While the poet Robert Frost wrote that “Some say the world will end in fire/ Some say in ice,” earthlings may take cold comfort from a newly published discovery that suggests the latter is more likely than previously believed.

Short-term vacation rentals do not belong on farm lots, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

The first of two final candidates to replace the University of Hawaii’s president promised an AI-driven future during a forum Tuesday at UH-Hilo.

The Hawaii County Council last week approved changes to the county’s regulations regarding ohana housing.

Hawaii County’s two remaining mayoral candidates took potshots at each other in between setting out their own policy plans at a forum on Saturday.

Hawaii County next month could approve a bid for contractors to begin the long-awaited overhaul of the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant.

A long-discussed project to build a Hawaii County-operated park in Hawaiian Paradise Park will be reintroduced next month.

Lava returned to the remote Napau Crater in Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park for the first time in nearly 30 years Tuesday as Kilauea’s latest eruption continues.

Changes to state regulations regarding e-cigarettes and midwives are among a wishlist of state bills the Hawaii County Council hopes to see pass next year.

Cell towers on the Big Island could be installed without a Hawaii County permit under a proposed new policy.

A proposed pair of high-impact housing projects in Keaukaha were rejected last week after community outcry.

Changes to Hawaii County ohana housing regulations are on the verge of passage after Wednesday’s County Council meeting.

A proposal to legitimize roadside merchants on Hawaii County roads still needs to cook for a little longer.

Hawaii County reportedly offered a Puna property owner $24,000 for the use of less than an acre of land needed to reopen Pohoiki Road, according to court documents.