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The earthquake was at a depth of 12 miles below sea level; and it occurred in a region of stress interaction between Mauna Loa and Kīlauea volcanoes.

SNAP eligibility and benefit amounts are based on income limits set by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Food and Nutrition Services.

Kristine Norita had to watch the New Year’s Eve fireworks from her car as her husband drove her to Hilo Medical Center after going into labor with their fifth child.

Hawai‘i Department of Transportation weekly lane closures for Dec. 31, 2022, through Jan. 6, 2023.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ Iwi Kūpuna Repatriation and Reinterment Program is providing $50,000 over two years to The Hawaiian Church of Hawaiʻi Nei for a series of workshops.

In Hawaiʻi, a new statewide law banning the intentional release of balloons — and the strongest such measure in the country — went into effect Jan. 1, 2023.

Surf along north-facing shores is expected to rapidly rise to 20 to 30 feet and 15 to 20 feet for shorelines facing west.

There are as many different specialties within volcanology and as many paths you can take to get there as there are tools of the trade.

Roberta “Robin” Bush, a certified Zumba instructor who teaches at the Honolulu city parks with the Department and Parks and Recreation, will lead free online classes.

Several new State of Hawai’i laws are set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2023 that relate to areas including tobacco taxes, catalytic converters, ethics training, fireworks, ranked-choice voting and even balloons.

Jerry Jona, who has been employed at the correctional center since 1999, will become the facility’s next chief administrator effective Jan. 3, 2023.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu reports that surf has fallen below advisory levels.

The recently passed $1.7 trillion Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill includes several initiatives to strengthen Hawaiʻi’s dominant tourism and small business economies and assist Hawai’i workers with their retirements.

Fireworks permits can be purchased through New Year’s Eve, while supplies last, in person thanks to a pilot program launched by the Kaua‘i Fire Department.

Water sample retesting results show that enterococci levels no longer exceed the threshold level.

A portion of Kawaihau Road will be closed from Jan. 3-7, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

A new medium-period west-northwest swell has arrived in the coastal waters. A High Surf Advisory was issued earlier for north and west facing shores. Surf…

The legislation, led by Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaiʻi and signed by President Biden, provides funding to Native Hawaiian survivors of all types of sexual and gender-based violence.

More than 30 of the grants awarded through the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture’s Micro-Grants for Food Security Program are coming to Kauaʻi County.

Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green appointed former Kauaʻi County Councilmember Jimmy Tokioka as Deputy of the Department of Transportation – Airports Division.