The combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and dry fuels can contribute to extreme fire behavior. While a red flag warning does not predict new fire starts, if any blazes develop, they ...

Update at 9:58 a.m. Dec. 11: The wind advisory in effect for Hāmākua, North and South Kohala, Kaʻū and the interior of the ...

A 21-year-old man from Kona was sentenced to 20 years in prison for a vehicle crash in 2022 that left Rhonda Freedman dead. Trevor Shoemaker-Hassey pleaded no contest on Aug. 12 to the charge of ...

The first bird flu cases in Hawai’i were confirmed Nov. 15 at a bird sanctuary in Wahiawā, O’ahu. At least 10 birds had died by Nov. 12 at the property, including ducks, a goose and a zebra dove.

But now, federal and local efforts to protect and restore the bay are amping up. A public scoping and informational meeting ...

Breezy conditions could become hazardous because of the increased wind speeds, so the National Weather Service forecast office in Honolulu issued a wind advisory from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday for ...

Orchestra concertmaster Alden Young will perform a Chopin piano Etude, with resident conductor Maestro David MacKenzie having arranged percussion parts to several of the selections for Waiakea High ...

The word mākia was selected as the 2024 Huaʻōlelo (Word) of the Year by the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Ka Haka ʻUla o Keʻelikōlani, College of Hawaiian Language (KHʻUOK). The word, meaning “aim, ...

Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo are blending artificial intelligence and culture to help protect some of the ...

A high wind warning goes into effect this morning for the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island as easterly trade winds strengthen. The National Weather Service forecast office in ...

Behind a chain-link fence off touristy Ali‘i Drive, the once iconic Kona Bay Hotel that also is known as Uncle Billy’s has sat empty for four years. But that will soon change.

Christmas trees and other holiday decorations fill the atrium of the County Building in Hilo ahead of Magic of the Season, scheduled for 5:30 to 8 p.m. each night Dec. 9-13. (Photo Courtesy: Hawai ...