Forecasters: Be ready for wind, rain, surf this weekend
Weather watchers continue to keep track of a couple of potential trouble spots for Hawaii — including one that is now a hurricane.
Kilauea Visitor Center to close for next 2 years
Ongoing renovations at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park will shut down the Kilauea Visitor Center for the next two years.
Volcano novelist Tom Peek honored for ‘Mauna Kea’
Volcano author Tom Peek’s “Mauna Kea: A Novel of Hawaii” is garnering recognition on a national level.
Obama night at the DNC: Barack, Michelle rouse crowd for Harris
CHICAGO — Former U.S. President Barack Obama returned to the national stage on Tuesday night to boost his longtime Democratic ally Kamala Harris in her 11th-hour presidential bid against Republican Donald Trump.
Alaska Airlines’ acquisition of Hawaiian clears key antitrust review
Alaska Airlines’ acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines cleared a major hurdle Monday, after the airlines said the Justice Department ended a review of the merger without challenging it on antitrust grounds.
Council ponders street vendor permits
A Hawaii County Council proposal to issue permits to vendors allowing them to sell on county roads generated debate, but wasn’t resolved on Tuesday.
Driver pleads guilty in fatal hit-and-run
A 71-year-old Hilo man pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree negligent homicide for the Oct. 3, 2023, traffic collision death of a 79-year-old Hilo woman.
Proposed measure would increase cell tower construction regulations
A pair of county bills aim to increase regulations on the construction of cell towers on the island.
County bill would establish permit system for roadside vendors
Roadside vendors will need a permit to hawk their wares on county roads under a measure being considered by a Hawaii County Council committee today.
A tearful Biden takes center stage on DNC opening night
CHICAGO — President Joe Biden, forced by his allies to abandon his reelection bid a month ago, took center stage on opening night of the Democratic National Convention, aware that his party has swiftly moved on without him.
Hawaii Island Fentanyl Task Force steps up fight against addiction, overdose
A coalition of volunteers is hosting talk story sessions for friends and families impacted by addiction and drug overdose on Hawaii Island.
Nonprofit accuses Meadow Gold, Cloverleaf of violating Clean Water Act
An environmental lawyer representing a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization says it intends to sue Meadow Gold Dairies Hawaii and its president, Bahman Sadeghi, and Cloverleaf Dairy and its president, Edward Boteilho Jr., for alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act.
Insurers object to order preventing lawsuits following Maui fires
Water haulers seek more sources
With summer bringing increasingly dry weather the past couple of months, business has picked up for water haulers.
Bail more than doubled for Kona teen accused of child porn
A Kona Circuit judge has more than doubled the bail of an 18-year-old Kailua-Kona man accused of production and circulation of child pornography.
Ho‘olako Agricultural Innovation Park plans move forward
An environmental assessment is underway as The Food Basket works on plans to open its new Hilo property to beginning- and intermediate-level farmers by January 2025.
Harris Puts Four Sun Belt States Back in Play, Times/Siena Polls Find
Vice President Kamala Harris has stormed into contention in the fast-growing and diverse states of Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina, not long after Donald Trump had seemed on the verge of running away with those states when President Joe Biden was still the Democratic nominee.
Walz’s ‘Minnesota nice’ image resonates with some voters in Midwestern battleground state
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wisconsin — David Mattison, a retired postal worker, had spent nearly all of his life in this remote corner of Wisconsin, watching family farms fail and small businesses go under with the hollowing out of the rural economy. So he had approached this year’s presidential election with a sense of detachment, not yet convinced either the Democratic or Republican candidates spoke to his concerns as a voter in rural America – until Minnesota Governor Tim Walz joined the Democratic ticket as Kamala Harris’ running mate. Mattison, who has voted for Republicans and Democrats, would have been open to a more conservative candidate. But he said he did not like Republican contender Donald Trump’s divisiveness. And, while Mattison admitted he was unfamiliar with Walz’s policies, he identified with the governor’s background as a Midwesterner who was also raised in farm country.
BIIF football: Ka Makani ready to take another leap in 2024
WAIMEA — A year ago, Hawaii Prep Academy football came close.
Harris lays out her economic vision, casting Trump’s as backward-looking
RALEIGH, N.C. — Vice President Kamala Harris unspooled her economic agenda Friday in her first major policy address, casting her vision as one for the future and former President Donald Trump’s as of the past, as she argued that she would improve the lives of middle-class Americans and benefit generations of their descendants.
