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The infrastructure upgrade aims to enhance communication capabilities and provide improved internet services to the residents and businesses in the area.

Based on past historical activity, this event is much more likely to continue as an intrusion, but there is still a possibility of it ending in an eruption.

The international canoe racing event to be hosted in Hilo promises to be a showcase of competitive excellence and the vibrant culture of Hawaiʻi.

The first week of February 2024 is once again packed full of events for the whole family.

Hawai‘i County officially announced the recipients of the second round of grants awarded for the Kīlauea Recovery Grant Program totaling $3.3 million.

Kingston Rikar was located Jan. 29 in good health, but ran away again the same day.

Water sample retesting results show that enterococci levels no longer exceed the threshold level.

First responders found the woman in her yard not breathing. She had recently stopped her pet dog from attacking her pet goat.

Workers did receive a 4.6% pay raise in 2023 and a 5.2% raise in 2024. Nonetheless, federal employee pay increases have failed to keep pace with rising labor and living costs.

The man was last seen in the Volcano area.

A total of 19 teams participated in the two-day tournament Jan. 27-28 at Kawananakoa Gym in the Keaukaha community of Hilo, with the Lincoln Wreckers Gold clinching first place and the West Side Hammers scoring second.

According to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, it is not possible to say with certainty if this activity will lead to an eruption.

The nine-bill package is aimed at addressing several critical issues throughout the state, including affordable housing, homelessness, mental health licensure, electric vehicles and more.

The all-hazard Outdoor Siren Warning System for Public Safety is one part of the Hawai‘i Statewide Alert and Warning System used to notify the public during emergencies.

Winds atop Maunakea and Mauna Loa have fallen below advisory criteria.

20-year old Matthew Koi turned himself in Jan. 28 at the Nā‘ālehu Police Station.

The lawsuit was brought by retired government employees who sought to recover hundreds of millions of dollars in claims relating to retiree health benefits provided by the Hawai‘i Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund.

Big Island police report Shannon Smith was located Tuesday in Honoka’a.

The Working Families Legislative Caucus, chaired by Big Island state Rep. Jeanné Kapela, is championing a bill package that includes measures to establish paid sick and family leave programs, strengthen access to the supplemental nutritional assistance program, tax capital gains at the same rate as ordinary income and create a state child tax credit.

The utility’s combustion turbine units Kanoelehua CT-1 and Puna CT-3, which normally supply about 32 megawatts of power, tripped offline this morning, resulting in the need to load shed and force the rolling outages around the island.