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1 week ago | bigislandnow.com | Cammy Clark

Beginning July 1, the cost of a vehicle safety inspection will go up 75 cents for automobiles and trucks and to $17.75 for motorcycles and trailers. File photo by Dave SmithStarting July 1, the fee for a Hawai‘i vehicle safety inspection will increase by 75 cents to $25.75 for automobiles and trucks and to $17.75 for motorcycles and trailers. This is the first fee increase for vehicle safety inspections since 2017, according to the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation.

1 week ago | bigislandnow.com | Cammy Clark

The University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents unanimously approved the appointment of Matt Elliott as the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa’s next athletics director. (Photo courtesy: University of Hawaiʻi)During a special meeting on Monday, the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents unanimously approved the appointment of Matt Elliott as UH Mānoa’s next athletics director. Elliott was selected by UH President Wendy Hensel following a national search that drew more than 110 applicants.

1 week ago | bigislandnow.com | Cammy Clark

Hawaiian Electric, in partnership with Hawai‘i County Council Member James Hustace, is holding a Community Resilience Fair on Thursday at the Waikōloa Elementary & Middle School cafeteria. The free event, which runs from 4 to 7 p.m., will feature an open house and community meeting about wildfire safety and preparedness.

1 week ago | bigislandnow.com | Cammy Clark

Charis Higginson, founder of Humanity Hale, with Big Island keiki enrolled in the program. Photo courtesy: Charis HigginsonThe Office of Hawaiian Affairs is providing a $500,000 grant to Humanity Hale to support vulnerable Native Hawaiian youth on the Big Island through trauma-informed and culturally grounded programming, according to a news release from Humanity Hale, a grassroots nonprofit based in West Hawaiʻi.

1 week ago | bigislandnow.com | Cammy Clark

June 15, 2025, 2:00 PM HST A new parking lot at Blue Park in Kona has 22 spaces above the park’s baseball field in an area that was previously covered in naupaka bushes and unusable for any recreational purposes. (Photo courtesy: County of Hawaiʻi).