Olson Trust donates $200,000 to Pacific Tsunami Museum
The Pacific Tsunami Museum, which has fallen on financial hard times, received some good news to start its new year.
Nurses union gives Queen’s notice of dates for 3-day strike
Medical examiner identifies 2 of 3 women killed in Aliamanu explosion
Green extends protections for cannabis-patient caregivers
County driver safety coordinator charged with DUI after crash
A Hawaii County employee whose title is “safety and driver improvement coordinator” for the Department of Environmental Management’s Solid Waste Division was arrested in the early morning of Dec. 21 after allegedly crashing a vehicle into a utility pole in Hilo.
Hilo man pleads no contest to abduction, sex assault of minor
A 54-year-old Hilo man has pleaded no contest to numerous charges related to the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl in a 2022 case that resulted in the Big Island’s first-ever AMBER alert.
A hazardous holiday on Hawaii Island roads
The New Year’s holiday has been a deadly one on Big Island roads, with two fatalities recorded as of this morning.
Fires damage two homes in E. Hawaii
East Hawaii firefighters were busy with a pair of house fires over the New Year’s holiday.
3 women dead, over 2 dozen people wounded in Honolulu fireworks explosion
New year begins with lower state taxes for all
Surfer, judge, Pearl Harbor survivors among notable deaths in 2024
Hawaiian Electric sells 90% interest in American Savings Bank
(Reuters) — Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI) said on Tuesday it had closed the deal to sell a 90.1% stake in its unit American Savings Bank (ASB), helping the company raise funds for the deadly 2023 Maui wildfire settlement.
Aloha, 2024! A recap of the top 10 Big Island news stories of the year
With 2025 nearly here, it’s time to review an eventful 2024. Here are Hawaii Island’s the top 10 local stories of the year, as selected by the editorial staff of the Tribune-Herald.
Chief: Fireworks crackdown could provide some relief
The Big Island’s police chief hopes that the seizure of at least 75 tons of fireworks in Honolulu by the Illegal Fireworks Task Force over the past year will make for a somewhat quieter New Year’s Eve.
Bicyclist killed in Pahoa traffic crash
Hawaii Island police are investigating a fatal traffic collision involving a car and bicyclist that occurred on Monday evening in Pahoa. The driver of the car, 36-year-old Michael L. Richardson of Pahoa, has been arrested on suspicion of negligent homicide, DUI and driving without insurance.
Hawaii residents donated over $10M on GoFundMe this year
Warren Upton, who escaped sinking battleship at Pearl Harbor, dies at 105
Warren Upton, the oldest survivor of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the final survivor of the battleship Utah, died on Wednesday in Los Gatos, California. He was 105.
‘It brings the family together’: Takeya family celebrates 100th anniversary mochitsuki
Making mochi for the New Year is a tradition that’s observed by many of Hawaii’s families of Japanese ancestry.
Kilauea’s eruption continues with 100-foot-tall lava fountains
The eruption at Kilauea volcano that began last Monday continues this morning.
