County to move ahead with Puna route study. Contract being finalized, but state funding remains lapsed.
March 7, 2025 | 2 MIN READ
Hawaii County officials are still trying to salvage the Puna Alternate Route Study after critical state funding quietly lapsed last year.
County, HGEA reach COVID compensation agreement
March 6, 2025 | 4 MIN READ
Hawaii County has come to terms with the state’s largest labor union regarding hazard pay for those who worked during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mountain View man was free on bail when he allegedly slayed ex-girlfriend’s sister
March 6, 2025 | 2 MIN READ
A 28-year-old murder suspect who was shot and killed by police Tuesday night in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was free on $7,000 bail in a felony domestic abuse case.
Nearly 150 turn out for 50501 protest in Hilo
March 6, 2025 | 6 MIN READ
Torrential rain and winds didn’t stop nearly 150 protesters from attending the third 50501 mobilization of the year in Hilo on Tuesday, where the March 4 date was meant to symbolize a &l…
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Waimea nonprofit eyes lunar landings
March 6, 2025 | 2 MIN READ
The arrivals of two lunar landers on the moon this week bodes well for a Big Island company’s plan to set up a permanent observatory on the moon.
Morgue plan irks residents: Work already has started on temporary storage facility
March 4, 2025 | 7 MIN READ
About three dozen members of the public learned Monday night at a community meeting at Aupuni Center called by the Hawaii Police Department that construction of a temporary morgue started abou…
Power plant plan raises concerns: Proposed 60-megawatt facility would be built in Pana‘ewa
March 4, 2025 | 3 MIN READ
A proposed energy facility in Pana‘ewa is still far from reality but already has residents raising their eyebrows.
Adult coconut rhinoceros beetles found in Kona
March 4, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
A pair of adult coconut rhinoceros beetles were found Monday and Tuesday in Kailua-Kona.
UPDATE: Murder suspect shot, killed by police
March 3, 2025 | 3 MIN READ
UPDATE 1:40 p.m. Wednesday
Downtown Hilo post office, HVO site among possible federal cuts
March 3, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
A historic building in Hilo could be sold or closed amidst cutbacks by the Trump administration.
Ocean View fires trigger arson investigation
March 3, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
Police have launched an arson investigation after several brush fires started under suspicious circumstances Monday in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision.
Hoteliers push back on proposed tax hikes
March 3, 2025 | 8 MIN READ
Hospitality industry members from the Hawai‘i Hotel Alliance and the American Hotel &Lodging Association are seeking to draw attention to current and looming challenges facing their…
Downtown policing discussed; more foot patrols planned
March 3, 2025 | 6 MIN READ
About two dozen people attended a public meeting with East Hawaii Community Policing Section officers last Wednesday at the Mokupapapa Discovery Center in downtown Hilo.
Big-wave surfer charged with felony domestic abuse
March 6, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
Prosecutors are seeking to hold a big-wave surfer from Keaau without bail for domestic abuse-related offenses that allegedly occurred between November 2024 and earlier this month.
Sunahara named Vulcans Volleyball head coach
March 2, 2025 | 2 MIN READ
Hilo-native Reed Sunahara has been named the new head coach of the UH Hilo Vulcans Women’s Volleyball program.
Hawaii’s wildlife refuges, national parks feel sting of federal cuts
March 2, 2025 | 8 MIN READ
The Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge on Kauai, with its historic lighthouse, attracts more than 500,000 visitors a year.
Little known about events of Kamaʻehuakanaloa Seamount
March 2, 2025 | 3 MIN READ
Although the Kama‘ehuakanaloa Seamount has been a little restless recently, new information about the undersea volcano is still sparse.
Hawaiian Home Lands looks to factory-built housing for projects
March 2, 2025 | 6 MIN READ
The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands wants to start up a modular housing factory on Oahu to produce homes more quickly and at less cost for beneficiaries.
No county fair this year: It could return in 2026, but cost remains the problem
March 1, 2025 | 6 MIN READ
For the fifth straight year, there will be no Hawaii County Fair in Hilo or Kona in 2025.
Hilo man used sword for robbery, prosecutor says
March 1, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
A 22-year-old Hilo man remains in jail on 19 criminal charges in connection with an armed robbery Tuesday on Waiakea Peninsula in Hilo.
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