It’s been three weeks since Scott Pekalib has been able to go to work. A Pennsylvania native who has lived in Hilo for almost three…
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Should County Council members serve longer terms? The Charter Commission, by a bare 6-5 vote, on Friday advanced a proposed ballot amendment that would extend…
A 2,000-foot U-shaped floating boom launched in September from San Francisco on Sept. 8 by a Dutch nonprofit organization with a mission to clean plastic…
Impaired driving was a factor in at least 19 of the 32 traffic fatalities on Hawaii Island in 2018. And that total could rise since…
HONAUNAU — Like many who saw the reports of overflowing trash bins and desecration at Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park and the surrounding area,…
Some Hawaii farmers permitted to grow hemp as part of a state research program will harvest their crops soon, but other farmers still have to…
WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii announced she is running for president in 2020. Gabbard said during a CNN interview slated to air…
Just outside the Department of Human Service’s South Hilo unit, about a dozen people waited Wednesday morning. Some sat in seats, others on the floor.…
Big Island police on Thursday morning in Hilo nabbed a fugitive sex offender wanted by Kauai authorities. Officers apprehended 21-year-old K.M. Tristian Taeza, whose last…
KEALAKEKUA — A Kailua-Kona man accused of assaulting and robbing a Buddhist minister pleaded not guilty. Kyle Arellano, 22, was in custody when he appeared…