Pahoa bus hub/library could break ground in 2025
A combination bus hub and library planned to be built in Pahoa is on track to begin construction next year.
Nonprofit holds event to raise awareness about domestic violence
Sign-wavers lined a portion of Kilauea Avenue in midtown Hilo on Tuesday to help raise awareness about domestic violence in the community — and share messages of hope and strength — with passing motorists on the busy thoroughfare.
Book raises unverified claims about Trump’s ties to Putin
WASHINGTON — Just weeks before an election, Americans are once again being confronted with a familiar if vexing question that has never been definitively resolved: What is up with former President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia?
Hawaii’s loan forgiveness program helps ease the burden on health care workers’ families
Dire warnings for storm-weary Floridians as Hurricane Milton approaches
MIAMI — Weary Floridians on Monday steeled themselves for a second major hurricane in two weeks, wrestling with anxiety about whether to leave their homes and where the storm might go as Hurricane Milton took aim at much of the state’s battered Gulf Coast.
Back on the bench, the Supreme Court is diligent and dour
WASHINGTON — The last time the justices put on their robes and sat behind the Supreme Court’s majestic mahogany bench, Chief Justice John Roberts announced that former President Donald Trump enjoyed substantial constitutional immunity from prosecution.
EPIC fail? Homeowner sues county over building permits
CORRECTIONS: In a previous edition of this story, Shahzaad Ausman’s first name is misspelled and Walter Fullerton is misidentified as the previous owner of the property. The Tribune-Herald regrets the errors and apologizes to both gentlemen.
Another hurdle in recovery from Helene: Misinformation is getting in the way
SWANNANOA, N.C. — In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in western North Carolina, the public meeting in Rutherford County last Wednesday was essential business. Officials from several shellshocked communities convened to talk about the extensive damage and ongoing search-and-rescue efforts.
Trump’s speeches, increasingly angry and rambling, reignite the question of age
Former President Donald Trump vividly recounted how the audience at his climactic debate with Vice President Kamala Harris was on his side. Except that there was no audience. The debate was held in an empty hall. No one “went crazy,” as Trump put it, because no one was there.
Council bill seeks to ease permit restrictions for ag lot owners
Agricultural landowners could encounter less red tape when trying to make small improvements to their properties, under a County Council proposal.
NOAA seeks to restore road to Mauna Loa Observatory
Access to the Mauna Loa Observatory could be restored by next April, more than two years after the eruption of its namesake volcano cut it off from the rest of the island.
Bill targets 40-year-old law regarding radioactive materials
A decades-old Hawaii County law allowing the U.S. Armed Forces to freely transport radioactive materials on the island may be coming to an end.
Campaigns seek any edge to sway a tossup election
As Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump begin the final 30-day push for the White House, they are locked in a neck-and-neck race from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt.
Ports rush to reopen after first major strike in decades is suspended
Hours after a longshoremen’s union on the East and Gulf coasts agreed to suspend its strike, major ports rushed to reopen Friday and get cargo to businesses that have spent the last few days racked with fear over lost sales.
Hawaii’s tourism goals unlikely to keep up with inflation
Pandemic startups are thriving, and helping to fuel the economy
Hector Xu was on track for a career in academia when the pandemic upended his plans.
Trump promised to release his medical records. Hestill won’t do it
As a presidential candidate in 2015, Donald Trump declined to release his medical records, instead offering a four-paragraph letter from his personal doctor proclaiming that he would be “the healthiest person ever elected to the presidency.”
Park for HPP is at least 4 years from completion
The first public park in Hawaiian Paradise Park won’t be finished for four years at the very earliest, Hawaii County officials said Wednesday.
When the North Carolina mountains become hurricane alley
When the warnings first arrived, days before the remnants of Hurricane Helene, Kimberly Moody took note of what was said — and what wasn’t. The storm was going to be bad, that much was clear. But no one said she needed to start packing.
‘Shrek the Musical’ makes Hilo debut tonight
A beloved character from a series of animated films is making its way to the Hilo Palace Theater for the first time with the production of “Shrek the Musical,” which opens today.
