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Today, in a letter to customers, Hawaiian Airlines’ CEO Peter Ingram addressed many of the issues that we’ve previously noted and also received countless comments about. These include their lack [...]

While booking a slot online, tourists also get a warning about the challenges of hiking up the crater in an effort to better prepare them. I remember the chaos on [...]

July 11, 2023, 1:00 AM HST (The Salvation Army) The Salvation Army is seeking back-to-school supplies for keiki-in-need with supply drives being held on the Big Island and other islands [...]

Personal experiences yield some of the best article ideas, and our recent encounters with Uber in Hawaii may be an example. On Thursday, one of BOH’s editors needed a lift [...]

A decade after his controversial Public Land Development Corp. was dissolved in the face of a public outcry, Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz is using other agencies to buy and develop [...]

The Hydaburg arrival ceremony. Photo Courtesy: Polynesian Voyaging Society/Jason Patterson After four days in Metlakatla, the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s Hōkūleʻa canoe and crew departed for Hydaburg, Alaska where they arrived [...]

Big Hawaii deals are poised to be featured front and center on Amazon’s upcoming prime days that will take place starting tomorrow July 11. We said before that Amazon would [...]

The group didn’t trust Mokulele Airlines’ scheduled flights, underscoring the difficulties island residents have accessing health care and other services. As Biden administration officials descended on Honolulu last week to [...]

“Pink Go” is a fun place for princess birthday parties. (Photo courtesy: Pink Limo Kona) When limousine driver Wade DeVillier gets ready for work, he feels like he’s going back [...]

Who doesn’t love a glimpse of the islands when flying either from the mainland (or is it continent), or when flying between islands? We surely don’t ever get sick of [...]

Concerns about the proliferation of cesspools and their impact on nearshore waters and our drinking water supply date back more than a century. For decades, scientists and health officials in [...]

The 30th Annual Christmas in July gift, jewelry, arts and crafts fair will start at 9 a.m. and last until 5 p.m. on July 15 at the King Kamehameha’s Kona [...]

We retain a deep passion for exploring all of the captivating islands of the Pacific Ocean, and we know that you share that love. One particular destination, other than Hawaii, [...]

The LG talks about how her new role compares to serving in the Legislature, the budget fiasco from her former colleagues, and about her wish to pay her staff more [...]

First image of the black hole Pōwehi released April 10, 2019. (File photo courtesy of the Event Horizon Telescope project and Maunakea Observatories) In the spring of 2019, astronomer Doug [...]

Getting the best seats on Hawaii flights can be challenging if you’re unwilling to splurge in some way (including on Southwest Hawaii flights). Of course, who doesn’t want to luxuriate, [...]

The utility that buys power from the plant has asked regulators for a temporary pause in proceedings. A Big Island geothermal plant is struggling to ramp up its power production [...]

July 8, 2023, 1:04 PM HST Wayne Knapstad Big Island police are asking the public for assistance with locating a missing Puna man who is considered endangered because of his [...]

We’ve been anxiously awaiting the opening of the new Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge Viewpoint for some time. Construction fencing is hiding the status from public viewing, but we sense that [...]

The two bills are meant to act as quick relief, with more comprehensive measures still in discussion. Property owners are on track to receive extra tax relief next year, which [...]

Large pond and entertainment area at Kona Village, a Rosewood Resort. (Tiffany DeMasters/Big Island Now) For first-time visitors, the drive to Kona Village Resort along Kona Coast’s Kahuwai Bay is [...]

Today Governor Green announced that two new tourism-related members have been added to the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) Board of Directors. Effective July 7, 2023, they have been appointed for [...]

Two other prisoners considered suspects were members of rival gangs who were locked up together in the same cell, staff said. A prisoner who was found dead in the state’s [...]

Photo by The Image Group Courtesy of Goodfellow Bros NAIOP Hawaii has served as the state’s foremost association of development industry leaders and decision-makers since 1988. Our annual Kukulu Hale [...]

July 7, 2023, 9:00 AM HST To improve system reliability, Hawaiian Electric will conduct quarterly aerial inspections of its major overhead transmission lines from July 10 to 14. The islandwide [...]