Hawaii News

April 1, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

LIHUE — The Department of Public Works announced that various lane closures will begin this week.

April 1, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

HANALEI — It’s no joke: Scheduled intermittent closures on Kuhio Highway between Hanalei Plantation Road and Ohiki Road will occur on April 1.

April 1, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

Akamai Arrival, the pilot program for a digitized agriculture disclosure form, left out the optional tourism questions from the back of the form, creating a blip in the state’s continuou...

March 31, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

KOLOA — The Governing Board of Alakai O Kauai announced on Friday afternoon that it has chosen Paul Zina the new director for Alakai O Kauai starting in the 2025-26 school year.

March 31, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

For decades, the native iguanas of Fiji and Tonga have presented an evolutionary mystery. Every other living iguana species dwells in the Americas, from the Southwestern United States to the C...

March 31, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

The long-planned Daniel Kahikina Akaka State Veterans Home finally opened its doors Wednesday in Kapolei as the family of its namesake, the late U.S. senator from Hawaii, bestowed the facility...

March 31, 2025 | 9 MIN READ

The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority is back in the hot seat with state legislators and the public as it undergoes more leadership shake-ups while dealing with allegations that procedural defic...

March 31, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

MANILA — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington’s “ironclad” commitment to a defence treaty with the Philippines on Friday and pledged to deploy adva...

March 30, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Hawaii’s auto dealers ended 2024 down 3% in sales and were expecting a rebound this year until the enthusiasm was abruptly halted when President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on for...

March 30, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands held a unity rally Tuesday at the state Capitol to pay tribute to Prince Kuhio a day ahead of his birthday and to counteract recent resistance to ho...

March 30, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Student journalists like Joseph Mai would face fewer hurdles while publishing their work under two House resolutions that remain alive in the state Legislature.

March 29, 2025 | 7 MIN READ

The air is filled with birdsong, the land a tableau of soft greens and gentle light. This is Ho’oulu ‘Aina, a 100-acre preserve with an unusual twist. Linked to a community health...

March 29, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

KALALAU — A 35-year-old visitor from Ohio was rescued after suffering an apparent shoulder injury on the Kalalau Trail on Thursday.

March 29, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i Police Commission issued the following statement regarding their decision on Friday, March 28, 2025, regarding appointing an Interim Chief of Police....

March 29, 2025 | 8 MIN READ

More than five years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, throwing Hawaii and the world into chaos, memories of the traumatic events for many have become a blur in the rearview mirror....

March 29, 2025 | 7 MIN READ

Hawaii lawmakers have been busy this year assessing whether there should be more or fewer ways to earn state income tax credits, a year after approving historic tax cuts that ramp up through 2...