Hawai‘i News

The skunk was finally trapped Monday night after it had infiltrated Pier 1 for an unknown amount of time.

Posting signs along state highways that do not fall under the exempted categories defined by state law unlawful. That includes, but is not limited to, on overpasses, fencing, signposts and poles.

Native species, including limu maneʻoneʻo, were notably absent from spring-influenced areas despite showing similar cellular characteristics to invasive species in offshore environments.

A new department and positions for Hawaiian language specialists are opening the doors for the rise of a language that was suppressed for decades.

Globally, the university’s flagship campus was placed in the No. 251–300 tier out of more than 25,000 higher education institutions worldwide.

Hōkūleʻa continues its statewide voyage to Māʻalaea, Maui for an engagement filled with cultural and educational opportunities.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health reports one of the new cases was associated with out-of-state exposure. The other is not associated with out-of-state exposure or linked to other prior identified cases which suggests it was locally transmitted.

The Utah developer rebuilding the destroyed Coco Palms Resort showed the Planning Commission enough progress on the 29 conditions of its zoning and variance permits to enable it to continue the controversial project.

Benetta Kaiwi was last seen Oct. 7. First responders located her unattended vehicle about 100 feet down a cliff near Lumaha‘i Beach that evening.

Bon dance, bonsai and tea ceremony traditions will share space with Nintendo and Hello Kitty at Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health encourages parents and caregivers to create a safe sleeping environment for babies.

Hawaiʻi’s share of the restitution is directly related to identified instances wherein the lab had double-billed the Hawaiʻi Medicaid Program.

Gov. Green signed the proclamation to heighten public awareness and promote proactive steps for preventing fires of all sorts.

Big Island Abalone annually produces 100 tons of the delicacy, making it one of the largest commercial operations in the United States.

Reef Guardians hosts ocean-based Reef Camps for keiki ages 8 to 13, during school breaks and summer months.

Hundreds of KCC students have gained hands-on experience in cultivating ʻulu, scientific data collection and research.

Throughout the past decade, more than 50 Hawaiian monk seals have been treated at the Kona facility and released back into the wild.

One proposed charter amendment increases the length of time in which the police commission may investigate police conduct cases.

At the forum on Thursday were incumbent council members Felicia Cowden, KipuKai Kualiʻi (council vice chair), Addison Bulosan and Billy DeCosta, as well as local fisherman and first-time candidate Abraham Apilado Jr.

The report released by the Hawaiʻi Department of Health found most Hawaiʻi residents who died from causes related to the virus did not reach age 75, younger than the 2021 life expectancy in the United States.