Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in an attempted Keaau robbery
Hawaiʻi Island Police are investigating an attempted robbery that occurred this morning, Thursday, (May 2), in Keaʻau and is asking...
Month: May 2019
Parents Couldn’t Afford A Wheelchair, So They Turned To A High School Robotics Team
Parents Couldn't Afford A Wheelchair, So They Turned To A High School Robotics Team A high school robotics team built...
Here’s how much money you need to make to be in the top 5% in Hawaii
To be a part of the top 5% of earners in an expensive state like Hawaii, where taxes and real-estate...
President Trump cites Hawaii leaders in address By Tyne Phillips
President Donald Trump recognized the contribution of two Hawaii-born leaders Tuesday when he issued a proclamation declaring May as Asian...
Farming slow to regrow after Kilauea eruption By Andrew Gomes
Farming slow to regrow after Kilauea eruption By Andrew Gomes JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM Jan Anderson, right, and husband, Greg Braun,...
Fireworks Meeting and State Legislature Bill on Fireworks
KAHULUI — Fear of loud booms, fireworks debris littering neighbors’ yards and police response to fireworks calls were some of...
Water Notice, Puna, 5/8/2019
WATER NOTICE AFFECTED AREA: CUSTOMERS ALONG PĀHOA VILLAGE ROAD BETWEEN APAʻA STREET (PĀHOA RUBBISH DUMP ROAD) AND PĀHOA POST OFFICE...
Historic Mokuaikaua Church lands another big donation
Mokuaikaua Church in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii’s first Christian church, received a matching gift of $450,000 from a Canadian donor, Alan Quesnel....
HHSAA softball: With pitchers on point, Honokaa and Kohala head to quarterfinals
Honokaa’s Tehani Epenesa and Kohala’s Mikayla Kekoa brought their A games with them to Kahului, Maui. HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald Kohala's Mikaya...
Mental health exam ordered for Naalehu woman charged with murder
KEALAKEKUA — A preliminary hearing for a 19-year-old woman accused of murder was waived pending a mental health examination. On...
Sporting his best for Lei Day (PHOTO)
NANCY COOK LAUER/West Hawaii Today The statue of King Kalakaua was all dolled up for Lei Day and the accompanying...
Officer misconduct bill stalls in conference committee
A measure that would have disclosed the names of officers discharged or suspended from a county police department died quietly...
Mail-in voting bill OK’d
A bill that would require all statewide elections to be conducted by mail beginning with the 2020 primary is headed...
2nd round of hearings set for revised Maunakea rules
Members of the public will have a second chance to weigh in the University of Hawaii’s proposed Maunakea administrative rules...
Former terminal building at Old Kona Airport Park to be demolished
KAILUA-KONA — The former terminal building at Old Kona Airport Park will soon be a sight of the past. LAURA...
Man rescued after fall from Kilauea Crater
A man lost his footing and fell from a 300-foot cliff Wednesday evening at Kilauea caldera in Hawaii Volcanoes National...
State launches new air-quality monitoring website
A new website that provides near real-time data on the air quality in Hawaii is now live to coincide with...
Arby’s gave people round-trip flights to Hawaii for just $6 and treated them to 6 ‘sandwich-filled hours’ in paradise. Here’s what the whirlwind trip was really like.
Arby's sent 11 lucky people to Hawaii for the six-hour trip of a lifetime. Arby's/emperorcosar/Shutterstock Fast-food chain Arby's offered $6...
8-Year-Old Boy Saves Sister From Kidnapping
8-Year-Old Boy Saves Sister From Kidnapping An 8-year-old boy helped his older sister escape a potential kidnapper at a hospital...
Lawmakers debate and pass pot decriminalization By Kevin Dayton
House and Senate lawmakers gave final approval to hundreds of bills Tuesday, including a measure to decriminalize possession of small...
