Hawaii Tribune-Herald

With an upgrade and expansion in progress, Waiakea Uka Park could be the new social and recreation hub for the upper Hilo community by the end of the year.

Police said Tuesday they have not yet identified a suspect in the strangulation death of a 71-year-old woman found dead in her Hawaiian Acres subdivision home almost two weeks ago.

Gov. Josh Green on Monday signed 16 bills into law designed to enhance the protection and care of keiki and kupuna and to help ensure safety in Hawaii’s schools.

LAHAINA — Walls are going up on Lahaina resident Gene Milne’s Malanai Street property — the first under construction in the Lahaina wildfire impact zone, where the historic town was destroyed Aug. 8 in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century.

A proposal that would allow Big Island beekeepers to work closer to home remains popular among residents and policymakers alike.

Today will be the last day on the bench for Third Circuit Chief Judge Robert Kim, four years to the day after being named the Big Island’s chief administrative jurist by Hawaii Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald.

Kamehameha Schools has unveiled its plan for limited development at Keauhou Bay.

A project to build a traffic roundabout in downtown Hilo has received more than $17 million in federal funding.

A 32-year-old Kailua-Kona man was sentenced June 24 to 10 years in prison for child enticement charges.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld an Oregon city’s ban on homeless residents sleeping outdoors, a decision likely to reverberate far beyond the West Coast as cities across the country grapple with a growing homelessness crisis.