Hawaii County Council on Tuesday advanced a $6 million package of homelessness and housing grants out of committee, but not without sharply criticizing local service providers for what members…
Hiring slowing as costs, minimum wage increase
December 8, 2025 | 7 MIN READ
Employee hiring among private employers dropped nationwide by 32,000 positions in November in the latest measurement of the American economy that’s also affecting Hawaii’s job mark…
Prized cattle reunited with owners thanks to new ag crimes task force
December 7, 2025 | 6 MIN READ
An agricultural crimes task force created and funded by “Duke’s Law” is starting to bear fruit.
2025 hurricane season was ‘pretty quiet’
December 7, 2025 | 4 MIN READ
There were four tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific basin during this year’s Pacific Hurricane season, which was June 1 to Nov. 30.
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Hilo airport cafe gets a full upgrade
December 7, 2025 | 2 MIN READ
Hilo International Airport travelers are stepping into a refreshed, warmer and more flavorful experience thanks to the newly upgraded Laniakea Cafe — a $1 million renovation funded by So…
Big-wave surfers mark opening of The Eddie holding period
December 7, 2025 | 5 MIN READ
Hundreds gathered at Waimea Bay on Friday for the opening ceremony of the Rip Curl Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, marking the start of the three-month holding period for one of surfing&rsq…
State funding during shutdown less than expected
December 6, 2025 | 3 MIN READ
Hawaii stepped in to provide a financial and food assistance lifeline during the record-long federal government shutdown and now expects to end up paying far less in state funds than expected….
Hidden underwater: How can we stop golf balls from falling into the ocean at local resorts?
December 5, 2025 | 8 MIN READ
There’s no feeling quite like hitting a perfect golf shot.
Bond revoked for Hilo attorney Sulla
December 5, 2025 | 3 MIN READ
A Hilo attorney awaiting sentencing for being convicted in an affordable housing credits scam is now in federal custody after his bond was revoked.
‘I am God’: Waimea man accused of assault, robbery
December 5, 2025 | 3 MIN READ
A judge reduced bail for a 40-year-old Waimea man accused of assaulting a security guard and damaging his vehicle and robbing the night auditor of a Kona hotel.
Ag property tax measure advances
December 5, 2025 | 2 MIN READ
The Hawaii County Council voted unanimously Tuesday to advance Bill 103, Draft 2, a measure that would extend a 3% annual property assessment cap to certain former agricultural parcels that al…
Prosecutors seek to detain Sulla, allege wrongdoing on release
December 4, 2025 | 3 MIN READ
Federal prosecutors have filed a motion to revoke bond for a Hilo attorney convicted in U.S. District Court and awaiting sentencing for an affordable housing credits scam.
Council passes plastic foodware bill despite mayor’s concerns
December 4, 2025 | 4 MIN READ
Mayor Kimo Alameda issued a forceful plea Wednesday urging the Hawaii County Council to reject Bill 83, warning that new restrictions on disposable plastic and polystyrene foodware would drive…
New health center for Kona; public-private partnership announces $50M facility
December 4, 2025 | 3 MIN READ
A new outpatient health care center is being planned for West Hawaii.
Immigration resolution advances
December 3, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
A Hawaii County Council committee on Tuesday advanced a resolution opposing the Trump administration’s recent immigration directives and urging the state to limit local involvement in fe…
Police seek witnesses to Kona assault
December 3, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
Police are requesting the public’s assistance to locate witnesses to an alleged violent incident on Thanksgiving in Kailua-Kona.
High court to hear case regarding retired West Hawaii firefighters
December 3, 2025 | 4 MIN READ
Two retired Hawaii Fire Department battalion chiefs who sued former Fire Chief Darren Rosario and lost both their Circuit Court case and their appeal to the Intermediate Court of Appeals will…
Police: Extended family squabble leads to stabbing in Mountain View
December 3, 2025 | 3 MIN READ
A 40-year-old Hawaiian Acres man is in custody for allegedly stabbing his wife’s 42-year-old son-in-law on the Hopue Road property where they were staying.
DHHL expects to meet deadline to spend $600M
December 3, 2025 | 4 MIN READ
The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands anticipates meeting a June 30 deadline to fully use $600 million appropriated in mid-2022 by the Legislature mainly to develop homestead lots for be…
No-parking change proposed for Kona street
December 2, 2025 | 1 MIN READ
The Hawaii County Council’s Policy Committee on Public Works and Mass Transit will take up a proposal today to update the county’s no-parking rules for a busy street in Kona….
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