And on Hawaii island, the newly online Waikoloa Solar + Storage project should reduce residential bills by about $5 a month, beginning in June.

Source: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/05/08/editorial/off-the-news/off-the-news-the-ups-and-downs-of-energy-prices/

Hawaii island police are investigating a reported drowning of a visitor Sunday morning in Hokulia Bay off Kailua-Kona.

Source: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/12/24/breaking-news/visitor-57-dies-in-possible-drowning-off-kailua-kona/

Manuel “Manny” Carvalho, 11, died Aug. 28 in an accidental shooting at Camp Honokaia on Hawaii island.

Source: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/05/20/hawaii-news/boy-scouts-admits-prior-shooting-cases-attorneys-say/

Statewide, HDOT plans to spend $3.5 million creating firebreaks in areas identified by county fire departments covering 355 acres, including 223 acres on Maui, 51 acres on Kauai, 44 acres on Oahu and 37 acres on Hawaii island.

Source: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/10/22/hawaii-news/taking-fuel-away-from-fire-on-hawaii-landscape-is-a-tall-challenge/

The state Department of Health has received two reports of travel-related dengue cases in Hawaii — one on Kauai and another on Hawaii island.

Source: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/08/04/breaking-news/2-cases-of-dengue-fever-reported-on-kauai-hawaii-island/