65th annual Business Night honors student achievement with awards totaling $122,500 

Authorities are investigating a tragic snorkeling incident at Hōnaunau Bay in South Kona that resulted in the death of Mindy Morris, 65, of Panama City, Florida.

Dillon Parent was found safe on May 11, marking the successful conclusion of a community-assisted search effort.

The new medical facility is meant to be a companion to the new $400 to $500 million hospital that Queen’s plans to build off of Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway near Costco.

Attorney General continues biweekly update on public corruption case, funds available for Hawaiʻi residents impacted by Kona low and L&L opens new locations.

Native Hawaiian families impacted by the March 2026 Kona Low storms and flooding will soon have access to direct financial assistance through a new disaster relief program launched by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and administered by the Hawaiian Council.

The Hawaiʻi State Legislature has passed House Bill 1642 CD1, marking a significant step forward in protecting local residents from financial fraud schemes that are becoming increasingly tied to cryptocurrency kiosks and digital asset scams.

Fuzz Box Productions in association with the Wailuku Film Festival announces the Fuzz Flix Fringe Fest (4F for shorts).  An off-the-wall underground shorts film festival that will celebrate the bizarre, the bold and the beautifully unhinged. Neatly tucked into the inaugural Wailuku Film Festival, 4F, will be a late-night circus of pink gorillas and short films.

Preliminary results from this year’s Charity Walk show an impressive total of $1.62 million raised in Maui County to directly benefit more than 74 Maui County nonprofit organizations. This “day-of” total broke last year’s record, however, funding is still being accepted until May 31.