Effective immediately, the 25% mandatory North Kona water restriction, that has been in effect since June 6, is officially downgraded to a 10% voluntary water conservation.

HPD locates teen runaway.

The Food Basket, Hawai‘i Island’s food bank, has never experienced the type of food shortages it is seeing now.

A 33-year-old man was charged with murder following the discovery of a deceased elderly man in Puna.

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and the U.S. Geological Survey seek community input on the environmental assessment, or EA, for the proposed action to move the Disaster Recovery Project forward following the 2018 volcanic eruption and summit collapse on Kīlauea volcano.

Authorities seek the public’s help with identifying a man involved in a motor vehicle theft that took place in Pāhoa.

Hawai’i Kūpuna Softball League games are normally played on Saturdays.

Maui Economic Opportunity's Business Development Center hosted a financial literacy class for 30 teenagers to learn about budgeting, credit, saving – and the cost of raising children.

Once finished the Daniel Kahikina Akaka VA Clinic will provide critical health care for veterans living not only in Hawaiʻi, but throughout the Pacific region, and will help expand Tripler Army Medical Center’s capacity to serve veterans as well.

The number of visitors present on any given day last month on Maui increased nearly 2% from the same time in 2019, and overall arrivals were close to pre-pandemic totals for the same timeframe, according to a report released Thursday. 

Governor David Ige has ordered the lowering of flags as a mark of respect, acknowledging the passing of the late Richard “Dickie” Sung Hong Wong.

A federal investigation recovered $117,710 in back wages and liquidated damages for 70 workers of the D.K. Restaurant Group in Hawaiʻi, which required servers to share their tips with managers after reducing managers’ salaries by at least 25%, according to a US Department of Labor news release.

First responders conducted an ocean rescue involving three California visitors in Po‘ipū Thursday afternoon.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation is seeking comments on its proposed overall triennial goal for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise participation in contracts using federal funds.

Kaua‘i COVID cases dropped again, according to the state's latest figures, but the Garden Isle still outpaces some state averages when it comes to infections.

Last year after hundreds of west side residents gave testimony during the development of the county’s West Kaua’i Community Plan requesting more skateboarding facilities for youth in rural neighborhoods, county officials held a small blessing ceremony Friday, July 2, to begin the construction of a new “pop-up” skatepark situated behind the Hanapēpē fire station.

A reoccurring Sheriff impersonator scam incident has prompted the Department of Public Safety Sheriff Division to put out another warning.