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Big Island Now

Big Island Now offers real-time news updates about events and stories on the island. Its primary focus is on delivering important news relevant to the Big Island community.

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  • 2 days ago | bigislandnow.com | Cammy Clark

    Christine Nguyen was the student keynote graduation speaker for the Class of 2025 at Hawaiʻi Community College – Hilo last week. (Photo courtesy: Hawaiʻi Community College – HIlo)When Christine Nguyen crossed the graduation stage at Hawai‘i Community College’s Manono campus last week, it was a celebration of academic success and a triumph of self-belief.

  • 3 days ago | bigislandnow.com | Cammy Clark

    June 3, 2025, 2:02 PM HST Vigorous degassing of sulfur dioxide, nighttime glow and intermittent lava spattering in the north vent indicate that magma is close to the surface of Kīlauea, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Episode 24 of the ongoing eruption within the Big Island volcanoʻs Halemaʻumaʻu crater is likely to begin today or tomorrow. In recent episodes of the ongoing eruption, which began Dec. 23, low-level precursory activity has lasted from a few hours to a few days.

  • 1 week ago | bigislandnow.com | Kelsey Walling

    May 29, 2025, 3:00 AM HST Farmers, ranchers and foresters on the Big Island can learn more about conservation programs and assistance at a free workshop hosted tonight by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The East Hawaiʻi Farmers, Ranchers & Foresters Resource Workshop runs from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Komohana Research and Extension Center.

  • 1 week ago | bigislandnow.com | Nathan Christophel

    An observation deck that provides stunningly powerful panoramic views of Kaluapele, the summit caldera of Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island, is once again open to visitors of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park 7 years after the legendary location was closed. Ranger Dean provides visitors with the “LIfe on the Edge” talk at the Uēkahuna observation deck on May 23, 2025, at the edge of Kīlauea caldera in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

  • 1 week ago | bigislandnow.com | Nathan Christophel

    May 28, 2025, 1:00 PM HST Photo Courtesy: Hawaiian Community Assets websiteTwo agencies serving Native Hawaiians statewide are working together to offer funding in support of Hawaiian families during times of financial crisis and help put them on a path for future long-term success. Office of Hawaiian Affairs awarded Hawaiian Community Assets a $1.66 million community grant to administer the Kūkulu Kahua Emergency Financial Assistance Program, which launched earlier this month.