Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Although it might not appear so, especially in East Hawaii, the annual dry season has begun.

As the population of feral pigs on the Big Island continues to grow, county officials and residents are considering a wider range of solutions.

The National Weather Service is forecasting below-normal activity for the upcoming Central Pacific hurricane season.

At the request of prosecutors, a judge dropped charges Friday against a 32-year-old Hilo man police described as “a significant figure in the distribution and utilization of counterfeit currency being passed into our community’s circulation.”

A woman and two men were arrested Saturday afternoon during what police say was a cockfight raid on the Kaloli Drive end of the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Puna.

A proposed project to replace disposable foodware at Hilo food establishments with reusable items needs a little more time in the oven.

New state legislation giving the counties the power to reduce or even phase out short-term vacation rentals has triggered different responses — none likely to result in immediate county action even on Maui, where proposed reform was inspired by the housing needs of those displaced by the deadly Aug. 8 wildfires.

County Council members are divided about a proposed change to how the county’s legal advisers are appointed.

The Big Island managed to escape relatively unscathed from a couple of low pressure systems that threatened some severe weather over the past 10 days.

U.S. Transportation Security Administration officials say they are preparing for the highest passenger volumes ever seen at airport security checkpoints nationwide during the peak summer travel season, which begins Memorial Day weekend and runs through Labor Day.