Interisland travel could be cheaper, cleaner and lower under a proposal by a partnership between state agencies and a private transportation developer.

A“jaunty” sea bug captured on film by a Kailua-Kona man is the star of one of the world’s preeminent wildlife photography contests.

Hawaii taxpayers should have a happy New Year as the first of a series of historic tax cuts takes effect in January.

Big Island midwives and the Hawaii County Council are urging the state to remove a requirement that midwives must have a license in order to practice.

A Hawaii County homeless shelter established near Mamalahoa Highway in July has been disbanded.

The reshuffled Hawaii County Council hopes to improve its relationships with the new county administration to get things done faster.

A West Hawaii reef fish will be safe from human harvesting for another two years, but no longer, decided the Board of Land and Natural Resources Friday.

Puna residents and lawmakers are eager to get boats back in the water when the Pohoiki Boat Ramp reopens late next year.

A team of Hilo keiki will pit their Lego robot against 49 others in Honolulu today at the FIRST Lego League State Tournament.

A duel between two proposed regulations on Big Island cell towers ended with both bills victorious, after the Windward Planning Commission punted them both to the County Council on Thursday.

Oceanborne debris has washed ashore on Hawaii coasts at higher rates than usual this year, and cleanup teams are expecting more of the same through 2025.

Locally grown Christmas trees will likely be available for many holidays to come, even as one project to grow the trees winds down.

Hawaii County planning officials last week addressed some misconceptions about draft revisions to the county’s General Plan.

A nearly 50-year-old earthquake fundamentally changed the evolution of Kilauea, scientists at the University of Hawaii say.

Hawaii Island residents are invited to discuss how best to preserve the fragile coral ecosystems of Kahalu‘u Bay.