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Former Honolulu emergency management director Hiro Toiya, now federal coordinating officer for the March 10-24 kona low flooding for Federal Emergency Management Agency, will be on the Big Island especially to encourage residents impacted by the storms to apply for federal assistance before approaching deadline.

Statewide partnerships will expand locally-source meals in schools, the state Director of Communications earned a national honor and advocates are energized by the effects of the green Fee.

The 43-year-old was taken into custody on suspicion of first-degree terroristic threatening and abuse of a family or household member.

88-year-old James Gramlich has been found in Kawaihae.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs launches the fund Friday, May 22, providing limited number of $10,000 repair grants; informational Zoom webinar set for 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 20.

The victim was struck multiple times by unknown vehicles, with the vehicles fleeing the area in an unknown direction.

The extension project that began in 1999 to add 10.5 miles to the well-traveled Daniel K. Inouye Highway, also known as Saddle Road, had been shelved twice due to a lack of funding.

There are four of the popular community events planned in May, beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 20, at Caffé Florian in Kealakekua.

Hawai‘i County Council Member Rebecca Villegas withdrew her bill over concerns about the legality of mandating pricing for owners of the private lots.

The Hawaiʻi County Council voted 5-4 on Tuesday to pass through committee a bill that would establish a more long-term county manager as the county’s chief executive officer.

With parties unable to reach an agreement, a resolution allows Hawaiʻi County to pursue the taking of private property to improve Government Beach Road.

She allegedly went to her ex-boyfriend’s residence and threatened him with a 45-pound weighted exercise plate, struck him with her fist, bit him on the upper back and damaged his van.

As of Tuesday, May 19, there have been 13 traffic fatalities in 2026 on Hawai‘i Island, including eight in the past two weeks.

Statewide news regarding future wildfire recovery policy, the first cohort of state employees certified in trauma-informed care and research on the effects of vaping on mental health.

A high-speed collision between a motorcycle and a Tesla SUV on May 18 resulted in the death of Max Mattos of Kurtistown.

Residents of Hawaiʻi County could be eligible for assistance if their home is unsafe to live in because of damage caused by the flooding; approved applicants receive an initial rental award of up to 2 months of rent.

The Hawaiʻi County Council will hold a special meeting on Thursday, May 21, where it will decide whether to adopt the operating and capital improvement budgets and the real property tax rates.

Community participation is critical for not only documenting the long-known impacts of the impaired waters of Hilo Bay and throughout its watershed, and public input will be used to develop a community vision for the bay region and guide development of any new resilience and management plan.

Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center Executive Director Julie Mitchell will provide those who attend with some practical tools they can immediately put to use to become more effective individually and collectively on a nonprofit board.

Damages to the truck are being assessed, but it is expected to be totaled, a fire official said.