‘We truly built this from the ground up’
After a horn blew as their signal, students from Ke Ana La‘ahana Public Charter School excitedly jumped into the water together Tuesday as the first swimmers to enter the newly rebuilt NAS Swimming Pool.
Initiative works to keep Lahaina lands in local hands
Autumn Ness feels like a time bomb is ticking in her chest, but the explosion risk she’s worried about is in Lahaina’s residential property market a little over a year after roughly 3,500 homes were destroyed by fire.
Papaikou man accused of sexually assaulting minor
A 38-year-old Papaikou man is facing numerous charges for the alleged sexual assault of a minor girl that began more than a decade ago.
U.S. Transportation Department holds fate of Alaska-Hawaiian merger
Pedestrian killed in June crash identified
A female pedestrian who died after being hit by a car in Keaau in June has been identified as 20-year-old Densiann Denno of Hilo.
Police seek leads on wanted man
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 31-year-old Papaikou man they say should be considered armed and dangerous.
Disaster insurance drove billions in revenue for companies
Local 5 union workers at 8 Hawaii hotels go on 3-day strike
County battle with Puna landowner continues
Hawaii County reportedly offered a Puna property owner $24,000 for the use of less than an acre of land needed to reopen Pohoiki Road, according to court documents.
Overnight Safe Space opens in Hilo
The Salvation Army opened a long-awaited overnight homeless shelter in Hilo on Friday, with plans to expand it in the future.
HAAS traffic plan still in the works
A proposal to improve road safety outside a Pahoa charter school is still a long way from fruition.
UCLA avoids disaster, rallying past Hawaii in DeShaun Foster’s coaching debut
DeShaun Foster has long contended that nothing said about him or his team mattered once it played ball.
Rainbow Wahine survive in 5 in season-opening win over SMU
The Hawaii women’s volleyball team gave its head coach every ounce of fight the Rainbow Wahine had in themselves to pull out an incredible 7-25, 25-23, 24-26, 25-21, 15-13 win over SMU on Friday night in the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic in SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.
Ex-Waiakea High hoops coach charged with theft
A former Waiakea High School basketball coach and onetime University of Hawaii at Manoa hoops standout is facing two criminal charges for allegedly pocketing funds intended to finance hotel arrangements for a basketball team trip.
Summer tourism bump going flat as fall nears
Bank robbery suspect charged
A 44-year old Kailua-Kona man has been charged for a Thursday afternoon bank robbery in Kailua-Kona.
Kusch chosen to succeed Rep. Nakashima
HONOLULU — Gov. Josh Green on Friday announced the appointment of Matthias Kusch to fill the House District seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Mark Nakashima, who was unopposed in the recent primary election.
Island Life photo for August 30 — Tired turtles
Island Life photo for August 30 — Tired turtles
PHOTOS: Queen Lili‘uokalani heats ramp up
By Conor Langs
Kicking up their heels
Hundreds of Hawaii Island kupuna celebrated Obon on Thursday during the 5th annual Elderly Recreation Services Bon Dance in Hilo.
