in apartment-zoned districts in Maui County.
June 24, 2024 · 12:07 PM HST
Honoapiʻilani Highway targeted for reopening on Aug. 1, before new school year
The state Department of Transportation’s working with the Count of Maui, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers to reopen Honoapi‘ilani Highway from Keawe Street to Hōkiokio Place prior to the start of the new public school year, with a target date of Aug. 1, 2024.
June 24, 2024 · 11:30 AM HST
MEO hosts Financial Literacy for Teens workshop on July 1 and 2
A two-day Financial Literacy for Teens workshop, which covers basic money management skills, will be held in-person Monday, July 1, and Tuesday, July 2, at Maui Economic Opportunity in Wailuku.
June 24, 2024 · 10:30 AM HST
Ian Walsh Menehune Mayhem Foundation awards scholarships to six Maui students
The Ian Walsh Menehune Mayhem Foundation (IWMMF) has awarded six outstanding student athletes with $5,000 scholarships for their college or university expenses. The 2024 scholarships were made possible with the generosity of Audrey and Scott Blum and the Harbaugh Foundation.
June 24, 2024 · 9:57 AM HST
Hawaiʻi’s High Court issues another historic ruling in Maui’s Nā Wai ‘Ehā case
The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court on Thursday issued a landmark decision in the long-running water case over Nā Wai ‘Ehā, “The Four Waters” of Waihe‘e, Waiehu, Wailuku, and Waikapū in central Maui. In a 134-page unanimous opinion authored by Justice Sabrina McKenna, the court ruled in favor of Maui community groups Hui o Nā Wai ‘Ehā and Maui Tomorrow Foundation, who were represented by Earthjustice, and joined by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA).
June 24, 2024 · 8:54 AM HST
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Kauai Weather Forecast for June 24, 2024
High pressure north of the state will maintain breezy trade winds the next couple of days. Showers will favor windward coasts and slopes. Trades will slightly…
June 24, 2024 · 7:30 AM HST
Kauai Surf Forecast for June 24, 2024
Surf along south facing shores will be near or slightly below average today through midweek as a small, medium period, swell persists. Similar small…
June 24, 2024 · 7:00 AM HST
Space science community experiencing symptoms of anxiety, depression more than general US population
The authors found that symptoms appear greater among marginalized groups, such as women, people of color and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, plus community.
June 24, 2024 · 5:00 AM HST
UH students to compete in game of drones in search of unmanned aerial systems crown
This is the fifth year the UH Drone Technologies team is participating in the competition. Its best finish was sixth in 2017 and third among U.S. teams the same year. The team aims to place higher this year.
June 24, 2024 · 3:00 AM HST
University of Hawai‘i student-built satellite selected for NASA launch
The student-led mission aims to study solar energetic particle events and increase knowledge of the Sun.
June 23, 2024 · 10:00 AM HST
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