5 fatalities on Daniel K. Inouye Highway this year prompt state to declare traffic emergency zone

Participating high school students will be introduced to science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, skills through the lens of urban and regional planning with a goal of fueling their higher education choices and perhaps interest in transportation-related careers.

The work is part of the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation’s ongoing efforts to maintain the runway and improve takeoff and taxiway operations at the airport.

The program makes nutritious meals available to keiki 18 years old and younger — at no charge — during the summer break between school years; meals will be provided Monday through Friday, June 8-July 17.

Naiomi Michael was reported as a runaway Sept. 19, 2025; the 16-year-old is 5-foot-7, 120 pounds, Hawaiian/mixed ethnicity, with a tan complexion, long hair — that is possibly bleached or colored — and brown eyes. Have you seen her?

ʻĪnaʻi Kōkua program will provide onetime $2,000 Home Depot card to support eligible households still recovering from March storms; only about 200 cards will be available statewide.

Hawai’i County prosecutor’s office reports 26-year-old Nicholas Andreoni was arrested following two traffic incidents during which he was clocked at driving more than 100 mph on a suspended license.

Charges against 23-year-old Kailua-Kona man Arley Alokoa and a juvenile male stem from an incident June 1 at Kailua-Kona Pier involving an alleged sexual assault, an affray during which another man was injured and a theft of a backpack that likely was the location of the knife used in the fight.

The Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 43-year-old Junior Santiago, who is wanted on an outstanding $50,000 warrant for probation violation. Santiago is male, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 175 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes. He is known to frequent the Puna and Hamakua districts. Anyone with information regarding […]

The Department of Transportation can now accelerate additional safety measures to try to decrease collisions on the main roadway across the Big Island.

Hawaiʻi Department of Defense Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Stephen Logan will use that authorization to keep aircrews and other Hawaiʻi National Guard resources ready to provide assistance to county and state firefighters — when needed — to fight wildfires when they ignite.

A quick look at news stories from throughout the state and beyond.

It’s another week full of a unique variety of fun events, activities and more on the Big Island. Check out the top 10 things to do now!

Additional events throughout the state, including other University of Hawaiʻi campuses, also are being planned.

Improvements will include a new playing surface, fixing cracks, leveling the playing surface and applying new court lines; work will necessitate closure of courts, which begins Monday, June 1.

A quick look at news from throughout the state and around the Big Island.