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Shannon Landgraf, 45, of Pāhoa and Shaina Popp, 39, of Hilo were indicted on several charges, including felony possession and attempted distribution of dangerous drugs. The charges stem from the execution of a search warrant in December at a Hilo residence.

Jessica Lancaster, 33, faces several charges in connection with two separate incidents earlier this month at a Kurtistown convenience store and a Hilo business.

Certified Master Gardener Tom Timmons will bring his knowledge and wit to Big Island now readers with a new biweekly column that launches Feb. 11.

A committee of the Hawai’i County Council agreed that a 1937 code regulating dance halls needed to be repealed because it was obsolete and offensive.

A Big Island high school is celebrating its past, present and future this week, and the community is invited to come be part of its history. The 2023 Hilo High School Homecoming Ho‘olaule‘a will wrap up a week of festivities that looked back at the events that contributed to the school’s storied history. This year’s […]

The family of missing 76-year-old William Romeo Bishop Jr. is offering a cash reward for information that may lead to his whereabouts.

The Four Seasons Resort Hualalai was ranked No. 6 and Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection in Puakō came in at No. 15 on the “Best Hotels in the USA” list by U.S. News & World Report.

The Hawaiʻi Visitors and Convention Bureau’s program offers Hawai‘i residents new specials on accommodations, activities, attractions, shopping, dining and more throughout the Hawaiian Islands.

All reported Big Island power outages impacting Hawaiian Electric customers have been restored.

Reservations to participate in the hunt open at 6 p.m. on Friday.

Hawai‘i Fire Department responded the fire, located on Silversword Drive in Ainaloa Subdivision, at 3:39 p.m. When crews arrived on scene they found a 30-foot-by 40-foot wood structure involved in flames.

Since there was not a word for airline in the Hawaiian language, when the first plane was introduced, native Hawaiians created the word mokulele.

The Kona airport’s Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting unit has been conducting live-fire training all week as part of its regulatory Federal Aviation Administration’s annual live fire exercises.

Tre Evans-Dumaran is a 2016 graduate of Kamehameha Schools Hawai‘i in Kea‘au. He died Saturday after spending more than a week in the intensive care unit at a Maui hospital after being sucked into a storm drain and washed out to sea on Jan. 27 while responding to an emergency call during flash flooding in Kīhei.

Cara Miguel was last seen wearing a green shirt, gray shorts and a black backpack.

Bethany Hamilton’s comments sparked uproar on social media.

Technicians can assist families with proper installation and check for factory recalls on seats and vehicles.

Seventy-seven-year-old Serena Nishihara was last seen this morning in Hilo on Ua Kahele Street.

Hawai‘i Police Department reports 19 motorists were arrested during the week of Jan. 30 to Feb. 5 for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.

The funding is designated to strengthen homeless outreach, increase the supply of permanent housing, and expand supportive services.