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🌱 How a Big Island teen’s wish is launching his UH Hilo dreams

Hilo, Hawaii Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning to you Hilo! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Big Island teen’s wish is launching his UH Hilo dreams
  • Hilo grand jury’s decision in the high-profile Puna murder case
  • What Hurricane Fausto could mean for Hilo’s surf and winds soon

Also on today's calendar: Kanakapila LIVE Hawaiian Music & Hula and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Occasional morning rain, with a high of 82 and low of 71 degrees.
  • Sunday: Morning rain; mostly cloudy, temps: high: 85, low: 72.
  • Monday: An a.m. shower; partly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

1. Make-A-Wish Hawaiʻi and UH Hilo Celebrate Teen's Wish for a College Tuition (kpua.net) — A Hilo campus celebration this week marked 17-year-old Pepeʻekeo resident Rancin’s wish for college tuition assistance coming true at UH Hilo. Supported by Make-A-Wish Hawaiʻi and the ELC Foundation, he presented a $10,000 check and will start a new pre-engineering pathway at UH Hilo this fall.
   

2. Prosecutors secure indictment, request accused Puna murderer Jacob Baker be detained without bail : Big Island Now (bigislandnow.com) — Hilo’s grand jury has indicted Puna resident Jacob Baker on 11 counts, including first- and second-degree murder, in connection with three killings that shook the Puna community in May. Prosecutors, seeking to hold him without bail, have a hearing set for Aug. 11 in Hilo Circuit Court.
   

3. Hurricane Fausto Becomes Category 2 Storm As It Moves Towards Hawaii (iheart.com) — Hilo residents should prepare for rough surf and possible tropical-storm conditions as Hurricane Fausto moves west and is forecast to approach the islands early next week. The Category 2 storm was more than 1,600 miles east of Hilo Thursday night, with models suggesting it will weaken but still bring hazardous surf, strong tradewinds, and potentially dangerous currents along east-facing shores.
   

4. Hurricane Fausto path map: "Increasing risk" warning issued for Hawaii (newsweek.com) — Hilo residents are being warned of an increasing risk that Hurricane Fausto will bring strong winds, rain, and high surf to Hawaii early next week, even as the storm is expected to weaken. Currently about 1,560 miles east of Hilo as a Category 2 hurricane, Fausto could prompt tropical storm watches or warnings in the coming days, so officials urge residents to closely monitor updates.
   

5. REMINDER: Candidates to speak at Democratic Party Grand Rally before votes are counted in 2026 primary elections : Big Island Now (bigislandnow.com) — Hilo voters can hear top Democratic candidates in person tonight at the Grand Rally, starting 5 p.m. at Moʻoheau Bandstand. Gov. Josh Green, Mayor Kimo Alameda, Rep. Jill Tokuda and many local candidates will speak just as primary ballots arrive in mailboxes.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • Aloha!
    My fiance and I just moved here this past Friday. Went straight to work demoing the kitchen. We have a double sink, 33 inches made of cast iron and… (Nextdoor Waiakea Uka)
  • This is Flint.
    He is a reformed wildman who once worked his way out of a locked crate to run around Petco during an adoption. During obedience classes, he’d sit in… (Nextdoor Waiakea Uka Meadows)
  • University of Hawai'i posted a job opening for Assistant Professor (Literacy Ed, Place-based Education & Teaching Methods) (pos #0082556) in Hilo. Apply here.
  • University of Hawaii system posted a job opening for Assistant Professor (Agricultural Economic Policy), #0085336 in Hilo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hilo here.

Ok Hilo! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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