HONOLULU (AP) — State lawmakers say they will push for tougher legislation to address a growing number of drunken and impaired drivers in Hawaii following…
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Each day after school, kids of all ages at the Boys &Girls Club of the Big Island’s flagship location in Hilo gather for piko and…
U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force units from Oahu are scheduled to conduct exercises at Pohakuloa Training Area starting Monday. The training, which is slated…
A state Senate committee advanced bills Friday in support of a new boat ramp for Puna and demolition of the former Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay…
KAILUA-KONA — As of last month, the state Department of Health is reviewing more than 800 testimonies submitted in response to the state’s proposed updated…
Rep. Richard Creagan wants Hawaii to be the first state to ban the sale of cigarettes. The Hawaii Island lawmaker said he doesn’t think taxes…
KAILUA-KONA — The Hawaii County Council is expected to take up a resolution to continue covering legal fees for a former police officer appealing a…
Three bills dealing with invasive species and their relationship to food security and biosecurity are being considered by the state Senate. Senate Bill 1140, introduced…
VANCOUVER, Wash. — A measles outbreak near Portland, Ore., revived a bitter debate about so-called “philosophical” exemptions to childhood vaccinations as public health officials throughout…
Eliminating the solar water tax credit, reclassifying small agriculture lots to residential and repealing an obsolete program are three ways the county could generate revenue…