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The snowstorm hit as the New York college professor from was returning from the summit, forcing him to spend the next two nights along the volcano’s trail.

Clearing of brush and trees along the four-lane highway between Hilo and Keaau will improve line-of-sight for motorists and make for easier maintenance.

The Waianuenue Avenue school was put on lockdown for nearly 90 minutes following the explosion of what may have been a “bottle bomb.”

For the first time all week, Big Island residents don’t have to batten down the hatches and can enjoy the views of snow on Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.

The man was arrested on Aupuni Street about a half-hour after the robbery of Central Pacific Bank on Kilauea Avenue.

A violation of state rules has so far prevented the county from acquiring a shoreline parcel in Pohoiki.

Continuing unstable atmospheric conditions mean the possibility of heavy rains will continue for another day, particularly over windward areas, forecaster say.

Rep. Karl Rhoads admits his push for a constitutional amendment won’t carry legal weight, but is nevertheless making a statement about campaign donations.

Xavier “Pee Wee” Cortez is being held on $1 million bond in the death of Pomaikai Ferreira, who was the daughter of his girlfriend.

The moisture-laden remnant of a cold front, combined with an unstable atmosphere, continued to produce rain on the Big Island today.

The visitor from France was in the center’s parking lot when he had a bag of clothing taken from him shortly before 9 p.m.

Testimony on environmental study on the federal plan designed to protect native birds the egrets and owls prey upon is due by Monday, Feb. 3.

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.