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It’s anticipated collection will resume for those areas during the latter half of this week.; additionally, trash from residences in the Kapa‘a and Wailuā Homesteads areas not collected July 21 will be picked up today.

Nine high school students received invaluable clinical experience and hands-on medical training through the Neighbor Island Medical Scholars Program this summer.

Salvin Hilario, 54, is facing several charges for the hit-and-run that led to the death of 30-year-old Kailon Tyndzik from Wailua.

The wetlands are attracting larger numbers of the birds now than Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife biologist Jason Vercelli has ever seen in his 18 years of working there.

The July 19 temblor that caused the tsunami watch excitement struck roughly 45 miles northeast from the epicenter of a 1952 magnitude-9 earthquake that did trigger a destructive Pacific tsunami that caused damage in Hawai‘i, including on the Big Island.

Estimated nitrogen oxides emissions reduced for each bus replaced on the neighbor islands is 1.445 tons throughout the lifetime of the bus, equating to a total reduction of about 17.34 tons of greenhouse gas emissions.

Island residents and businesses now have access to a more convenient, transparent and year-round platform that replaces the previous annual closed-bid process, with items available as they become eligible for auction.

Lane closure schedules can change at any time without notice. All projects are weather permitting. Check to see if any of the planned closures will impact your commute during the next week.

The outreach program provides assistance — through eligible Kaua‘i nonprofit organizations — for low-income households and people with transportation needs to get bus passes.

Lauren Greig, nursery and fern L lab manager at the National Tropical Botanical Garden, said its plant named Pua Pilo is almost ready to cause a big stink. (Photo Courtesy: The National Tropical Botanical Garden)

The Big Island volcano is now quiet, so it’s a good opportunity to remember its 1950 Southwest Rift Zone eruption — the volcano’s most recent eruption to cause significant damage.

The $23.3 million project will replace an existing 200,000-gallon water storage tank with the construction of two 500,000-gallon storage tanks, totaling 1 million gallons, along with necessary storm drain improvements.

Garden Isle law enforcement is investigating the overnight July 15 crimes and are looking into whether the incidents might be related, urging anyone with any information to call police.

Road work modifications required the extension through July 22 of the traffic modification between Maluhia and Waikomo roads in Kōloa; motorists should plan accordingly.

Free event at 2 p.m. July 18 is in celebration of Smart Irrigation Month, an initiative by the Irrigation Association aimed at increasing awareness about the importance of water usage and promoting water-saving products, practices and services.

Robin Marquez of North Kohala, owner and operator of Signature Auto Detail Hawaiʻi, was selected for the third time this year to participate in the prestigious Air Force One Detailing Project at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.

The modified traffic pattern will be in place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 17, beginning at the Kolopua Road intersection and extending to the end of Kalili place.

A shifted lane traffic pattern will be in place through July 28 to accommodate electrical work, between Rice Street and Hardy Street, for the Rice Street Apartment Workforce Housing Project.

The 27-year-old hiker was located about 1.5 miles into the the famous 11-mile trail on Nā Pali Coast along the island’s northwest shore the morning of July 15 by first responders from Līhu‘e Fire Station aboard Air 1.

New study from researchers at University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology provides hope, however, that that impact could be manageable; meanwhile, five Indo-Pacific coral species received critical habitat protections this week, potentially preventing their mass extinction.