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A minor earthquake magnitude 3.04 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday near Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaiian Paradise Park, United States. The earthquake was picked up ...

“This initiative is about protecting Kona’s world-renowned coffee and ensuring that local farmers receive the prices they deserve for their products, and that dollars stay in Hawaiʻi’s economy,” said Big Island state Rep. Nicole Lowen

So far, Hawaiian Naturist Park is the only naturalist B&B on the Big Island certified by the American Association for Nude Recreation.

The Working Families Legislative Caucus, chaired by Big Island state Rep. Jeanné Kapela, is championing a bill package that includes measures to establish paid sick and family leave programs, strengthen access to the supplemental nutritional assistance program, tax capital gains at the same rate as ordinary income and create a state child tax credit.

This move comes in response to deceptive labeling concerns and a recent report from the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture, which offered clear economic justification for the Legislature to increase the minimum content required for a product to bear the Kona name on its packaging.

The recovery of Maui following the devastating wildfires last August will be the focus of the Hawai‘i State Legislature’s 2024 session, however, Hawai‘i Island lawmakers are committed to ensuring that Big Island’s needs don’t get lost in the shuffle.

At 4:19 a.m., radar showed moderate to locally heavy showers developing and moving ashore over the southeast slopes of the Ka‘ū and Puna Districts.

A flood watch is in effect for all the Hawaiian Islands this evening through Tuesday afternoon.

Radar at 10:20 a.m. showed heavy rain over central Oahu and portions of the Waianae Range.

At 10:01 a.m., National Weather Service radar and rain gauges indicated heavy rainfall continues over the southeast half of the Big Island.