LAHAINA — Walls are going up on Lahaina resident Gene Milne’s Malanai Street property — the first under construction in the Lahaina wildfire impact zone, where the historic town was destroyed Aug. 8 in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century.

Today will be the last day on the bench for Third Circuit Chief Judge Robert Kim, four years to the day after being named the Big Island’s chief administrative jurist by Hawaii Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald.

A project to build a traffic roundabout in downtown Hilo has received more than $17 million in federal funding.

A 32-year-old Kailua-Kona man was sentenced June 24 to 10 years in prison for child enticement charges.

Kamehameha Schools has unveiled its plan for limited development at Keauhou Bay.

The Salvation Army will open a shelter in downtown Hilo this summer for those experiencing homelessness.

A series of mental health reforms became law Thursday, and state lawmakers touted the measures as a potential solution to the state’s rampant homelessness problem.

Kilauea Visitor Center in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park could close as early as this September for renovations and expansion, and the adjacent parking will be limited during construction.

A Maui fire marshal ordered officials to thin the crowds inside a Maui County Planning Commission hearing Tuesday to review a proposal from Maui Mayor Richard Bissen to phase out thousands of vacation rentals.

Hawaii County is requesting dismissal of a lawsuit seeking monetary damages from the Hawaii Police Department and an officer who was on duty and at the wheel of a blue-and-white cruiser that struck a 16-year-old boy who later died.

The longest-running American musical in Broadway history will be showcased on the Hilo stage with local talent emulating all the glitz and glamour of “Chicago.”