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Jordan Grant, 20, died in a high-speed crash on Pāuaʻi Street. Police believe that both speed and alcohol contributed to the incident.

Money raised through the annual event will again go to Public Schools of Hawai‘i Foundation, benefiting public school teachers throughout the state with grants so they can implement new, innovative programs for their students.

According to union officials, thousands of healthcare workers are participating in a nationwide strike at Kaiser Permanente, now in its fifth day, to protest unsafe staffing levels and heavy workloads.

The product was distributed nationwide, including by retailers such as Walmart, Target and Longs Drugs in Hawai‘i; recall was issued because the biscuits might have soft plastic and/or paper pieces inside that could cause injury or pose a choking hazard.

There are more than 300 registered actions and events set for today throughout the nation, calling on people, organizations and communities to “strike” and demand a stop to federal government-sponsored violence being inflicted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents against peaceful protestors in Minneapolis, Minn., and elsewhere.

Strong updrafts coupled with light winds blowing to the east and north sent lava fragments — called tephra — from those molten rock geysers over much of Puna, into Hilo and falling along the eastern edge of Kaʻū; learn more now!

The nine commissioners will reconvene on Friday to select a new chief, a process that began months ago with the Aug. 31 resignation of Ben Moszkowicz.

The first moderate to large, long-period northwest swell will peak overnight tonight into early morning Friday, followed by a second overlapping, larger, long-period northwest swell building in Friday and peaking late Friday into Saturday before subsiding through the rest of the weekend.

Hawaiʻi Island police are seeking the public’s help to identify a suspect involved in a serious assault on Jan. 4 in Hilo.

A heated conversation escalated into violence, with a man repeatedly struck while one of three suspects allegedly stole cash from his pants pocket.

The number of nonfarm jobs available throughout the state also increased by 7,400 from December 2024 to December 2025.

Among the six people who died in the Sunday plane crash was 34-year-old Shelby Kuyawa, who had worked at two resorts on the Big Island and was currently a level-three sommelier.

U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawai‘i spoke out Wednesday (Jan. 28) on the Senate floor about the killing of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents during the past weekend.

Proposed measures address a range of critical issues, including expanding access to free school meals, strengthening responses to youth mental health challenges, prohibiting flavored nicotine products, establishing regulations for e-bikes and improving family court processes for youth involved in the child welfare system.

TSA ConfirmID enables travelers to verify their identity before arriving at the security checkpoint, for a $45 fee, with the process typically taking 10 to 15 minutes, though it could require 30 minutes or more in some cases.

The proposed legislation supports abuse survivors, prevents exploitation and protects access to health care.

Get ready for a week that invites you to events from helping restore an ancient Hawaiian village site in the Valley of the Kings to expressing your opinions during a town hall meeting hosted by U.S. Congresswoman Jill Tokuda.

The southbound lane of Banyan Drive, between Banyan Way and Kamehameha Avenue, will be closed 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday as the banyan tree is removed.

Hilo patrol officers responded at about 10 p.m. May 1, 1987, to a home in the 500 block of Kanoelehua Avenue for the report of a missing female; officers learned that Ebisuzaki, who was visiting the home, was last seen leaving the residence at 9:15 p.m. She never returned.

Assigned seating went live Tuesday (Jan. 27) in Honolulu and throughout Southwest’s network, opening the book to the airline’s next chapter; the change followed the final Southwest open seating flight from Honolulu and a gate celebration the night before.