Comedian and television star Roseanne Barr has put her Big Island farm on the market, ending nearly two decades of ownership at a property that once drew headlines for legal and land-use dispu…
What to do about tourism? Dozens of Big Island residents offer feedback at HTA meeting
August 27, 2025 | 7 MIN READ
The Hawaii Tourism Authority engaged with over 40 Hawaii Island residents Monday evening during a 90-minute digital meeting to gather input about tourism to help shape the future of welcoming…
State launches suicide prevention effort
August 26, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
The state Department of Health and partnering agencies have announced a series of events statewide in the next month to offer support and raise awareness about suicide, which continues to be a…
Tariffs shake up Hawaii’s auto market
August 26, 2025 | 4 MIN READ
Rising tariffs and trade policy uncertainty have shaken Hawaii’s auto market, contributing to a 4.1% drop in new car and light truck registrations on the Big Island in the first half of…
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Attack on cashless bail criticized
August 26, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
The signing of executive orders by President Donald Trump seeking the elimination nationally of cashless bail for pretrial criminal defendants is receiving a negative reaction locally from ind…
Master of the Mai Tai: Austin Philips from Hilo to compete today in cocktail contest
August 25, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
A bartender from the Hidden Nene speakeasy in downtown Hilo is going to Las Vegas to compete Monday in the World’s Best Mai Tai contest.
UH launches advanced degrees in fisheries management
August 25, 2025 | 8 MIN READ
The University of Hawaii has hired eight faculty members for new master’s and doctorate degree programs in sustainable fisheries management, coincidentally as President Donald Trump open…
Residents, commissioners weigh in on search for next police chief
August 24, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
A search for a new Hawaii Police Department chief was the hot topic Friday at the monthly Police Commission meeting at the County Council chambers in Hilo.
Removal of banyan cost $153K: Questions, concerns linger following collapse of tree that killed 2
August 24, 2025 | 4 MIN READ
The debris from the banyan tree on Hilo’s Kilauea Avenue that uprooted and fell July 12, killing two women, has been trucked away and disposed of, and damage caused by the massive tree c…
Ocean View man facing federal child porn charge
August 24, 2025 | 3 MIN READ
A 29-year-old Hawaii island man is facing a federal criminal charge after allegedly posing as a man and a woman online to trade in child pornography and catfish people into revealing their ped…
Onionlike space explosion may be a new type of supernova
August 24, 2025 | 3 MIN READ
Carl Sagan once said we are all made of star-stuff. Astronomers have long predicted that some of the heavier elements in the universe that comprise our very being, like carbon and oxygen, are…
Latest episode of Kilauea eruption begins
August 22, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
Episode 31 of the ongoing Kilauea eruption began today at 2:04 p.m., and lava could be seen fountaining from the north vent.
BOE kicks off series of community meetings in Hilo
August 22, 2025 | 4 MIN READ
The Hawaii Board of Education launched a statewide series of community meetings Tuesday night in Hilo to gather input from educators and community members about ways to improve or support publ…
Mountain View man accused of sexually assaulting girl
August 22, 2025 | 2 MIN READ
A 33-year-old Mountain View man was indicted Wednesday for sexually assaulting a minor girl.
Hawaii attorney general’s budget increased by $4M to cover 27 Trump lawsuits
August 22, 2025 | 8 MIN READ
The Legislature has agreed to add $4 million to the state Attorney General’s litigation budget — essentially doubling it over the next two years — to help support the state&r…
New county property tax credits in the works
August 22, 2025 | 2 MIN READ
The Hawaii County Council voted 8-1 Wednesday to approve a bill that amends the county’s real property tax credit system, passing the measure on first reading.
Army, state land-lease talks advancing
August 22, 2025 | 7 MIN READ
Negotiations between the Army and the state of Hawaii over land leases that expire in 2029 are moving forward amid intensifying scrutiny.
HPD’s temporary morgue now operational
August 21, 2025 | 3 MIN READ
Long-overdue renovations to the morgue at Hilo Benioff Medical Center are underway this week.
Repairs to Kaiwilahilahi, Honoli‘i bridges extended to 2026
August 21, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
The Hawaii County has announced that the ongoing repair project for the Kaiwilahilahi and Honoli‘i Stream bridges will now extend through Feb. 27, 2026.
Police: Threat led to lockdown of Pahoa school
August 21, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
Police have initiated a first-degree terroristic threatening investigation following an anonymous threat that led to the lockdown Wednesday of Pahoa High and Intermediate School.
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