The chairman of the Hawaiian Homes Commission last month told the manager of Prince Kuhio Plaza that if a 40-year lease extension the mall is seeking is to be granted, PKP and its parent company, Brookfield Properties, will have to improve its benefits package for Native Hawaiians.

An 18-year Hawaii Police Department veteran who was behind the wheel of a police cruiser when it struck and killed a 16-year-old pedestrian in January is back on duty.

The 28th KWXX Ho‘olaule‘a might not happen this year, but it will eventually return to downtown Hilo now that a conflict with Hawaii County has been resolved.

Tom McAlexander, a man who devoted his retirement to lifting East Hawaii’s voices in song, died June 2 at his Volcano home. He was 84.

The public is invited to celebrate World Ocean Day with family-friendly activities and educational booths in Kalakaua Park this Saturday.

A Hawaii Supreme Court majority opinion filed Wednesday ordered a new trial for a Hawaii Island man, tried and convicted by a Kona Circuit Court jury for sexually assaulting in 2019 a visiting 78-year-old woman camping at a South Kohala beach park. He was 18 years old at the time of the attack.

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

It appears the number of homeless individuals on Hawaii Island has reached its lowest point in the last six years.

Novelist Michael Crichton never talked much about his works in progress, says his widow Sherri Crichton.

A proposal to impose regulations upon commercial bike tour operators in Hawaii County has advanced despite pushback from bicyclists and tour groups.

A multi-agency training simulation Tuesday at Waiakea High School evaluated and improved the responses to potential incidents involving hazardous materials.

Hawaii Island hospitals are reporting a slight increase in COVID-19 activity similar to rising rates throughout the state.