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Hilo and Hawai`i Prep won the outright league championship in Division I and Division II, respectively, earning spots to next week’s state tournament.

The Kalapana Village Cafe closed on Jan. 18, making way for expansion of the Kaimu Corner Store.

The Hawaii Supreme Court has ordered that a former Maui school employee can receive worker’s compensation benefits for an asthmatic condition worsened by vog.

Mauro Martin Ortiz was arrested in Mexico exactly a year before being extradited to Hawaii to face trial for the 2008 sexual assault of a minor in Puna.

The Senate veteran and candidate for governor wants voters to decide whether future legislators should be banned from subjecting pensions to Hawaii’s income tax.

 A Big Island lawmaker is proposing a change to state law that would preempt the Hawaii County ban on new genetically modified crops. While it doesn’t specifically mention GMO crops, House Bill 2506 would prohibit any law passed by local governments that prevents farmers and ranchers from using agricultural technology or practices not prohibited by […]

In part one of our “land” series, we take a look at how land is distributed and used across the main Hawaiian islands.

Timothy Hershman last year admitted lying to the FBI and saying that a man planned to hijack an Alaska Airlines flight from Kona to Seattle.

Affected were Kahaluu and Laaloa county beach parks and Kekaha Kai and Kua Bay state parks, all located in Kona, and Hapuna Beach State Park in South Kohala.

Although Hawaii Electric Light Co. crews worked throughout the night to repair downed poles and lines, some areas of East Hawaii were still without power today.

The auto-sales promotion resulted in $30,000 for four nonprofit organizations, with the Hawaii Island Humane Society receiving a bonus donation in a Facebook vote.

Christie and his wife, Share, who operated a Hilo marijuana ministry, pleaded guilty in federal court in September in a deal in which other charges were dropped.

Ten percent of Hawaii Electric Companies customers on Oahu have installed photovoltaic systems compared to 8% on Maui and 7% on the Big Island.

A cold front passing across the Big Island was producing heavy rainfall and strong winds, and wintery weather on the summits.

A body found hanging from a tree in Kalapana Jan. 2 was Johnson’s, police said, and a journal containing the confession was found nearby.

John Sosa, a former principal at Waiakea High School and island-wide deputy superintendent, is the subject of an internal investigation by the state DOE.

The National Weather Service is predicting waves of up to 50 feet across parts of the state.

Six upcoming dates have been set for the effort mandated by a 1978 order by a federal court to protect the habitat of palila, an endangered endemic honeycreeper.

Kenoi will be joining the state’s other four mayors and members of President Obama’s cabinet to discuss issues that affect municipalities.

Installation will begin Tuesday at Waiakea-Uka Park and on Feb. 20 at Gilbert Carvalho Park; both parks will remain open during the construction activities.