North Hawai‘i News

As COVID-19 case counts continue to decline throughout the state, agencies, businesses and other organizations are making changes in an effort to open up more — and that includes the state’s public libraries.

Hawai‘i County is making the process of obtaining a building permit placard more convenient.

Big Island police continue their pursuit to make roadways safe from drivers under the influence of an intoxicant.

The public is invited to chat with local law enforcement during another installment of a popular outreach program.

People seeking office this year can make their intentions paperwork official beginning next week.

Hawai‘i County Prosecuting Attorney Kelden Waltjen announced Tuesday, Feb. 22, the separate federal indictments of three Big Island men.

Interested in pursuing law enforcement as a career? Looking for a way to help keep the Big Island safe? The Hawai‘i Police Department is looking for those kinds of people.

Several students from an Oʻahu high school are the latest to be named Maunakea Scholars.

An observatory atop Maunakea played a part in the discovery by an international team of astronomers that discovered a massive cluster of young galaxies forming in the early universe.

The fire department of U.S. Army Garrison — Pōhakuloa Training Area recently earned top honors in a competition among other small Army fire departments.

An observatory atop Maunakea played a major part in a recent study involving high-altitude winds, aurorae and planetary rotation of Saturn.

Each week, a small battalion of volunteers not only battles food insecurity in the Honoka’a area, more importantly, it’s building community.

The Zonta Club of Hilo wants to support women in their career endeavors and is offering assistance through several different awards and scholarships.

Queen’s North Hawai‘i Community Hospital in Waimea recently honored a long-time employee with a special award.

The Hawai‘i County Council on Wednesday approved the second and final reading of Bill 105, which temporarily suspends fares for all fixed bus routes and paratransit services offered by Hele-On until Dec. 31, 2023.

Big Island police are again asking for the public’s help with any information about a Kohala man who disappeared eight years ago.

As the reliability of Hawai’i County’s bus system improves, changes to other Hele-On programs are in the works, including plans to restructure the shared-ride taxi program.

Hawaiʻi County is now offering a new COVID testing program for businesses to help prevent workplace spread of the illness.

The Big Island now has another way to help combat COVID-19.

Queen’s North Hawai’i Community Hospital in Waimea is offering a new service for children.