Hawaii News

March 19, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

A Pahala man was “clearing pests with a torch” late Sunday night and unintentionally set his residence on fire, according to a press release from the Hawaii Fire Department....

March 19, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

The driver of a gold Honda Civic sedan that police pursued Friday — believing it might have been transporting wanted suspect Christopher Lucrisia — has been charged with first-degr...

March 19, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

A new preschool serving about 80 children between 3 and 4 years old will be built on the campus of the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo.

March 19, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

The latest production from Hilo Education Art Repertory Theater, or HEART, pays homage to one of Hawaii’s most important locations: under the sea.

March 19, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Measles cases are on the rise across the United States and around the world, prompting health officials in Hawaii to urge residents to stay vigilant. The highly contagious viral illness, which...

March 18, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

The University of Hawaii at Hilo released a comprehensive plan earlier this month to halt years of declining enrollment.

March 18, 2025 | 8 MIN READ

Timi Gilliom, captain and builder of the voyaging canoe Mo‘okiha o Pi‘ilani, awoke from a midday nap in Hui O Wa’a Kaulua’s Front Street shop on Aug. 8, 2023, to the so...

March 18, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Court documents paint a harrowing picture of an incident Friday in Hilo in which both a police officer and a suspect were wounded by gunfire.

March 18, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

United Public Workers has reached a settlement agreement with Hawaii County over temporary hazard pay for frontline workers who endured heightened risks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 17, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

A study to investigate how to improve the water quality of Hilo Bay could begin this year.

March 17, 2025 | 7 MIN READ

When Keawe Santos was enrolled at a kindergarten in California, his teacher had trouble pronouncing his name, sometimes calling him “Kee-ah-wee” or “Kiwi.”

March 16, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Police say a 39-year-old Puna man who allegedly shot and wounded an officer Friday morning in Hilo is dead.

March 16, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

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March 16, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

As the Trump administration continues to slash federal spending, rumored cuts to science funding has left the future of Big Island astronomy up in the air.

March 16, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

A Hawaii County program offering to purchase Puna residents’ lava-damaged properties should finally wrap up this year.

March 16, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

Acting U.S. Attorney Kenneth M. Sorenson announced Wednesday that a federal grand jury returned an indictment against 59-year-old Enrique Gonzalez Jacobo, 59, of Mexico, charging him with atte...