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After a thorough assessment, Hawai‘i Police Department’s bomb technician determined that the grenade didn’t have an explosive charge or fuse.

This proposed balanced budget for fiscal year 2025-26 represents a 3.5% increase over last year’s budget.

Hawai‘i Island police have established a detour for the next hour where there is a contraflow of traffic on the highway between Kalele Street and King Kamehameha III Highway.

Keiki can still register for nine weeks of immersive experiences in science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics this summer through the Hawaiʻi Keiki Museum.

A U.S. District Court blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Department of Education that would eliminate 50% of workforce.

Health code violations were discovered during a routine inspection visit by the Department of Health.

The Hōkūleʻa Hoʻolaulea will close Lihiwai Street from Kamehameha Avenue to Banyan Drive, and a one-way traffic pattern will be in place on the portion of Banyan Drive adjacent to Liliʻuokalani Gardens from 6 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, May 24.

Hu Honua, which owns a renewable, dispatchable firm energy biomass power plant in Pepe‘ekeo since 2008, is seeking a jury trial in the district court.

Dr. Pascale Creek Pinner makes history as the first female teacher from Hawaiʻi to be inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame, after a remarkable 37-year career fostering a love for science and learning in thousands of students.

The week-long Kaʻū Coffee Festival will celebrate the coffee, people, culture and history of Kaʻū with activities throughout Pāhala from May 25 to May 31.

Hawaiʻi residents are reporting a decline in their own health outlook and face escalating barriers to care, according to a new statewide survey released Wednesday.

It’s a Memorial Day Weekend full of culture and remembrance on the Big Island. There’s a comedy show, guacamole contest and even a showing of the silent movie that started it all at the Palace Theater in downtown Hilo 100 years ago coming up this week, too. Check out the top 10 now!

Sommer Lopez, 45, of Hilo, was taken into custody on May 19 at the Puna Kai Shopping Center in Pāhoa. She was charged in connection with the theft of a Ford F-150 pickup truck, originally reported stolen from a Hawaiian Paradise Park residence on May 15.

While the Hawaiʻi Department of Health confirms no new measles cases, pertussis cases spike alarmingly with 108 reported, underscoring the critical need for vaccinations to curb these preventable diseases.

The student was the recipient of the 2025 Masaki and Momoe Memorial Award.

Several Hawaiʻi-born actors are hitting the big screen in the live-action “Lilo & Stitch” when it opens in theaters this Friday, May 23. Among them is Kaipo Dudoit of Oʻahu who plays the role of David Kawena.

The potato is prepared in a variety of forms, from steamed to mashed to yogurt to pie.

At this time, police believe that alcohol is a factor in the crash, and a negligent homicide investigation is ongoing.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu said there is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi and no destructive Pacific-wide tsunami expected at this time.

When applying for a Special Management Area Use Permit last year, the developer was met with community and cultural practice intervenors who raised serious concerns about the project’s cultural and environmental impacts.