Adult coconut rhinoceros beetles, a highly destructive invasive pest that has devastated Oahu palm trees, have been detected on the Big Island for the first time.

Fall enrollment at the University of Hawaii in Hilo was down last year, continuing a years-long trend.

The fate of the Thirty Meter Telescope rests in the hands of the Hawaiian community, observatory officials say.

A proposal to fund measures to control a destructive invasive pest is on the verge of passing in the state Legislature.

People statewide urged the Board of Land and Natural Resources on Friday to reject a proposed land exchange between the state and the U.S. Army that would allow it to continue to use land in the Pohakuloa Training Area and elsewhere.

It’s likely to be a slow spring for Big Island home sales as the market struggles to recover from 2023.

A controversial state measure that would crack down on people raising chickens for cockfighting is dead.

Hilo residents were widely enthusiastic Tuesday night during a meeting about a state project to develop communities of tiny homes for the Big Island’s homeless population, despite misgivings about where those communities could be built.

A new and improved Kolekole Gulch Park will reopen later this month after years of closure.

A new facility to house additional office space and a planned medical simulation lab at Hilo Medical Center took a step forward Monday, but is still years away from reality.

Fury and recriminations flew between vacation rental owners and county officials over proposed new short-term rental regulations Thursday.