Want to pass strict tobacco laws in Hawaiʻi? Let the counties do it. That’s what health care experts, students and even ...

Hawaiian scholar Mary Kawena Pukui is credited with writing over 50 books, including the Hawaiian language dictionary and the ‘Ōlelo No’eau, a book collection of proverbs and poetical sayings. Author ...

A bill to lower the legal blood alcohol concentration limit for drivers from 0.08 to 0.05 advances through the State Capitol while backed by support.

Hawaii’s first water safety plan has been released in an effort to reduce drownings in an island state with America’s highest ...

After their 2024 season ended in heartbreaking fashion in the quarterfinals, the Thompson Warriors went into the 2025 girls bowling state championship determined to make their stay in Mobile much more ...

A Maui County-commissioned report on improvements needed at the Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), made public last week, creates a “road map” for a MEMA makeover. Vital priorities include: ...

The first big storm of the year battered West Hawaii on Thursday night, with heavy rain and strong wind uprooting trees and littering roads with rocks and debris.

The dry weather from Thanksgiving to January created conditions for heavy flowering when a rainy spell in mid January stimulated a big flush of flowering shortly thereafter. When Kona has a wet winter ...

Hawaii County opened these seven emergency shelters and said additional shelters will be opened as needed.

Due to the ongoing severe weather, all County of Maui offices will be closed on Friday Jan. 31. The county offices will reopen Monday. Essential emergency services including police, fire and ...

There are two active volcanoes in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Mauna Loa and Kilauea, but Kilauea is the real "must-see." A 4,000-foot-tall mountain, Kilauea has been active since Jan. 3, 1983.

Santa Clara County has joined more than 20 states, including California, in suing President Donald Trump to block an executive order that would end birthright citizenship for children born to ...