University of Hawaii researchers say new $2 million funding will help address one of the underlying drivers of wildfire risk across the islands: large areas of former plantation land now overr…
Mississippi man charged with kidnapping, sex assault
February 8, 2026 | 1 MIN READ
A 25-year-old Biloxi, Miss., man was indicted Wednesday by a Hilo grand jury for a series of domestic incidents that allegedly occurred between Jan. 22 and Jan. 29 at a Mountain View residence…
HPD’s new chief discusses his approach to policing, priorities for the department
February 8, 2026 | 8 MIN READ
Policing is in the DNA of Hawaii County’s new top cop, Reed Mahuna.
Hawaii legislative bills aim to rewrite crosswalk safeguards
February 8, 2026 | 4 MIN READ
Out on Kapahulu Avenue last week, pedestrian after pedestrian who waited at crosswalks to get to the other side welcomed a pair of bills moving through the state Legislature that would require…
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Heavy rain forecast for E. Hawaii on Super Bowl Sunday
February 6, 2026 | 1 MIN READ
For those curious about the weather during Super Bowl watch parties, the forecast for East Hawaii is for heavy rain this weekend, especially on Sunday, according to the National Weather Servic…
New report shows strong use of Hawaii medical cannabis program
February 6, 2026 | 5 MIN READ
A new independent economic analysis commissioned by the state Department of Health’s Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation finds that the state’s medical cannabis progr…
Officers’ misconduct detailed
February 6, 2026 | 6 MIN READ
Two Hawaii Police Department officers were fired in 2025, although neither dismissal is final, and an officer fired in 2023 for burglary and assault is seeking to return to the force after a d…
Private-sector construction workers in Hawaii seek taxpayer support
February 5, 2026 | 4 MIN READ
Private-sector construction workers in Hawaii are seeking public financial benefits at the Legislature this year, including a paid holiday and retroactive hazard pay.
UH report confirms 2025 was isle’s second-driest year on record
February 5, 2026 | 4 MIN READ
A study released Wednesday by the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program found that Hawaii Island experienced its second-driest year in 106 years, with 2010 the only year that was drie…
Hawaii legislative bills advance to unmask ICE agents
February 5, 2026 | 6 MIN READ
The first of several Hawaii legislative bills that would unmask federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents was met with concerns Tuesday from the Honolulu Police Department and state D…
Hawaii man sentenced to life for trying to kill Trump
February 4, 2026 | 4 MIN READ
FORT PIERCE, Florida — Ryan Routh, the man accused of hiding in the bushes of a Florida golf course with a semi-automatic rifle to try to assassinate Donald Trump less than two months be…
Police ID women killed in Hilo fire
February 4, 2026 | 1 MIN READ
Hawaii Island police have identified the two women who died in the Nov. 29, 2025, structure fire at the former Puueo Poi factory building on Kekuanaoa Street in Hilo.
Group outlines spending plan for new climate change tax
February 4, 2026 | 4 MIN READ
The new Green Fee Advisory Council had to choose from among more than $2 billion worth of funding requests to help Hawaii respond to climate change, but will only have $100 million or so annua…
Tephra cleaup continues: Kilauea volcano’s recent episode made a mess of things
February 4, 2026 | 7 MIN READ
A week-and-a-half after episode 41 of Kilauea’s yearlong summit eruption deposited tephra — lightweight volcanic glass debris — over a sizable area surrounding Halema‘u…
Kealakehe Elementary breaks ground on $16M classroom building
February 3, 2026 | 1 MIN READ
Kealakehe Elementary School has begun work on a $16 million classroom building that will expand learning space, better serve a growing student population, and physically connect the school&rsq…
Hawaii lawmakers consider allowing residents to kill feral chickens
February 3, 2026 | 2 MIN READ
Hawaii residents could be allowed to kill feral chickens in their community in the latest effort to help resolve a perennial issue that continues to divide neighbors who both hate and love the…
Hilo man accused of hitting his father with a hammer
February 3, 2026 | 2 MIN READ
A 48-year-old Hilo man is facing an attempted second-degree murder charge for allegedly hitting his 68-year-old father in the head with a hammer.
Big Island man sentenced to nearly six years in prison for housing credits scam
February 3, 2026 | 2 MIN READ
The first of four Big Island men convicted of a scam involving Hawaii County affordable housing credits was sentenced Friday in federal court.
Spittlebug threatens Hawaii Island’s cattle industry
February 3, 2026 | 6 MIN READ
The two-lined spittlebug arrived on Hawaii Island in 2016.
Hawaii lawmaker looks to ban popular ‘prediction market’ wagering
February 2, 2026 | 4 MIN READ
Ahead of Gov. Josh Green’s annual State of the State address last week, online bettors placed $448,667 in “prediction market” wagers on whether he would say phrases that incl…
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