Mele Manaka 2025 Community Fair kicks off Thursday
April 23, 2025 | 3 MIN READ
The SCP Hilo Hotel (formerly Hilo Seaside Hotel) at 126 Banyan Way will be hosting a three-day cultural event and craft fair during Merrie Monarch week featuring nearly 80 vendors and over a d…
‘Franz gave so much of himself’; W. Hawaii residents mourn loss of community volunteer
April 23, 2025 | 3 MIN READ
“Start by doing what’s necessary, then do what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”
Lava fountains reach 650 feet high in latest episode of Kilauea’s eruption
April 22, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
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Manono Street Marketplace hosts craft fair, pop-ups
April 22, 2025 | 3 MIN READ
In addition to its annual Merrie Monarch Craft Fair, the Manono Street Marketplace in Hilo will be offering pop-ups of local businesses and additional food options this year.
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Hawaii lawmakers still working on torture bill
April 22, 2025 | 8 MIN READ
Recent high-profile cases of child torture and neglect that led to the deaths of two children on Oahu have sharpened the focus for police officers and prosecuting attorneys pushing Hawaii lawm…
The official Merrie Monarch craft fair returns Wednesday
April 22, 2025 | 6 MIN READ
As the renowned Merrie Monarch Festival returns to Hilo for a 62nd year, the Merrie Monarch Hawaiian Arts and Crafts Fair will once again be offering anyone who didn’t score tickets a fr…
Photos: Merrie Monarch Festival kicks off with Ho‘olaule‘a
April 21, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
The 62nd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival kicked off on Sunday with the Ho‘olaule‘a at Hilo’s Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.
Virtual meeting to introduce draft stewardship plan for Ka‘u parcel
April 21, 2025 | 4 MIN READ
A draft stewardship plan for the protection of a culturally and ecologically vital coastline in the Ka‘u district is being formally introduced to the public through a virtual meeting fro…
Army releases final EIS for Pohakuloa Training Area
April 21, 2025 | 6 MIN READ
The Army has released its finalized environmental impact statement on the prospect of retaining 22,750 acres of state-owned land at the Pohakuloa Training Area on Hawaii Island after its lease…
Vacation rentals study sought
April 20, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
A new bill outlining a registration process for hosted transient vacation rentals, or TVRs will be introduced May 6 during Hawaii County Council committee meetings in Kailua-Kona.
Settlement talks ongoing in Pohoiki Road condemnation suit
April 20, 2025 | 2 MIN READ
Hawaii County still anticipates construction to restore lava-ravaged Pohoiki Road in lower Puna will begin before the end of June.
State’s high court visits Hilo to give students a closer look at legal system
April 20, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
About 250 students from five East Hawaii High Schools were present Thursday at the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s Performing Arts Center to hear oral arguments before the Hawaii Supreme…
UH loses $30M in federal funds; 36 research programs to be cut
April 19, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
The University of Hawaii announced Thursday it has lost $30 million in federal funding for research, just as the school sees the number of revoked student visas “literally (change) by th…
It is unclear how the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority board will deal with concerns over late payments to contractors and state probes to determine whether the agency committed procurement or…
Kona jury awards $2.5M in damages in sex abuse case
April 24, 2025 | 2 MIN READ
A Kona Circuit Court jury last week found in a civil trial that a Waimea businessman sexually abused a 12-year-old boy decades ago.
State domestic abuse measure passes
April 24, 2025 | 3 MIN READ
A state bill intended to reinforce legal protections for domestic violence survivors has cleared its final legislative hurdle.
Tariffs ‘significantly’ hitting Hawaii businesses
April 24, 2025 | 7 MIN READ
Nearly 70% of Hawaii businesses have been “significantly” affected by President Donald Trump’s tariffs, and 27% have been “moderately” touched, according to preli…
Police suspect foul play in 3 missing person cases
April 23, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
Police detectives are renewing their request for information regarding three separate missing person investigations over the past few years in the Puna district.
Kona cyclist, 71, dies following crash last week
April 18, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
A 71-year-old male cyclist from Kailua-Kona has died following a two-vehicle collision on Wednesday, April 9, on Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway (Highway 19) near the 94.5-mile marker in North…
DOH confirms second case of measles in Hawaii
April 18, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
The state Department of Health has confirmed a second case of measles in the household of a child previously confirmed on April 7.
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