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A collaboration of individuals and organizations dedicated to Native Hawaiian youth civic engagement is hosting a Republican gubernatorial candidate forum tonight (Thursday, July 7).

Employees of an O‘ahu home improvement store got a slithery surprise from a pallet hitchhiker earlier this week.

The county Public Works Solid Waste Division is reminding the public that bottle caps are not accepted at HI5 redemption centers or in Kaua‘i Recycles green drop bins.

Island residents are invited to help build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular disease and stroke, during an upcoming event.

The state Department of Transportation is reminding the public that a new child passenger safety law is now in effect.

Gov. David Ige on Wednesday, July 6, outlined three line-item vetoes he intends to make to the state budget bill.

A former state legislator has been sentenced to serve time in federal prison for wire fraud.

State officials reacted this weekend to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limits the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions of power plants.

A grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs through a program that supports events designed to help reinforce and strengthen Native Hawaiians will help bring anti-bullying and anti-violence education to elementary and middle school students on Kaua‘i and O‘ahu.

A new paper by a research team that included three University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa graduate students found that humpback whales might one day avoid Hawaiian waters because of climate change and increasing greenhouse gases.

An innovative tool developed by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers could be a critical part of future NASA missions to detect life — existing or extinct — on Earth and other planets.

If you are flying anywhere during the Fourth of July weekend, make sure you get to the airport early.

A Hawaiʻi nonprofit is offering Kauaʻi residents free training to get the tools and knowledge to make positive changes in their communities.

Lane closures are scheduled next week and beyond for several of the island’s roadways, according to the county.

The state is notifying the public that the monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. Friday, July 1.

The state Department of Health reported 5,362 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, June 29, bringing the statewide total to 308,695. Fifteen new fatalities were reported.

Nearly 20 haumāna from high schools throughout the islands and the mainland are being immersed in science, Native Hawaiian culture and more as part of a 12-day summer residential program at a University of Hawaiʻi campus on Oʻahu.

A student from Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi on the Big Island was named the winner from Hawaiʻi’s second U.S. congressional district of the 2022 Congressional Art Competition.

There will be something for everyone this weekend during Fourth of July celebrations in Kekaha.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has awarded more than $600,000 to several organizations and events throughout the islands. A total of 13 OHA grant programs are being funded this year.