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May 22, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

Once 2021 Kealakehe graduate Gareth Warren got the call he always dreamed of, he wasn’t sure how to initially react.

May 21, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

The efforts by Republicans in Congress to alter SNAP benefits has the potential to negatively impact about 42 million people nationwide who receive food stamps for groceries, including over 40...

May 21, 2025 | 7 MIN READ

The Food and Drug Administration will permit use of COVID vaccines by adults older than 65 and those with certain medical conditions in the fall, but will require additional studies before app...

May 21, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of U.S. government workers have chosen to resign rather than endure what many view as a torturous wait for the Trump administration to carry out its threat...

May 20, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

A controversial commercial development on the famous black sand beaches of Big Island has been stalled by foreclosure.

May 20, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Hawaii households, with higher electricity rates than the rest of the nation, could benefit from any help available to keep those bills down.

May 20, 2025 | 7 MIN READ

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court in a trio of rulings expected in the coming weeks appears inclined to extend its trend of taking an expansive view of religious rights while potential...

May 19, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

A controversial proposal to build a resort development in Punaluʻu appears to be dead.

May 19, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

WASHINGTON — Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed Friday with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office said in a statement on Sunday.

May 19, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax-cut bill, which had been stalled for days by Republican infighting over spending cuts, won approval from a key congressional...

May 19, 2025 | 8 MIN READ

It was supposed to be a big year for travel in the United States, with airlines and hotel companies projecting strong growth. But with the summer travel season about to start, it has instead b...

May 19, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

Hawaii County is holding another hearing to consider proposed entry fees for Pana‘ewa Rainforest Zoo &Gardens.

May 18, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

For the fifth consecutive year, bills were introduced in the state Legislature to reduce the blood-alcohol content threshold for a drunken driving charge from 0.08% to 0.05%.

May 18, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

The state agency helping Native Hawaiians with housing needs is at risk again of a federal funding cutoff.

May 18, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

Twenty-three inmates closing in on their release date from Big Island correctional facilities participated Thursday in a reintegration resource fair at Hawaii Community Correctional Center&rsq...

May 17, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

WASHINGTON — Conservatives on the House Budget Committee on Friday blocked their party’s megabill from reaching the floor, citing concerns that the legislation to fulfill President...