Groundbreaking is Thursday for Papa‘aloa Park covered playcourt
May 28, 2025 | 2 MIN READ
Hawaii County will hold a blessing and groundbreaking at 10:30 a.m. Thursday to celebrate the start of construction of a new covered playcourt at Papa‘aloa Park.
Green signs climate fee bill: State hotel room tax to increase to 14%
May 28, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
Everyone who stays in a Hawaii hotel, cruise ship or other lodging beginning Jan. 1 will pay an extra $30 for every $400 in overnight costs — or an additional $300 for every $4,000 spent…
DOH cites Hawaii Petroleum for storage tank violations
May 28, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
The state Department of Health has issued a notice of violation and order against Hawaii Petroleum LLC., which operates Kamakani Store in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, for violating state under…
Nearly 30 pounds of pot found in Kona airport luggage
May 28, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
An Oahu couple was arrested Sunday at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport after checked baggage for a Honolulu-bound flight on Southwest Airlines was found to contain about 26 pounds of…
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Police investigate W. Hawaii parking scam
May 28, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
Police are investigating a possible parking violation scam at the top of Napo‘opo‘o Road near the Hawaii Belt Road (Highway 11) intersection in Captain Cook.
Pahoa man accused of daylight carjacking in Kailua-Kona
May 27, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
A thrice-convicted felon is accused of an armed carjacking of a senior citizen Saturday in downtown Kailua-Kona.
Sound data, processed by AI, tracks animal movements while promoting culture
May 27, 2025 | 7 MIN READ
Patrick Hart studies birds so intently on Hawaii island, he’s nearly becoming one.
‘Always remember those who have fallen’
May 27, 2025 | 4 MIN READ
For many, Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, a holiday from work and a day for the beach and backyard barbecues.
‘I finally have my self back’: Graduates celebrate completion of Big Island Drug Court
May 26, 2025 | 6 MIN READ
Seven people celebrated returning to themselves at the 73rd Big Island Drug Court commencement ceremony at Hilo’s Third Circuit court on May 15. Judge Peter Kubota said it was the bigges…
More JABSOM graduates staying in Hawaii for residency training
May 26, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
Some 41% of the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine’s 2025 graduating class is staying in Hawaii for residency training — a 10-point increase from last year that…
Stressed? Vaping could make it worse
May 25, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
Honoring May as Mental Health Awareness Month, health professionals and anti-tobacco advocates are offering education on the connection between vaping and mental health issues.
Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument illegally opened to fishing, suit alleges
May 25, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
A group of Native Hawaiians and three environmental organizations are challenging the legality of a move by President Donald Trump to permit commercial fishing within a Pacific marine monument…
Photos: Hokuleʻa ho‘olaule‘a
May 25, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
The voyaging canoes Hokule‘a and Hikianalia were celebrated during the Hokule‘a Ho‘olaule‘a Saturday in Hilo before continuing on to French Polynesia. The canoes are fu…
State audit criticizes Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s destination management
May 24, 2025 | 8 MIN READ
The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s destination management focus is “not new — or effective — and the agency remains unable to gauge its own performance,” accor…
UPDATE: Kona restaurant reopens following food safety violations
May 23, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
UPDATE: 12:30 p.m.
More downgrades forecast for Hawaii tax revenue
May 23, 2025 | 4 MIN READ
A panel that forecasts state tax revenue that funds Hawaii government operations on Wednesday downgraded projections for the next three fiscal years amid swirling uncertainties over federal po…
United Airlines flight from Honolulu turns back after bomb threat in lavatory
May 22, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
A United Airlines flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles returned to the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport early Wednesday morning after a bomb threat was found written on a bathroom mirror….
FDA’s COVID-19 changes worry local health professionals
May 22, 2025 | 3 MIN READ
Big Island health professionals are concerned changes to U.S. Food and Drug Administration rules for COVID-19 vaccines could limit their availability for healthy people under 65 who get vaccin…
United Airlines flight from Honolulu turns back after bomb threat in lavatory
May 21, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
A United Airlines flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles returned to the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport early this morning after a bomb threat was found written on a bathroom mirror….
Man released following fatal traffic collision in Kurtistown
May 21, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
Police have released the driver of a vehicle that struck a male pedestrian who died following a Kurtistown traffic collision Friday near the Orchidland Drive and 36th Avenue intersection….
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