Business Monday: Executive chef in Hilo quit to open his own restaurant along the Hāmākua Coast

In 2024, Joshua Ketner opened Piʻilani Kitchen, an eatery located at the former Low Store in Pēpēʻekeo that offers a small, but delicious menu of food and an ever-changing weekly special.

From 2,550 submissions from across Hawaiʻi, 427 students were recognized in the 2026 Regional Scholastic Art Awards.

Hawai’i’s movie and television industry is resurging in 2026, with three major productions filming in the Aloha State.

A developing Kona storm is forecast to hit Hawaiʻi on Tuesday, March 10, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and severe thunderstorms that could cause flash flooding and damaging winds.

“A few days ago, a good Samaritan found an abandoned pet cat in heartbreaking condition and reached out to KARES for help,” wrote the organization in a Saturday morning (March 7) Facebook post. “What we discovered was something no animal should ever endure.”

Hawaiʻi Department of Health State Laboratories Division confirmed the case of measles in a vaccinated adult visitor to Oʻahu, who also visited Hawaiʻi Island; after arriving, the visitor became ill, sought medical care and is now recovering at a private residence on Oʻahu.

The agency’s data advanced space weather warnings, made water safer, protected right whales, and much more.

Comedy for a Cause unites humor and heart to support positive community change through anti-bullying awareness and youth empowerment nonprofit BRAVE Hawaiʻi’s programs for youth and families throughout the state.

Management of the park requires the use of aircraft to monitor and research volcanic activity, conduct search-and-rescue missions and law enforcement operations, support management of natural and cultural resources and maintain backcountry facilities.

The summit brought together county officials and community members in an effort to improve public safety, animal welfare and community well-being.

Hawai’i’s movie and television industry is resurging in 2026, with three major productions filming in the Aloha State.

Music is in the air this week as several venues around the island are hosting concerts, live bands and even dance shows featuring a variety of tunes in several different styles; but that’s not all — check out this week’s top 10 now!

Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy student Samantha Fortney, who grew up in Hilo, is turning her senior capstone project into meaningful action, inspired by a desire to serve her community.

Those who attend will learn about Kahaluʻu as ʻāina lei aliʻi, the lands that adorn the chiefs, and what made Kahaluʻu so special for generations; participants also will engage in kilo, or intentional observation along the shoreline or in the water and moʻolelo, or oral history, of Kahalu‘u will be shared and a mo’olelo of the day will be collectively created.

Junior golfers throughout Hawai‘i are invited to tee up and join a competitive and educational tournament schedule designed to develop skills on and off the course; the 2026 Spring season opens March 14-15 at Wailuā Golf Course on Kaua‘i, with a tournament for juniors ages 14 years old and younger.