April 21, 2026 | 2 MIN READ
A mental examination has been ordered to determine if a 21-year-old visitor from Overland Park, Kansas, who allegedly stabbed the captain of a Kona charter boat is fit to stand trial.
April 20, 2026 | 3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON/CAIRO — Concerns grew on Sunday that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran might not hold after the U.S. said it had seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to run its blockade and Iran vowed to retaliate.
April 20, 2026 | 5 MIN READ
The seeds of a new, innovative Hawaii Island food bank facility are being planted in Hilo.
April 20, 2026 | 4 MIN READ
Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke announced Sunday that she will not seek reelection this year, following months of speculation that she is the subject of a state attorney general investigation into allegations of a powerful lawmaker accepting an illegal campaign donation.
April 19, 2026 | 6 MIN READ
A Hawaii County Council committee voted unanimously April 7 to forward a controversial vacation rental bill to the county’s planning director and two planning commissions.
April 19, 2026 | 6 MIN READ
After seven years of hardship and anxious waiting, 71-year-old Deb Smith and her 72-year-old husband, Stan, should finally be able to drive home by the end of this year.
April 19, 2026 | 4 MIN READ
Nearly five months after a fire ravaged multiple buildings in downtown Hilo, the cause is still unknown, but the investigation into the incident has been closed by the Hawaii Fire Department.
April 19, 2026 | 6 MIN READ
JERUSALEM — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz was closed until the United States ended its own naval blockade, just a day after both countries announced that the vital waterway had reopened.
April 18, 2026 | 1 MIN READ
The demolition of Aloha Stadium on Oahu took a big step forward Thursday with the first section of seating pulled down from the steel structure.
April 18, 2026 | 2 MIN READ
LONDON — The world has lost over $50 billion worth of crude oil that has not been produced since the Iran war began nearly 50 days ago and the aftershock of the crisis will be felt for months and even years to come, according to analysts and Reuters calculations.
April 18, 2026 | 2 MIN READ
Lawyers for Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Service are in talks to settle the U.S. president’s $10 billion lawsuit against the tax collection agency for leaking his tax returns to the media in 2019 and 2020.
April 18, 2026 | 5 MIN READ
DUBAI/WASHINGTON — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday the Strait of Hormuz was open following a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, while President Donald Trump said talks could take place this weekend and he believed a deal to end the Iran war would come “soon.&rd...
April 17, 2026 | 4 MIN READ
WASHINGTON — A 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect on Thursday and President Donald Trump said the next meeting between the United States and Iran may take place over the weekend, adding to optimism that the Iran war could be nearing an end.
April 17, 2026 | 5 MIN READ
A Hawaii County Council committee reviewed Mayor Kimo Alameda’s proposed operating budget this week, which includes significant funding increases for public safety, waste processing and debt servicing for the next year.
April 17, 2026 | 6 MIN READ
Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity officials admitted during a legislative briefing on Wednesday that an internal policy allowing inspectors to use discretion when evaluating goods at ports of entry for pests was contrary to state law for three decades.
April 16, 2026 | 6 MIN READ
The fate of scheduled Hawaii income tax breaks through 2031 is headed for a showdown at the state Legislature.
