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Speed and impairment appeared to be factors in the one-vehicle accident, according to police.

Drivers can expect brief occasional delays, although no road work will occur during peak traffic times for school drop-off and pick-up.

The project aims to construct a peanut-shaped roundabout and other roadway improvements in Kapa‘a.

Today’s “Hawaiian Word of the Day” is akeakamai. It roughly corresponds to lover (ake) of wisdom (akamai).

The Subaru Telescope atop Maunakea on the Big Island captures two recent celestial spectacles appearing in Hawaiʻi skies.

The Kanaloa Octopus Farm, a 4,000-square-foot wet lab that does research and public education on octopuses, also is a tourist attraction on the Big Island.

The study on Kīlauea is using a passive geophysical technique that measures tiny perturbations in the natural Earth magnetic and electric fields to map out how well the rocks beneath our feet conduct electricity in order to reveal the volcano’s subsurface magmatic plumbing.

A community-run shelter has been opened at Hale Halawai In Hanalei due to flooding on Kauaʻi. 

Kaua‘i County is holding a design workshop to discuss the ‘Akialoa Road Improvements Project in Kekaha.

February is Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, or Hawaiian Language Month.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants to conduct a risk assessment before moving forward on the years-long project.

Since 2011, there have been 4,524 free legal consultations conducted at the Kauaʻi Self-Help Center.

On Kaua‘i, the upcoming Waimea Town Celebration will feature a two-day finale Ho‘olaule‘a on Feb. 24 and 25.

Hawaiʻi Community Lending specializes in providing loans to local residents who are able to make regular loan payments but are unable to qualify for loans from conventional banks and credit unions.

“Our ʻāina is the foundation from which our people thrive. I look forward to serving Hawai‘i as [Hawaiʻi Land Trust’s] president and CEO.” — ʻOlu Campbell.

Hawaiʻi Energy has launched the state’s renewed incentive program for electric vehicle charging stations to help expand Hawaiʻi’s public charging network and encourage more installations and upgrades statewide.

Today’s “Hawaiian words of the day” are in honor of the rare green comet that flew as close to Earth last night as it has in 50,000 years.

University of Hawai’i researches found at least six hagfish traps, seven types of fishing net, at least two types of plastic bags, a light protector, fishing line and a float from a net inside the stomach of a dead whale found on Kaua’i.

The legendary singer-songwriter, whose work was covered by Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole, performed throughout his life.

Some reports say comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) could be bright enough to see with the naked eye, and definitely with a telescope or even binoculars.