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U.S. senators Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz helped secure the grant for the Bishop Museum in Honolulu.

The former longtime Big Island physician and his motorcade were on their way Thursday morning to the dedication ceremony for a new solar facility when they witnessed the crash happen

After conferring with the Hawai‘i County prosecuting attorney’s office, police on Wednesday arrested and charged 39-year-old Sergey Anatolyevich Tkachuk of Pāhoa with an array of offenses.

Hawaiʻi Island police have located 28-year-old Shanice Ogata-Staudinger who was wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant in connection to an assault investigation. On Wednesday, May 17 just before 8 p.m., Puna Patrol officers responded to the Puna Kai Shopping Center in Pāhoa on a tip from the public regarding the location of Ogata-Staudinger. Upon arrival, […]

The proposed Hawai‘i County operating budget for the next fiscal year includes estimated revenues and appropriations of more than $831.6 million, with the suggested capital budget seeking more than $358 million for capital improvement projects on the Big Island.

Senator Mazie K. Hirono is a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. She introduced the Act ahead of Endangered Species Day.

Companion legislation was introduced by Rep. Judy Chu, who – like Sen. Hirono – sits on the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.

In just four months on the job, Hawaiʻi Police Department Chief Ben Moszkowicz has created and implemented a new recruitment effort to fill the vacancies of 67 sworn officers.

The Hawai‘i parks department has partnered with Hawai‘i Futsal and the WeGo Foundation for the event.

The My Body, My Data Act is legislation to create a new national standard to protect reproductive and sexual health data.

Child & Family Service Transitional Family Homes program is looking for individuals and families on Hawai‘i Island who are willing to open their homes to children in the community who are unable to live with their families.

The “Choose Aloha” Program teaches keiki to choose love, not hate, bullying, self-harm or suicidal ideation.

Hawai’i Island police have initiated an attempted murder investigation following a shooting incident in Honoka‘a on Tuesday evening that left a 39-year-old man in critical condition.

Of the 33 fatalities, 22 of the riders were not properly licensed. Preliminary toxicology results reveal that 18 of the riders tested positive for alcohol, drugs, or a combination of both.

Hawai‘i Island police have released the driver of a 2003 Toyota Tacoma who was arrested Sunday night for striking and killing a 40-year-old pedestrian, but continue to investigate the hit-and-run collision that occurred on Highway 11 in front of Glenwood Park in Volcano.

Hawai‘i County Mayor Mitch Roth has proposed a fiscal year 2023-24 operating budget that includes an estimated $831,663,759 in revenues and appropriations, an increase of 5.8 percent from fiscal year 2022-23.

“The more than 500,000 students participating in JROTC programs across the country should be safe and protected in their programs,” said Senator Mazie K. Hirono.

A total of $2 million is available for this year’s program which was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the 2018 Farm Bill.

A bill that would create a new cabinet-level Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity and Resilience and a new chapter in Hawaiʻi County code to govern it is moving forward.

The students were among 60 recipients, one from each qualifying public and independent school in the state, who received scholarships based on academic achievement, community service and financial need.