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The Pacific Whale Watch Association said iconic humpback whale BCY0324 known as “Big Mama” has safely returned to local waters after her winter migration in Hawaiʻi.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources is investigating social media postings on Instagram that appear to show an adult male throwing an object toward a monk seal while it was swimming in the water off the Lahaina shoreline.

A cease-and-desist order alleges violations of state securities laws through unregistered cryptocurrency-backed investments with BG Wealth Sharing Ltd.

Treat the woman who gave birth to you with an event that has a more personal touch; when you saw it, Mom was the first person who came to mind. This week’s top 10 has some great ideas!

Hawaiʻi Community College celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Auto Body Repair and Painting program with classic cars and competition.

The Aloha Theatre will be hosting a boot camp to help performers a few days prior to auditions for “Seussical” on May 25 and May 27.

Key measures include restrictions on e-cigarettes, expanded prescriptive authority for psychologists, and a $1.8 million program for cancer screening.

The Hawaiʻi County Council passes a resolution that aims to secure and preserve the culturally and historically significant Kumukahi as public land that will be managed through local stewardship.

Observations suggest the comet’s chemistry changed as it passed near the sun, providing new clues to how materials in interstellar comets differ from those in comets formed in this part of the cosmic neighborhood.

Officials remind the public that maintaining a respectful distance is the most important thing they can do to protect the endangered monk seals and community.

While researching Mauna Loa’s eruption patterns and lava flows through more satellite data, Ian Flynn is learning what information is needed to understand other volcanoes.

Devens was sworn in Tuesday morning, as the sixth Hawaiʻi Supreme Court chief justice during an informal ceremony.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is supporting a measure approved by a state legislative conference committee that would release $55 million in Public Land Trust funds currently withheld under an annual payment cap.

This is the sixth and seventh traffic fatalities on Hawai‘i Island of 2026, as compared to 12 traffic fatalities for the same time last year.

Lava geysers from the north vent within Halemaʻumaʻu Crater stopped shortly before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5; tephra fall was greatest within 3 miles from the two active vents.

Graduates from the University of Hawaiʻi’s 10 campuses will celebrate commencement from Saturday, May 9 to Saturday, May 16.

A passenger sitting next to the window that was broken said she felt terrified for her safety, according to court documents.

Authorities confirmed the safe recovery of 13-year-old Kymahni Māta, who had been reported as an endangered runaway, in Hilo on April 28.

30-day review period now open for Papahana Kāʻeuʻeu: Hawaiʻi’s Plan for Living Heritage Stewardship, which will guide how state, county agencies, Native Hawaiian organizations and communities work together to identify, protect and steward Hawaiʻi’s historic and cultural resources from 2026 through 2034.

The 37-year-old was last seen between May 12 and May 14, 2023.