John Burnett

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...

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.

April 16, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

A 58-year-old Hilo woman with no permanent address is accused of abusing a pet puppy and interfering with police when they arrested her and took the animal from her.

April 16, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

A plan to preserve the cultural, historical and environmental resources at the Pololu Valley Trailhead is moving forward.

April 15, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

A pair of Hawaii County Council members are hosting an informational briefing via Zoom about proposed legislation to establish a registration process for hosted transient vacation rentals, or...

April 14, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

“March is supposed to be one of the wettest months of the year, for the windward side, anyway. And it wasn’t that.”

April 13, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

Hawaii County is following through on its plans to fence off the Hilo Municipal Golf Course from nearby residents, to the displeasure of at least some of the neighbors.

April 11, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

A 35-year-old Mountain View man accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in Puna is registered as a sex offender in Utah.

April 10, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Less than 1% of Hawaii’s adults 20 and older are licensed to carry a concealed handgun in public.

April 9, 2025 | 7 MIN READ

“I got to tell you, best start ever. You heard it. Best start ever.”

April 8, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

A 51-year-old Hilo man pleaded not guilty Monday to three counts of second-degree sexual assault, plus burglary and violating an order for protection.

April 6, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

A 30-year-old Hilo man accused of fatally stabbing an 81-year-old woman who lived next door to him will receive a mental examination.

April 2, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

A Kona judge ruled Friday that the Hawaii County Board of Appeals erred when it sided with the Department of Public Works, which revoked a 2020 renovation building permit that was in effect af...

April 1, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

The 81-year-old woman who was stabbed to death in the driveway of her Hilo home Saturday morning was already dead when officers arrived on scene, according to court documents filed by police....

March 24, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

A 70-year-old Pepeekeo man pleaded not guilty Friday to first-degree negligent homicide for a fatal traffic crash in 2022.

March 23, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

A 23-year-old Pahoa man accused of being the getaway driver for a since-deceased man police said shot and injured an officer on March 14 pleaded not guilty Friday to criminal charges.