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Whether it’s celebrating Queen Lili’uokalani’s birthday with a festival in the Hilo park that shares her name; getting an autograph from 2023 Hilo High grad Devin Saltiban, who was picked by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft; watching pickleball matches to support Maui wildfire relief efforts; or supporting your favorite contestant in the next round of Hilo Idol, once again, there is plenty to do on the Big Island during the next week.

Aside from the 50th annual Queen Lili‘uokalani Canoe Race, this week’s events include support for people impacted by the deadly wildfires on Maui comprising of a benefit concert and a vigil, to more live music.

These are the faces and stories of Utah's 2022 homicide victims.

Prosecutors and the defense agreed Wednesday that Christian Francis Taele, accused of killing two people in two counties, is competent to stand trial in his Spanish Fork case. He'd previously been found competent to stand trial in his Ogden case.

A Utah County man charged with killing two people at random in different counties was declared competent to stand trial on Thursday in his Ogden case.