5 days ago · Covering the Hilo area of the Big Island of Hawaii, including news, business, sports, entertainment and weather.

1 day ago · On the same day that a sixth victim died following the Aliamanu New Year’s fireworks blast, various state Senate committees passed bills Wednesday that would increase fines and …

1 day ago · A bill that would establish a standard vehicular pursuit policy for all Hawaii’s law enforcement agencies has cleared its first committee hurdle. The House Transportation …

5 days ago · Answers to three questions posed to five justices could soon determine the fate of a stalled $4 billion settlement for close to 10,000 Maui wildfire victims. On Thursday, the Hawaii …

2 days ago · A bill introduced in the Hawaii Legislature would establish a state-sanctioned journalistic code of ethics and create a Journalistic Ethics Commission and Journalism Review …

Jan 30, 2025 · President Donald Trump’s directive to immediately eliminate any efforts to diversify federal offices and the people they serve — and require all federal employees to stop working …

Jan 1, 2025 · Before hiring Bishop &Co. to conduct an executive search, the HTA board approved raising the salary for the agency’s top executive to $300,000, a $50,000 hike, which was …

2 days ago · Gov. Josh Green’s bills to fund Hawaii’s climate change response by increasing the state’s hotel room tax and dedicating all of the interest from the $1.5 billion rainy day fund …

Dec 12, 2024 · The days when people lined up for the COVID-19 vaccine are now a distant memory. After five years of battling the virus, considerably fewer people across the U.S. and …

Jan 3, 2025 · A 54-year-old Hilo man has pleaded no contest to numerous charges related to the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl in a 2022 case that resulted in the Big …