Council begins three days of combing through departmental spending plans
A full 38% of the county’s proposed 2019-20 budget is eaten up by employee pensions, retirement, health insurance and payment...
Hilo high school lockdown
An altercation on campus led to a lockdown at Hilo High School this afternoon. According to a letter sent to...
National take back day
The Hawaiʻi Police Department reminds you that Saturday, (April 27), is National Take-Back Day, providing the community an opportunity to...
NO INJURIES IN HELICOPTER HARD-LANDING ABOVE SACRED FALLS
NO INJURIES IN HELICOPTER HARD-LANDING ABOVE SACRED FALLS (Honolulu) – A helicopter under contract to the DLNR Division of Forestry...
CULINARY LINEUP ANNOUNCED FOR BICF GALA
CULINARY LINEUP ANNOUNCED FOR BICF GALA KOHALA COAST, HAWAI‘I ISLAND—Chocolate—in its many tempting forms–stars at the eighth annual Big Island...
(photos & video) Dog Is Rescued After She’s Found Swimming 135 Miles Out At Sea (photos & video)
Dog Is Rescued After She's Found Swimming 135 Miles Out At Sea An offshore drilling team has rescued a dog...
Hawaii solar permits issued down 6.6%
Solar permits issued in the state fell 6.6% in the first quarter even as the percentage of those with energy...
(Photo) Hawaii joins world in mourning for cathedral By Timothy Hurley (Photo)
People from Hawaii and around the world expressed shock and sadness Monday when they learned flames had engulfed Notre Dame...
Maui retail vacancies hit record high; Report shows that new, existing retailers moving to new malls
A record percentage of retail space vacancies, driven in part by bankruptcies of national big-box chains, and a migration of...
Kauai Parks to Reopen in June
HAENA — Even though Kuhio Highway is scheduled to reopen May 1, the main attractions on the North Shore will...
Kohala finished off Honokaa
Senior Mikayla Kekoa’s three-hitter in the circle and no-doubt home run in a series-clinching win for Kohala’s softball team certainly...
Earthquake unrelated to volcanic activity, scientists say
KAILUA-KONA — The magnitude-5.3 temblor that struck Saturday evening just east of Kalaoa was unrelated to volcanic activity, scientists say....
Experts say market should be stable and slow, which is good news
Boring can be good. And the next couple of years look exactly that — calm and dull. Say goodbye to...
Heavy rainfall leads to another storm water discharge at dairy
Because of heavy rainfall during the past week, Ookala-based Big Island Dairy on Monday again discharged stormwater collected in its...
Guam hospital receives additional $2.4M in Medicare funds
Guam hospital receives additional $2.4M in Medicare funds TAMUNING, Guam — A Guam hospital received a $2.4 million boost in...
State cleans out Kona homeless camp
KAILUA-KONA — You can’t go home, but you can’t stay here. That was the message the state Department of Transportation...
Stormy weather tapers off
The relentless rain that pounded metal roofs and caused concerns about potential flash flooding in East Hawaii during the weekend...
Police Search for Robert Navor Jr.
Police Search for Robert Navor Jr. Robert Nanauu Navor Jr. is wanted for several warrants and police investigations involving a...
Bill to regulate midwives reveals divide By Kristen Consillio
Legislation to regulate midwives in Hawaii has underscored a divide among home-birth advocates. Senate Bill 1033, approved Friday by the...
Scientists monitor increased activity at Big Island volcano (AP Update)
HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Scientists in Hawaii are monitoring increasing activity surrounding one of the Big Island’s volcanoes. The Hawaii...
