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After the GOP spending bill slashed student loan limits for healthcare professionals, Hawai‘i U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda and colleagues introduced the legislation to level the playing field.

“The more minority languages are able to be used as the medium of communication in popular mass audience media, the more likely a language will persevere and survive,” said Lance Collins, writer and producer of “All The Things I Leave You.”

Hawai’i Permanente Medical Group said moving forward it plans to expand access to primary and specialty care, strengthen telehealth services, and invest in programs that address social and cultural determinants of health.

Emergency repair work on Hawaiʻi Belt Road (Route 19) will cause multiple single-lane closures beginning Jan. 5 through Jan. 27, weather permitting.

One nation. Infinite pets. Only one baller-in-chief. The Action Network and Better Collective USA invite everyone to enter; deadline is 5:59 p.m. Jan. 16.

At 3:59 a.m. on New Year’s Day, Hawaii’s first baby of 2026 made his debut at Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center.

The commission said the approval is a major step toward improving public safety and resilience of Hawaiʻi’s electric grid; these actions together reflect the commission’s commitment to reduce wildfire risk while preparing for the possibility of future disasters.

On Monday, a monk seal was observed moving quickly up a crowded beach along Maui’s North Shore, where it settled about 20 feet from beachgoers.

After years of improving relationships between police and the community as a whole, Lt. William Derr has been promoted to captain for the North Kohala District beginning today.

Hawaiʻi’s new first-in-the-nation climate impact fee to be paid by tourists will take effect Jan. 1, but for now it will not include cruise ship passengers due to an 11th hour ruling by a federal appeals court.

The most wonderful time of year has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to do around the island. There just isn’t as much hustle and bustle as there was in December; so take some time to relax and enjoy yourself instead of running around on all those busy sidewalks.

Online resource platform aims to strengthen early childhood and family support throughout the islands.

State lawmakers engage with communities and assess priority projects during several site visits from Dec. 9-11 that provided a glimpse into Hawaiʻi Island’s priorities.

Vivianna Arsenault was reported as a runaway Tuesday, Dec. 30 and was last seen in Kailua-Kona around 3 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 25 in a red jacket and black shorts.

Cybercriminals are creating deceptive web addresses to trick users into providing sensitive personal information or login credentials.

More than 50 keiki — accompanied by their parents and guardians — gathered Dec. 17 for a festive evening of gingerbread house building and decorating; It was an evening filled with smiles, laughter, frosting and holiday spirit.

The meeting is an opportunity for residents to provide input and learn about the federally funded study, which is intended to mitigate the risk of harm to people and property in fire-vulnerable Waikōloa Village area.

The Waimea veterinarian, rancher and historian — who founded the Paniolo Preservation Society and authored the acclaimed ‘Loyal to the Land’ book series — joins the ranks of those who have enriched Hawai‘i’s cultural, artistic and humanitarian landscape.

Kelly Gravitt, a 37-year-old Pāhoa resident and veteran with a Purple Heart, has been missing since since May 2023.

All lanes are open on Māmalahoa Highway after a traffic accident near Waikelehua Place caused wires to block both lanes of traffic earlier this morning in South Kohala.