Hawaii News

May 10, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Hawaii’s unemployment rate keeps hovering around multiyear lows even as job and funding cuts by the Trump administration continue to roil the U.S. economy.

May 9, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Amid a growing inventory of single-family homes and condominiums on Oahu, year-to-date sales volumes in both markets remained depressed in April from the same period in 2024 but rose slightly...

May 9, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

HONOLULU —State Sen. Kurt Fevella called on Gov. Josh Green to seek the resignations of two top state officials from the two main state agencies overseeing tourism on Monday due to alleg...

May 9, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

The U.S. Department of Education said Native Hawaiian, American Indian and Alaska Native history will not be categorized as “diversity, equity and inclusion” or “critical rac...

May 9, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

In retrospect, Pope Leo XIV had it all going for him.

May 8, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

KOKEE — A brush fire that was reported at around 6 a.m., Wednesday, is still burning on Wednesday afternoon near the junction of Kokee Road and Waimea Canyon Drive.

May 8, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

Clyde Aikau, esteemed waterman, dedicated community member and younger brother of big-wave surfer and voyager Eddie Aikau, died Saturday evening at his Waimanalo home. He was 75.

May 8, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

HANALEI — The Hawaii Department of Transportation has announced a week-long nightly closure of the Hanalei Bridge to accommodate the ongoing construction work of the Hanalei Hill Slope S...

May 8, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

KIPU – The Department of Public Works and its contractor Kaikor Construction Group, Inc. announced that road work on Kipu Bridge on Kipu Road is scheduled May 12 to Nov. 1, from 8 a.m. t...

May 8, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

WAIMEA — A group of people representing contractors for the proposed Waimea High School gymnasium talked on Wednesday, ahead of the groundbreaking ceremony scheduled to take place at the...

May 8, 2025 | 9 MIN READ

When Amy Feeley-Austin of Kona was going through a tough time, Medicaid was a lifesaver that provided health care for her two young children.

May 7, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

HONOLULU — The U.S. Department of Labor is actively seeking hundreds of workers who are owed their share of more than $3.8 million in unpaid overtime deliberately withheld by a Kilauea s...

May 7, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

LIHUE – The Office of Economic Development invites the public to attend the Kauai Made Mother’s Day Craft Fair on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sheraton Kauai Coconut Beach...

May 7, 2025 | 8 MIN READ

Tourists — and local residents — who book hotel rooms and cruise ship cabins will begin providing $90 million to $100 million annually in new funding for Hawaii to adapt to climate...

May 7, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

Looming tariff hikes that have already begun to affect shipping routes and consumer behavior could have outsized effects in Hawaii, where nearly all goods must be imported — many of them...

May 6, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

LIHUE – The public is advised that Hawaii driver’s licenses or State identification cards must be REAL ID compliant by May 7, 2025. By federal regulations, beginning on that date,...