Kaimana Brummel has long been a bridge builder, but in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires, that role took on a new life as she helped connect organizations and displaced [...]

MATTHEW THAYER / THE MAUI NEWS VIA AP The Honolulu Star-Advertiser extends a heartfelt invitation to join us in offering kokua to our Maui neighbors. Visit this link to donate. [...]

Hilo Today: Partly sunny with scattered showers. Highs 80 to 87 near the shore to 65 to 73 at 4000 feet. North winds up to 15 mph shifting to the [...]

Flights to Hawaii are some of the most challenging for anyone with physical issues or for those who require a wheelchair. But things are about to change and the first [...]

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii. Vote GOP: Donald Trump is the first candidate to [...]

Story Links HONOLULU – The Hawai'i swimming and diving programs announced the addition of Chris Grimmett-Norris to the staff as an assistant coach Tuesday.   "I am thrilled [...]

The climate-tech accelerator helps fund food, energy and transportation solutions in Hawai‘i and around the world. Photo: Aaron YoshinoElemental Excelerator, a global clean technology accelerator based in downtown Honolulu, aims [...]

September 20, 2023, 1:21 PM HST * Updated September 20, 1:24 PM Marissa Todd. Photo Courtesy: Hawai‘i Police Department 1:24 p.m. update: Marissa Todd has been located in Hilo in [...]

When it comes to Hawaii hotel pricing, there is a big gap in terms of wanting visitors to return and making it financially attractive to do so. As exceptional nightly [...]

The U.N. says the world is spending trillions on climate action and only a fraction is going to Indigenous communities. Editor’s note: This story by senior staff writer Anita Hofschneider is reprinted [...]

Story Links HONOLULU —  The University of Hawai'i women's soccer team embarks on its first Big West road trip of the season to face Cal State Fullerton on [...]

The rise in interest rates since March 2022 has curtailed the number of homes sold in Hawai‘i. Nonetheless, there is still a demand for homes and condos on Oʻahu and [...]

September 19, 2023, 5:08 PM HST The public is advised that a high bacteria count notification has been issued for Pine Trees beach on the Big Island. The Hawai‘i Department [...]

Hawaii has just awarded a new two-year agreement to help attract far-less-likely to visit tourists to the islands. The contract is the first of its type in more than three [...]

Some health experts say the state and county should be more cautious in their approach. With less than a week before Maui County begins letting fire survivors back to their [...]

Story Links HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i football team closes out the non-conference portion of its schedule with a home game against New Mexico State, [...]

Two Hawaiian language experts and other sources say the proper spelling and pronunciation doesn’t include diacritical marks. Photo: courtesy of CanvaTwo ways of pronouncing and spelling the historic town of [...]

September 18, 2023, 7:07 PM HST * Updated September 18, 7:10 PM Pill Hwan Cha. Photo Courtesy. The Hawai’i Police Department is looking for the public’s help in locating a [...]

In this brief news round up we have some good news and some not-so-good news, depending on how you view it. Lahaina Banyan Tree Shows Signs of Life Photo credit [...]

A petition gaining thousands of signors seeks to delay the reopening of West Maui. As you know, after much wavering, Hawaii’s governor set October 8 as the date on which [...]

They can start by volunteering to do work in the community, or partner with a nonprofit to start an event. For the youth of Hawaii, global issues have always been [...]

Story Links Chaminade Invitational Results HONOLULU – The Hawai'i women's cross country team picked up its second straight win to [...]

Candes Gentry and her son Poet co-authored a cookbook that inspired a fund supporting community initiatives for nutritious, sustainable, and locally sourced food. Candes and Poet Gentry taste-test recipes from [...]

Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green spoke Sunday at the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals Summit in New York, delivering a message about the destructive impact that climate change is having in the state. [...]

We said previously that the $50 Green Fee (named now after Hawaii Governor Josh Green), once called the “Visitor Impact Fee” would be back, and apparently there’s no better time [...]

Politicians have been pledging to address a shortage of housing in the islands for decades, but the root causes of the crisis run deep. They were going to solve Hawaii’s [...]

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Innovations such as data sensors, drones and controlled environments make farming easier, more productive and more profitable. John Seward of Hawaii Farming says the farm deploys an array of data [...]

Big Island residents who live on Kīlauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, know it comes with high risk. Memories of the destructive and unprecedented 2018 lower East Rift [...]

When staying in Waikiki, there’s a Saturday morning farmers market we never miss on the beautiful slopes of Diamond Head at Kapiolani Community College. Sponsored by the Hawaii Farm Bureau, it [...]

Civil Beat photographers document the week’s news in our regular photo feature. Let’s talk about time. Time begins the healing process. Twenty-two years after the 9/11 terrorist attack to one [...]

Next Match: CSU Bakersfield 9/22/2023 | 7:00 P.M. HT Sep. 22 (Fri) / 7:00 P.M. HT  CSU Bakersfield History FORT WORTH, Texas—The University of [...]

preX, a scaling accelerator for local businesses, passed a significant threshold this year: The number of companies that have graduated from its program is now in triple digits. The free [...]

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation announced lane closure scheduled for the week of Sept. 2-8. Schedules also can change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting. [...]

Nearly all airlines have cut Maui flights this week, including Alaska, Delta, Southwest, United, and others. While Hawaiian hasn’t yet, it will likely join soon for various reasons (see below). [...]

Additional DNA testing along with dental and other analyses have reduced the number of dead and missing, authorities said. The number of people who died in the fire that swept [...]

Next Match: vs. Florida State 9/16/2023 | 7:00 A.M. HT ESPN Honolulu Sep. 16 (Sat) / 7:00 A.M. HT vs. Florida State History FORT [...]

The UH Mānoa professor is an energy and climate policy expert focused on reducing carbon emissions, especially in the transportation sector. Makena Coffman spent a lot of time outside while [...]

Photo Credit: James Grenz Hilo Today: Mostly sunny. Scattered showers in the morning, then isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs around 86 near the shore to 70 to 75 at [...]

Mahalo to Bea Leal for sharing this beautiful shot for Aloha Friday Photos. This photo was just taken on Monday, September 11, 2023. Here’s what Bea said about this scene, [...]

Hawaii has a rare opportunity to not only serve sports fans and concertgoers but a broad coalition of stakeholders. Wait, keep the roof! A covered grandstand might just be the [...]

Next Match: vs. Western Carolina 9/15/2023 | 9:00 A.M. HT ESPN Honolulu Sep. 15 (Fri) / 9:00 A.M. HT vs. Western Carolina History FORT [...]

If you want to buy a new car in Hawai‘i, the vehicle you want might not be in stock. That’s what happened to Makakilo residents Wendy Marx-Cunitz and her husband. [...]

Hualalai shrouded in haze on Sept. 14, 2023, from vog emitted off the Kīlauea eruption. (Tiffany DeMasters/Big Island Now) Air quality in West Hawai‘i is currently at “moderate” as trade [...]

Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who traveled to Maui earlier this month to witness the devastation, has vowed to get to the bottom of what happened when a wildfire destroyed much of [...]

Story Links FORT WORTH, Texas--The University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team (5-3) embarks on its first roadtrip of the season this week. The Rainbow Wahine travel to Texas [...]

The company helps homeowners and renters reduce their energy and water waste, while saving customers $6.3 million a year. After nearly a decade in business, Pono Home is more than [...]

September 13, 2023, 5:23 PM HST Maui police Wednesday afternoon officially confirmed the identities of two more victims of the West Maui wildfires. Those named were 14-year-old Keyiro Fuentes and [...]

Did you know that Hawaii Airports include 14 active civil aviation facilities, 5 of which handle the bulk of the state’s inter-island and trans-Pacific traffic? Here’s more about your arrival airports [...]

President Biden has already approved a disaster declaration that allows Hawaii to access federal relief aid. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz says federal disaster recovery efforts that are ongoing [...]