Minimum Wage Bill UPDATE
A bill that would increase the state minimum wage to $15 an hour received wide support after passing first reading...
A Vision for Maunakea
While law enforcers are preparing a response to anticipated protests of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Maunakea, Mayor Harry Kim...
Proposed Law Would Mandate CPR Training for High School Students
Legislation in the state Senate and House would require Hawaii high school students to learn CPR before they can graduate....
Southwest Airlines 1st Test Flight to Hawaii
Southwest Airlines is making its maiden voyage to Hawaii this week — but there won't be any vacationers aboard. Federal safety inspectors will...
Police Officer Films 3 Young Men Helping Elderly Couple
Police Officer Films 3 Young Men Helping Elderly Couple A police officer in Bronson, Florida, filmed a touching video of...
UPDATE: Truck Hit Pedestrians at 51mph
The pickup truck that crashed into a group of pedestrians in Kakaako last week was going 74-76 mph on Ala...
Users of Honolulu Hygiene Center Increase Over Month
HONOLULU (AP) — The number of homeless people using a hygiene center in Honolulu has steadily increased over the nearly...
Hawaii: Today in History 2/5
2-5-1897 1st showing of a motion picture in Hawaii at the Hawaiian Opera House It produces life!" "It baffles analysis!"...
Maunakea….Snow….Safety
While we have not had much snow so far this winter, it’s never too late to see flurries at the...
Boxing Exercises Ease Symptoms of Parkinson’s
Boxing gloves up and at the ready, Marlene Goodwin bounces up and down on her feet Friday morning at the...
Counterfeit Coffee
Counterfeiting isn’t a crime limited to printing fake currency. Falsifying a brand name, for instance, can be just as profitable,...
Spaceport Meeting Wednesday
A public meeting will be held Wednesday in Hilo on a proposed spaceport. The informational open-house is part of the...
Bills Introduced for Lifeguards at Kua Bay
Big Island lawmakers have renewed their efforts to secure lifeguards for Kua Bay in North Kona. Two bills have been...
Meet The Woman Who Rented Hotel Rooms For Chicago’s Homeless
Meet The Woman Who Rented Hotel Rooms For Chicago's Homeless A Chicago woman's act of kindness helped dozens of homeless...
Lawmakers Kill Plan to Lower Voting Age By Kevin Dayton
A key Senate committee scuttled a plan to allow Hawaii residents to begin voting in state and local elections when...
Lawmakers Call for New DUI Laws
HONOLULU (AP) — State lawmakers say they will push for tougher legislation to address a growing number of drunken and...
Company Halts Plans for Pasture-Based Dairy on Kauai
MAHAULEPU, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii Dairy Farms says it is discontinuing plans for a pasture-based dairy operation on Kauai. The...
Hawaii: Today in History 2/4
2-4-1865 Hawaiian Board of Education formed 2-4-1963 Tracie Ruiz-Conforto, Hawaii, sync swimmer (Olympic 2 gold/silver-84, 88) Tracie Lehuanani Ruiz-Conforto (born February...
