Featured

Alaka’i Kali, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located April 25 in Hilo.

The Hawai‘i Board of Land and Natural Resources on Friday authorized the state Land Division to negotiate a development agreement with Banyan Drive Management of Hilo to conduct a $20 million renovation of the former Country Club Condominiums complex on Hilo’s iconic Banyan Drive on the Big Island.

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance identifying an unknown adult man who burglarized a Kailua-Kona school/church campus, stealing items that included a vacuum and $200 worth of frozen meat.

Rachel Solemsaas, who has served as chancellor of Hawai‘i Community College since 2016, will be stepping down after the spring 2023 semester, the college announced Friday.

The Island of Hawai‘i Visitors Bureau is seeking proposals from non-profit organizations to develop and operate a community cultural-based education program in the Keaukaha area that will help balance the preservation of cultural and natural resources with mindful visitation.

Big Island Personal Tours’ employees interview their clients to help create a personalized experience before they arrive to the island.

U.S. senators Brian Schatz and Lisa Murkowski are leading a bipartisan group of senators in urging institutions to comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

A total of 105 student-athletes across Hawai’i Hilo Athletics’ 12 varsity sports received recognition for achieving a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.30.

Big Island Singers, a new 33-member community choir under the direction of founder Douglas Albertson, presents “Love Songs in Spring” from Friday through Sunday, April 28-30, at several venues in Hilo.

On Friday, the Hawai’i State Board of Land and Natural Resources will decide whether to approve a $20 million renovation of the former Country Club Condominiums complex by Banyan Drive Management LLC.

Debra Jean Pavao was last seen in the Hawaiian Beaches area on April 25 at 6:09 a.m. wearing a grey sweatshirt and black and white shorts.

Justin Jay Flores and Theresa Pua Olena Borges, both 41, with were arrested and charged Wednesday afternoon with an array of firearms and drug offenses.

Within the state budget, $16.2 million will be used to improve the hospital’s HVAC system, central utility plant, site utilities, and other building infrastructure to mitigate the risk of the hospital’s closure. An additional $2.3 million will enable the hospital to maintain its accreditation and continue providing potentially life-saving medication for oncology patients.

Joe Biden and Yoon Suk Yeol shared a new agreement intended to inhibit North Korean aggression.

The partnership kicks off with Hawaiian Telcom serving as title sponsor of the statewide Hawai‘i Esports League Championship, a competition for middle and high school students from more than 50 public, private and charter schools.

The measure is a key component to the Ready Keiki initiative led by Lt. Governor Sylvia Luke to expand access to preschool for all Hawaiʻi three- and four-year-olds by 2032.

The cruise ship Quantum of the Seas reported a man overboard at 11:03 p.m. Tuesday evening.

Displaying great courage and loyalty, little mongoose Rikki stands steadfast in the face of danger from two slithering cobras.

Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for information relative to a hit-and-run incident that occurred on the morning of March 25, in the 200-block of West Lanikaula Street in Hilo.

This was one of two incidents within the past two weeks at two of Hawai‘i’s airports where Transportation Security Administration officers discovered prohibited items concealed on the bodies of travelers during a routine screening at the security checkpoint.