Malama Maunakea invasive species weed pull slated
The Office of Maunakea Management will host a volunteer day Saturday. The Saturday volunteer weed pulls are part of OMKM’s...
Honoring the fallen: Speakers at Memorial Day event talk of service, sacrifice
For most, Memorial Day holiday is just a paid holiday from work — celebrating the unofficial start of summer at...
Lost Hawaii soldiers, responders highlight West Hawaii Memorial Day commemoration
KAILUA-KONA — Battle tested, war survivor Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Luis Ortiz of Pohakuloa Training Area told a crowd of...
Airport to benefit from capital improvement funds
The Hilo International Airport will have a new air-conditioning system thanks to a $23.8 million capital improvement project. One of...
Pearl destroyer to be equipped with laser defense system By William Cole
COURTESY LOCKHEED MARTIN An artist’s rendering of Lockheed Martin’s HELIOS system. The Pearl Harbor-based USS Preble will be the first...
Hawaiian tops $100M for fourth straight year in baggage and change fees By Dave Segal
It’s the $110 million question: whether to charge for checked bags and flight changes. Hawaiian Airlines has resisted changing its...
Attendees of Memorial Day Eve ceremony call for better treatment of vets By Mark Ladao mladao@staradvertiser.com
The Memorial Day Eve candlelight ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific served as a “continuous welcome home...
Dad Posts Encouraging Signs Around Town To Lower Suicide Rates
Dad Posts Encouraging Signs Around Town To Lower Suicide Rates "Be the change you want to see," says Colby Wallace....
‘A call to action’ By Ryan Collins The Garden Island
The “Prime Minister” of the Kingdom of Hawaii stands before about 30 people at the Anahola Marketplace earlier this month,...
Young Brothers introduces ‘Kapena George Panui’ By Ryan Collins The Garden Island
NAWILIWILI — Over a 100 people gathered at the Nawiliwili Small Boat Harbor Saturday afternoon to get to be a...
Parker sports center lands another donation
WAIMEA – Parker School has received a $90,000 grant from First Hawaiian Bank Foundation. The funds will be used to...
A Makalii mahalo By Jan Wizinowich Special to West Hawaii
WAIMEA — The Ohana Makalii gathered May 20 at the Kahilu Theater to mahalo and celebrate with all those who...
Thought 100 was big? Honokaa High gets ready for 130th anniversary bash in July
HONOKAA — Dragons pride will be on full display — and on parade — the third weekend of July in...
Kahaluu Ma Kai slated for completion in 2020
KAILUA-KONA — Every day, a historic plot of oceanfront aina is regaining more of its natural ambiance. Kamehameha Schools’ deconstruction...
‘Peace is better than war’; Vet talks about his time as a WWII interpreter
STEPHANIE SALMONS/Hawaii Tribune-Herald Ronald Takahata, a resident of Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo, was 20 years old when...
500 Kamehameha parcels to be checked for cesspools
Kamehameha Schools has conducted an assessment of its properties statewide in efforts to identify, and subsequently close, any large-capacity cesspools....
Additional lawsuits filed against Lloyd’s of London
A Leilani Estates homeowner whose debts had been discharged in bankruptcy prior to his home being destroyed during last year’s...
Hawaii: Today in History 5/27
5-27-1919 Kam Fong , American actor (Hawaii Five-0, Magnum, P.I.), born in Kalihi, Territory of Hawaii (d. 2002) Kam Fong...
The 30 highest-paying jobs in Hawaii IVAN DE LUCE
Hawaii is beloved for its weather and its surf spots, but it’s also a great place for medical professionals and...
