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All DOCARE branches on O‘ahu, Hawai‘i Island, Kaua‘i, and across Maui Nui will take on additional officers after the recruits’ graduation.

Funding is focused on the prevention of invasive species from entering the islands, including fruit flies.

The warning for north- and west-facing shores of Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau is now in effect until 6 p.m. Monday.

The University of Hawaiʻi has notified the Hawaiʻi Department of Health that it is investigating two fluid leaks from the chilling system of the UH 88 inch observatory on Maunakea, operated by the Institute for Astronomy, also known as IfA.

A portion of Kawaihau Road will be closed from Jan. 23-27, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for clearing and grubbing, roadway excavation, and sidewalk construction.

Activity from the latest Kīlauea eruption is concentrated in a large lava lake in the eastern half of the summit crater and a smaller lake to the west.

The princess, who died on Dec. 11, 2022 at age 96, will lie in state at ‘Iolani Palace on Sunday for the public memorial and on Monday there will be her private funeral at Mauna ‘Ala.

Information collected from the survey will help the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation dedicate resources to communities that are greatly impacted by either traffic safety concerns or need additional resources.

Newberry Volcano has been active for more than 530,000 years, most recently 1,300 years ago and is designated as a “very high threat” volcano by the U.S. Geological Survey.

The forecast for Kauaʻi and Niʻihau is for surf to build to 15 to 20 feet along north-facing shores and 10 to 15 feet on west-facing shores.

Current and former councilmembers Luke Evslin and Mason Chock, as well as nonprofit director Nikki Cristobal, are in the running.

The family of an 11-year-old Hilo boy accidentally shot and killed at a Boy Scouts of America event in 2022 is now suing the national organization and a local affiliate.

Chipper and Hau‘oli Wichman have recently stepped down as president and executive assistant of the National Tropical Botanical Garden. The two have spent decades restoring the flora and culture of Hawai‘i.

For nearly three years, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Hawaiʻi State House and Senate to operate solemnly online, but Wednesday the public was back and the mood was festive.

An extensive 72-hour search for Captain Cook fisherman Mark Knittle, who fell overboard in waters off Hōnaunau Bay early Sunday, ended Wednesday evening with no signs of the 63-year-old.

The Kaua‘i Department of Public Works and contractors are constructing improvements near Kōloa Elementary.

In recent weeks, the U.S. Coast Guard has continued to monitor a Russian vessel, believed to be an intelligence gathering ship, off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands.

Jonathan Taum, 50, the officer who supervised the beating of the Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center inmate and orchestrated the conspiracy to cover it up, received the biggest sentence: 12 years.

This year, the Hawaiʻi State Capitol is open to the pubic and in-person public sessions for the first time since COVID-19 led to social distancing.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 occurred at approximately 8:06 p.m. HST in the Molucca Sea near Indonesia.