Hawaii News

April 9, 2025 | 7 MIN READ

“I got to tell you, best start ever. You heard it. Best start ever.”

April 8, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

The Hawaii Department of Health has confirmed its first measles case this year in an unvaccinated child on Oahu under the age of 5.

April 8, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

A 51-year-old Hilo man pleaded not guilty Monday to three counts of second-degree sexual assault, plus burglary and violating an order for protection.

April 8, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

Hilo High School’s speech and debate team has qualified for a national tournament taking place in Iowa this summer.

April 8, 2025 | 8 MIN READ

As the Trump administration pushes efforts to end the war in Ukraine and shift its attention to the Pacific, the Russian navy’s Pacific fleet has been asserting its presence.

April 8, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Hiloverse, the dance team from the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s Performing Arts Department, has been selected to appear at the 2025 American College Dance Association’s national...

April 8, 2025 | 10 MIN READ

The powerful Hawaii Carpenters Union has launched a high-stakes campaign against Hawaiian Electric Co. over wildfire liability legislation that has driven a deeper wedge between Hawaii’s...

April 7, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

Raul Jaramillo Laa of Mountain View has been charged in connection with an April 1 robbery at O’Reilly Auto Parts in Hilo.

April 7, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

Four students from Waiakea Intermediate School will be the only team representing the Big Island in May at the VEX Robotics World Championships in Dallas.

April 7, 2025 | 9 MIN READ

On July 11, 2022, a historic bill to reduce the number of Native Hawaiians waiting for homesteads became law, but nearly three years later it can be hard to grasp how many homesteads will be p...

April 6, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

The consolidation of Goodwill Hawaii’s Hilo stores and social service programs to the 67,000 square-foot campus at 17 Makaala St. acquired in late 2023 should be completed by the end of...

April 6, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

The Hilo rally for the “Hands Off!” nationwide day of protest on Saturday saw over 1,000 people turn out to protest the Trump administration.

April 6, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

A 30-year-old Hilo man accused of fatally stabbing an 81-year-old woman who lived next door to him will receive a mental examination.

April 14, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

“March is supposed to be one of the wettest months of the year, for the windward side, anyway. And it wasn’t that.”

April 14, 2025 | 9 MIN READ

Three state agencies have big ambitions to expand geothermal power production in Hawaii, and two somewhat competing bids for more funding are at a final stage of potential legislative approval...

April 13, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

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