47+ min ago  (53+ words) Big Island Now POLICE: Avoid east end of Wood Valley Road in Ka" Hawaii Police Department advises Big Island motorists to AVOID the east end of Wood Valley Road in P'hala in Ka" because of flooding. The road is CLOSED…...

7+ hour, 21+ min ago  (279+ words) The County of Hawai'i Office of Housing and Community Development has begun the first phase of renovations at the former Hilo Memorial Hospital. Located at 34 Rainbow Dr. in Hilo, this project advances plans to establish a coordinated resource hub focused…...

6+ hour, 55+ min ago  (586+ words) The first round of more than 20 grants from Hawai'i Community Foundation Stronger Hawai'i Fund, awarding more than $650, 000 to nonprofits statewide in support of communities facing more than $2 billion in damage caused by the back-to-back kona lows in March. Along with…...

10+ hour, 55+ min ago  (204+ words) Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife is eyeing a change to adaptive management rules'for hunting game birds and game mammals on Hawai'i Island. The division has been working to extend previously approved changes for…...

12+ hour, 55+ min ago  (360+ words) Discovery of five new plant species and rediscovery of several other species previously thought to be lost are detailed in the new'Rare Plant Program 2025 Island Highlights'report, giving Hawaiian plant enthusiasts a lot to celebrate during April's Native Plant Month observance....

16+ hour, 55+ min ago  (258+ words) More than 40 of Hawai'i's top public school seniors were recently honored as this year's Citizen-Scholar Award winners. The annual awards program " which marks its 22nd year in 2026 " is sponsored by Hawai'i Lodging and Tourism Association, Hawai'i Department of Education and Honolulu…...

22+ hour, 25+ min ago  (349+ words) Tuesday: Partly sunny. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs 81 to 86 near the shore to around 66 near 5000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 50 percent. Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers in the evening, then scattered showers…...

22+ hour, 55+ min ago  (154+ words) Surf along north and west facing shores will remain small through midweek. A small bump in surf is expected with the arrival of a northwest swell on Tuesday. An upward trend is expected during the second half of the week…...

23+ hour, 45+ min ago  (233+ words) The U. S. Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching for a missing fishing vessel crewman more than 1, 200 miles offshore Hawai'i, coast guard officials reported on Monday evening. The missing 59-year-old man was reported overboard from the Republic of Korea-flagged vessel Oryong…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (204+ words) Graphic: Big Island Now Hawai'i Police Department continued its crackdown on motorists who choose to drive inebriated on Big Island roadways, arresting 19 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant during the week of April 13-19. Seven of the drivers…...