A collaborative effort between several agencies is underway in the Keaukaha area of Hilo on the Big Island with two new initiatives to help mitigate impacts of visitors and protect the coastline area’s natural and cultural resources.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/07/11/new-initiatives-aimed-at-mitigating-visitor-impacts-protecting-resources-in-keaukaha-area-of-hilo/

After the devastating Aug. 8 Lahaina firestorm laid waste to their home and material possessions, single-mother Cijon Chee, 28, and her three children moved to the Big Island to rebuild their life from the ground up.

Source: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/12/10/hawaii-news/single-mom-battles-heart-disease-builds-new-life-on-big-island-after-maui-wildfires/

A mostly dry morning will feature some lingering high clouds near the Big Island, with developing sea breezes bringing the potential for cloud and shower formation over island interiors in the afternoon.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/03/24/hawaii-county-weather-forecast-for-march-24-2023/

As it turned out, the “Hawai’i Big Island Jazz and Blues Festival vs. Covid 19” was not only accepted to be shown at the Nice Internationl Film Festival.

Source: https://mauinow.com/2023/03/11/film-producer-burgmaier-brings-passion-and-persistence-to-his-love-of-jazz-hawaiiana/

Barbra An Pleadwell Scholarships are for Big Island or O‘ahu women enrolled as full-time students in college/university or high school seniors.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/02/01/zonta-club-of-hilo-accepting-applications-for-2023-awards-scholarships/

Big Island Now voters were divided between poke (left) or Kalua pig in our latest poll.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/04/02/big-island-poll-5-results-voters-were-divided-on-favorite-hawaiian-food-poke-or-pork/

Comparatively stable closed-cell cumulus clouds are moving onto windward Big Island with isolated showers.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/07/30/hawaii-county-weather-forecast-for-july-30-2023/

David Jiménez of Maui, who calls himself “Dolphin Dave,” last week to harassing an adolescent humpback whale and a pod of dolphins in Kealakekua Bay on the Big Island.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/05/14/what-was-polls-no-1-response-to-seeing-swimmers-snorkelers-too-close-to-whales-dolphins/

Dog was top choice for pet in Big Island Now's poll…

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/04/24/whats-the-best-way-to-address-cat-colonies-on-the-big-island-take-our-30-second-poll-9/

Expect more limited shower activity across Maui County and the Big Island through tonight, although deeper moisture moving in from the south may reach the Big Island toward daybreak Wednesday.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/11/28/hawaii-county-weather-forecast-for-november-28-2023/

Expect more limited shower activity across Maui County and the Big Island through tonight, although deeper moisture moving in from the south may reach the Big Island toward daybreak Wednesday.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/11/28/hawaii-county-weather-forecast-for-november-28-2023/

Gales are most likely over the typically windier waters and channels from Oahu to the Big Island.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/02/09/hawaii-county-weather-forecast-for-february-09-2023/

Governor Josh Green said the scope of the disaster would surpass that of 1960, one year after Hawaii became a US state, when a tsunami killed 61 people on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/us-news/2023/08/12/hawaii-wasteland-toll/

Green, who spent more than 20 years as a physician on the Big Island and is a former state legislator, marked a milestone Wednesday — his first 100 days as the state’s ninth governor.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/03/15/watch-josh-green-marks-first-100-days-as-hawaiis-ninth-governor/

Hawaii's Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, is erupting again and providing a spectacle that includes bursting lava fountains and lava "waves," but no Big Island communities are in danger.

Source: https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zpjux1mpb/Hawaii-volcano-roars-back-to-life-with-waves.htm

High Wind Warnings have also been issued for the summit of Haleakalā on Maui from 6 p.m. Wednesday through 6 a.m. Thursday; and for the Big Island summits through 6 p.m. Sunday.

Source: https://mauinow.com/2023/03/08/wind-warning-issued-for-haleakala-on-maui-and-big-island-summits/

Hope Services received $75,000 for its Clinical Behavioral Health Program, which serves rural communities on the Big Island with the goal of ending homelessness, poverty and substance abuse.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/02/01/hope-services-hawaii-clinical-behavioral-health-program-gets-75k-boost-from-kaiser-permanente/

'In 1960 we had 61 fatalities when a large wave came through Big Island,' Green said, referring to a tragedy that struck a year after Hawaii became the 50th US state.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12395835/Bodies-Hawaii-fire-victims-pulled-sea-14-500-people-evacuated-2-000-left-without-place-sleep-dead-bodies-floating-water.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

ISLAND OF HAWAIʻI - A High Surf Advisory is in effect for all northeast facing shores of the Big Island, from Upolu Point in North Kohala to Cape Kumukahi in Puna, through Friday evening.

Source: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/12/14/high-surf-advisory-added-to-hawai%ca%bbi-wind-alerts/

KONA, Hawaiʻi - Surf heights could reach 5 to 8 feet along west facing shores of the Big Island through Sunday afternoon.

Source: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/01/15/high-surf-advisory-posted-for-west-hawai%ca%bbi-2/