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Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate loved ones who have passed on during the Hawaii Care Choices’ Celebration of Life on Saturday night. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

A group seeking to overturn convictions in the Dana Ireland murder trial filed a motion Thursday seeking to unseal post-conviction DNA testing conducted on a piece of key evidence in that case. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

The University of Hawaii at Hilo participated in one of the first all-encompassing research expeditions surveying coral reefs off Hawaii’s west coast. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Hilo Medical Center relied on its nurses during the pandemic, several of whom came from the University of Hawaii at Hilo and Hawaii Community College. As HMC expands its campus, clinics and hospital beds, nursing assistance is still being sought from both schools. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

After whistleblower hotlines were established at the Hawaii County Auditor’s Office in March, a proposed charter amendment would allow more tips to those hotlines to be investigated more quickly. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Biologists are urging beachgoers to be conscientious as sea turtle nesting season carries on throughout the state, as there may be more turtles nesting on the main Hawaiian Islands than there have been for years. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

The Waimea Bonyu Kai Bonsai Club will hold its annual Bonsai Show for the community this weekend following a three-year hiatus amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

The Coast Guard, Navy, Hawaii Fire Department, Hawaii Police Department, Ocean Safety and other responders successfully concluded two search and rescue exercises (SAREX) on the Island of Hawaii on May 20. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

The county Department of Parks and Recreation said Friday that the restrooms at Leleiwi Beach Park (Wai‘uli), in Hilo, will be closed from Tuesday to June 3 for plumbing repairs. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

HONOLULU — After guests checked out of a corner room at the Hilton Hawaiian Village resort on Waikiki beach, housekeeper Luz Espejo collected enough trash, some strewn under beds, to stuff seven large garbage bags. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

A motorcycle crash Saturday in the area of Kanoelehua Avenue and East Kawailani Street in Hilo has resulted in the death of the rider. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald on Wednesday appointed two individuals to fill judicial positions in the District Family Court of the Third Circuit on Hawaii Island. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals is hosting a career fair for over 40 businesses next week. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

The state Department of Health reported that Hawaii County entered its ninth consecutive week of increased COVID cases, bringing the total number of new cases for the county this week to 1,102. This is an increase of over 250 cases from the week before. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Hawaii County has agreed to pay $135,000 to settle a defamation lawsuit filed by two former employees who said former county officials besmirched their reputations by telling a newspaper they’d been fired. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Just under 9,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported statewide over the last seven days, with Hawaii County reporting 1,102 new cases, an increase of over 250 from the week prior. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Of the nine County Council seats up for election this year, all but two incumbents have drawn challengers, with just two weeks remaining before the June 7 filing deadline. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Two Big Island teachers were recognized this year for showcasing their potential and growth in the Hawaii Department of Education. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Police are hoping for the break they need to solve a fatal shooting early Saturday morning in Puna. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

The Edward C. Olson Trust has until November to serve legal documents to a pair of business partners the trust is suing over two Banyan Drive development projects. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

The Kahuku Unit of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is now open at 8 a.m., adding an additional hour to explore the trails and views on the slopes of Mauna Loa. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

The state Public Utilities Commission has again rejected a power purchase agreement between Hawaiian Electric Co. and Honua Ola Bioenergy — preventing the nearly completed wood-burning powerplant formerly known as Hu Honua from going online. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service