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March 6, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

The arrivals of two lunar landers on the moon this week bodes well for a Big Island company’s plan to set up a permanent observatory on the moon.

March 4, 2025 | 7 MIN READ

About three dozen members of the public learned Monday night at a community meeting at Aupuni Center called by the Hawaii Police Department that construction of a temporary morgue started abou...

March 4, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

A proposed energy facility in Pana‘ewa is still far from reality but already has residents raising their eyebrows.

March 4, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

WASHINGTON — A triumphant President Donald Trump told Congress on Tuesday that “America is back” after he reshaped U.S. foreign policy, ignited a trade war and ousted tens of...

March 3, 2025 | 8 MIN READ

Hospitality industry members from the Hawai‘i Hotel Alliance and the American Hotel &Lodging Association are seeking to draw attention to current and looming challenges facing their...

March 3, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

About two dozen people attended a public meeting with East Hawaii Community Policing Section officers last Wednesday at the Mokupapapa Discovery Center in downtown Hilo.

March 3, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada will take effect today, pushing North America closer to a regional trade war and sending financi...

March 2, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

In a first test of the Trump administration’s ability to respond to an infectious disease emergency, its top health official has shied away from one of the government’s most import...

March 2, 2025 | 8 MIN READ

The Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge on Kauai, with its historic lighthouse, attracts more than 500,000 visitors a year.

March 2, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Although the Kama‘ehuakanaloa Seamount has been a little restless recently, new information about the undersea volcano is still sparse.

March 2, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands wants to start up a modular housing factory on Oahu to produce homes more quickly and at less cost for beneficiaries.

March 1, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

For the fifth straight year, there will be no Hawaii County Fair in Hilo or Kona in 2025.

March 1, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

State proposals to pursue geothermal development on the Big Island are still going strong.

March 1, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

A 32-year-old Oklahoma man will be extradited from the Big Island to Ohio to face two counts of aggravated murder for the shooting death of a married couple who were reportedly his business pa...

February 28, 2025 | 11 MIN READ

WASHINGTON — The United States’ relationship with Ukraine erupted in a storm of acrimony Friday as President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated President Volodymyr Ze...

February 28, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, one of the world’s leading centers of climate research, has been hit by a new round of departures, just 24 hours after hundreds of em...