Hawaii News

April 4, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

A bill that would help clear Hawaii County arrest records of cases of possessing small amounts of drugs, including marijuana, is on its way to the governor’s office.

April 4, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

Mom-and-pop businesses across Hawaii could close their doors and consumers will soon face higher prices for everyday items after President Donald Trump announced an across-the-board minimum 10...

April 3, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

As part of the National Park Service’s established protocol regarding officer-involved shootings, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has released body-worn camera footage from a March 4, 202...

April 2, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

The Department of Public Works will be performing “street light foundation and sidewalk work” Thursday on Kapiolani Street in Hilo.

April 2, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

A 44-year-old woman who allegedly used a U.S. passport stolen from a car in Las Vegas to hide her identity and move methamphetamine and money between Hawaii and the mainland pleaded guilty Tue...

April 2, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

A Kona judge ruled Friday that the Hawaii County Board of Appeals erred when it sided with the Department of Public Works, which revoked a 2020 renovation building permit that was in effect af...

April 1, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported that the “high fountain phase” of episode 16 of the ongoing Kilauea eruption begun at 10:24 a.m. on Tuesday.

April 1, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

A nationwide “Hands Off!” protest against the second Trump administration on Saturday will include four demonstrations by Indivisible Hawaii members and supporters on the Big Islan...

April 1, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

The 81-year-old woman who was stabbed to death in the driveway of her Hilo home Saturday morning was already dead when officers arrived on scene, according to court documents filed by police....

April 1, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

Police are requesting the public’s assistance to identify a theft suspect who was photographed near stolen farm equipment.

April 1, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

A DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement marine patrol unit spotted several people who appeared to be picking ‘opihi Saturday along the Ali‘i Drive shoreline in Ka...

March 30, 2025 | 7 MIN READ

Key Hawaii Republicans offered differing viewsw of President Donald Trump three months into his second term, with some continuing their full support while others are hearing from constituents...

March 30, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

Hawaii Island police detectives have charged 30-year-old Keoni Peter Tosie Brown of Hilo following the fatal stabbing Saturday morning of an 81-year-old woman in Hilo on the 200 block of Olu S...

March 30, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

A bill that would provide funding for Hawaii Island Community Health Center to expand the reach of its services to about 55,000 patients yearly is making its way through the state Legislature....

March 30, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

State lawmakers took swift action Friday to amend a bill to tighten oversight of the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, which is undergoing more leadership shake-ups, while dealing with allegati...

March 29, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

An elderly woman, 81, was stabbed to death this morning on the 200 block of Olu Street in Hilo, police said,