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The Maunakea Stewardship and Oversight Authority took no vote Thursday but heard hours of testimony sparked by Gov. Josh Green’s recent letter outlining a path for permitting the Thirty Meter Telescope on a previously developed site atop Maunakea.

The executive board of Scouting America’s Aloha Council recently authorized staff to explore a range of options for Camp Honokaia near Honokaa, including selling it, leasing it or partnering with a third party.

Firefighters continued Thursday to battle a fire on Mana Road, a 40-plus mile road that connects Maunakea Access Road to Mamalahoa Highway in Waimea.

A 41-year-old Hilo man with no permanent address is accused of threatening a woman with a knife and attempting to take her cellphone.

The state Department of Health’s Food Safety Branch authorized the reopening of White Guava Café and issued a green “pass” placard during a follow-up inspection Thursday.

Hawaii Island Police advise the public that Moku ʻOla (Coconut Island) Park is closed until further notice following a partial collapse of the pedestrian bridge leading to the island earlier today.

U.S. Coast Guard officials said they are monitoring a Russian naval intelligence ship that has been lingering just outside U.S. territorial waters close to the Hawaiian Islands for at least two weeks and is currently about 15 miles off the coast of Hawaii Island.

State Sen. Lorraine Inouye, who introduced a bill that in 2017 increased the speed limit on portions of the Daniel K. Inouye Highway from 55 mph to 60 mph, said she thinks it’s time to roll the speed limit back to 55.

Hawaii Island residents should see a significant boost in bike lanes, bus stop improvements, and electric vehicle infrastructure as the Hawaii Department of Transportation moves forward with its Priority Multimodal Network Plan.

A meaningful step forward in the lengthy effort to build a new off-campus public library serving upper Puna was made Monday morning in Keaau with a groundbreaking and blessing of an open space near Keaau Middle School.