A 62-year-old Naalehu woman was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison, plus 20 years, for the 2009 shooting death of Kaycee Smith, a 21-year-old rodeo champion.

In one of the largest collaborations among humpback whale researchers, over 60 co-authors published a paper on the changing population of North Pacific humpback whales.

The 29th annual Kona Brewers Festival is returning with a new format and venue featuring 19 breweries from around the state, Alaska and the mainland.

HONOLULU — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Tuesday that a $175 million fund to compensate families of people killed in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century will begin accepting applications at the end of the week.

State lawmakers are taking proactive measures to prevent using drones to commit crimes.

A Keaau craft brewery was named by the beer, wine and spirits website Vinepair.com as one of “The 19 Best New Breweries of the Year, According to Beer Pros” for 2023.

Mary Beth Laychak has empowered hundreds of Hawaii’s youth to reach for the stars through her work at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope.

The State House of Representatives Committee on Finance took up a measure on Thursday to fund mitigation and control of the two-lined spittlebug, an invasive pest that has destroyed thousands of acres of pasture land on the Big Island.

The Merrie Monarch Festival is uniquely Hawaiian in nature but of worldwide interest. The festival, held yearly in Hilo, is dedicated to King David Kalakaua, the “Merrie Monarch,” who revived the art of hula — which had been banned after Christian missionaries arrived in Hawaii in the 1820s.