Hawaii News

March 22, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

KILAUEA — Last week, The El Dorado County Fire Protection District from Camino, California, identified 43-year-old Fire Marshal and Division Chief Lucas Shepard as the drowning victim at...

March 22, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Temporary housing now serves fewer than half of all households affected by the August 2023 Maui wildfires, according to surveys aimed at tracking recovery from the disaster.

March 22, 2025 | 8 MIN READ

Timi Gilliom, captain and builder of the voyaging canoe Mo‘okiha o Pi‘ilani, awoke from a midday nap in Hui O Wa’a Kaulua’s Front Street shop on Aug. 8, 2023, to the so...

March 22, 2025 | 7 MIN READ

When Keawe Santos was enrolled at a kindergarten in California, his teacher had trouble pronouncing his name, sometimes calling him “Kee-ah-wee” or “Kiwi.”

March 21, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

Maui’s police chief says he has proof that he was never in any of the places where a victim of Sean “Diddy” Combs claimed he was in a federal civil suit alleging the veteran...

March 21, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Gov. Josh Green announced Friday the first disbursement from the $175 million One ‘Ohana Fund, part of the Maui Wildfires Compensation Program created to provide direct financial relief...

March 21, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, on Thursday launched a new online guide aimed at helping Hawaii residents affected by recent shifts in federal policies under President Donald Trump’s a...

March 21, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

KILAUEA — A man was arrested last Monday following a suspicious person report in Kilauea.

March 21, 2025 | 7 MIN READ

Dr. Gina French, a pediatrician at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women &Children, has been spending more time these days explaining the importance of vaccines to patients and clearin...

March 21, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

ALAKAI PLATEAU – To the untrained eye, the water level in Kawaikoi Stream, which drains a portion of the vast Alakai Plateau on Kauai, looks fine. The trained eyes and stream flow measur...

March 20, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs deferred a bill Tuesday that would broaden the current definition of a reported hate crime and push more resources to recording hate crime...

March 20, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

LIHUE — During the Kauai Fire Commission regular meeting on Tuesday, members took time to honor six first responders for their life-saving rescue that took place on Dec. 26 in Anini....

March 20, 2025 | 8 MIN READ

It’s a gross understatement to say that dairy farming in Hawaii is a difficult business.

March 19, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

LIHUE — Last week, several rescue operations took place, prompting first responders to issue safety warnings for individuals engaging in hiking activities on the island.

March 19, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

LIHUE — The Department of Public Works announced this week that portions of Haleko Road will continue to remain closed for repairs through the end of next week.

March 19, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

Hawaii’s job market continues to be a picture of consistency.