Hawaii News

June 27, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

An international law enforcement operation targeting illegal drug sales online resulted in the prosecution of a Waikoloa man and highlighted how dealers are using the internet to ship drugs to...

June 27, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

The Pana‘ewa Zoo and Rainforest Gardens has added several new animals this year and is planning future inhabitants including the possible return of pygmy hippos to the facility after mor...

June 27, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Gov. Josh Green on Thursday signed several Judiciary-related bills into law, including one that will give the Big Island another judge.

June 26, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

A 60-tear-old pedestrian struck June 18 by a van near the corner of Kinoole and Ponahawai streets in Hilo has died.

June 26, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

A 54-year-old Pahoa man is in police custody after an several law enforcement agencies searched two homes Wednesday on Oceanview Parkway in the Black Sand subdivision of Pahoa.

June 26, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources reported today that the dredging at Pohoiki Boat Ramp could be finished ahead of schedule.

June 26, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

Police are investigating a possible drowning Sunday afternoon in Naalehu.

June 26, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be present at a public information booth from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 20, at the Maku‘u Farmer’s Market on Highway 130 near Pahoa....

June 26, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

The Hawaii Department of Transportation has a draft plan to largely eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from ground, air and ocean transportation vehicles in the state by 2045.

June 25, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

Following extensive public input, the Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation is adopting rule amendments for the Pana‘ewa Recreational Complex, including the introduction of ad...

June 25, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

A judge on Tuesday reduced bail for a former fugitive who on Monday engaged in an hours-long armed standoff with police in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates.

June 25, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, serving as acting governor, on Monday signed into law Act 203, a major expansion of the state’s Preschool Open Doors tuition subsidy program.

June 25, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn has said on social media he believes an identical imposter has taken the place of his mother, Lorraine Shin, his brothers and others around him.

June 24, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

A 19-year-old Kailua-Kona man was sentenced Friday in Kona Circuit Court for numerous child pornography charges.

June 24, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Hawaii Tourism Authority’s community program applicants are in limbo because the agency’s budget was not approved in time to meet the award schedule and the delay is bumping up aga...

June 24, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

A 40-year lease extension for almost 39 acres of homestead land the owner-operators of Prince Kuhio Plaza are seeking from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands could be on the agenda when the...