Prince Kuhio Plaza is seeking a 40-year extension of its lease for almost 39 acres of Department of Hawaiian Home Lands property in Hilo.

University of Hawaii astronomers observed with keen interest as a small, unmanned NASA spacecraft purposely crashed into an asteroid in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer space rock menaces Earth.

The public has until Oct. 24 to submit comments about proposed improvements to Waiakea Uka Park.

A visit in the early 1980s by astronaut and Kealakekua native Ellison Onizuka to Waiakeawaena Elementary School turned out to be a life-defining event for at least one student of the Hilo school.

Police said Friday they’ll forward their investigation into the shooting of a Honomu couple’s horse to prosecutors for possible charges when their probe is complete.

Following the accidental shooting death of a Boy Scout, police have sent 23 potential firearms-related offenses to the county prosecutor’s office for review.

The 15-year-old victim of the Big Island’s first-ever AMBER alert suffered a harrowing ordeal at the hands of her abductor, according to court documents.

A 36-year-old Pahoa man charged with murder allegedly told a police detective he choked the victim, tried to drown her by putting water on her face, and sprayed her with a fire extinguisher.

U.S. Rep. Ed Case said he’s “concerned” and “disgusted” that with less than two weeks remaining in the fiscal year, Congress hasn’t passed the necessary appropriations bills to avert a government shutdown that could come Oct. 1.

Mayor Mitch Roth got an earful Friday from Waipi’o Valley residents during a legally required public meeting held online to discuss amendments to his emergency rules which, as of Monday, will allow increased access to Waipi’o Valley Road.

A 36-year-old man without a permanent residence is being held without charges as police investigate a homicide that apparently took place early Thursday morning in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision of Pahoa.

Leningrad Elarionoff, a former county councilman, retired police captain and longtime community leader and volunteer in Waimea died Sunday at North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was 83.

A Puna woman is among five finalists in the Hyundai Hometown Heroes contest and, if voted, could win a brand-new Hyundai Santa Cruz pickup truck.

A visitor landing in Hilo and viewing the lush greenery might not realize it, but much of the windward Big Island had historically low August rainfall totals.