John Burnett

May 2, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

It appears a plea deal is in the works for Hawaii basketball figure Alika Smith.

May 1, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Three Hawaii Police Department officers and one civilian testified Wednesday during a preliminary hearing for 42-year-old Pahoa woman accused of fatally strangling her significant other with h...

April 30, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

A 50-year-old Volcano man has been indicted for the third time in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a Volcano woman in her front yard a little more than four years ago.

April 29, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

Two East Hawaii men were recently arrested in different, unrelated cases charging them with sex assault.

April 29, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

A 42-year-old Pahoa woman accused of killing her significant other during a domestic dispute late Thursday night strangled him with the driver’s side seatbelt of a 2013 Honda Fit, accord...

April 28, 2025 | 9 MIN READ

The overall champions of the 62nd Annual Merrie Monarch Hula Festival vaunted hula competition is a powerhouse Oahu halau who also won the title six years ago.

April 27, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

A 31-year-old Hawaiian Beaches man faces 18 charges — 16 of them firearms-related felonies — after his ex-girlfriend reported to police that he held her hostage for 10 days after s...

April 25, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

A 23-year-old registered nurse from Kauai was crowned Miss Aloha Hula 2025.

April 25, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

Without a doubt, the best attended event during Merrie Monarch week, at least in person, is the Merrie Monarch Festival Royal Parade.

April 24, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

A Kona Circuit Court jury last week found in a civil trial that a Waimea businessman sexually abused a 12-year-old boy decades ago.

April 24, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

A state bill intended to reinforce legal protections for domestic violence survivors has cleared its final legislative hurdle.

April 23, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

“Start by doing what’s necessary, then do what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”

April 20, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

A new bill outlining a registration process for hosted transient vacation rentals, or TVRs will be introduced May 6 during Hawaii County Council committee meetings in Kailua-Kona.

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.