1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (310+ words) The Salvation Army is asking for donations to replenish food pantries on Big Island as demand for assistance grows following Hurricane Lala and as additional storms threaten the state. The Salvation Army’s Hilo, Honokaa and Kona corps have reported shortages…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (406+ words) Portions of the Big Island received intermittently heavy rain over the weekend, but it appears the flooding officials feared as a result of rain bands from Hurricane Lowell didn’t materialize. The storm itself, which passed to the south of the…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (464+ words) The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to reinstate a Republican-drawn congressional map in Missouri ahead of November’s midterm elections, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump and the party’s odds of maintaining its slim majority in the House of Representatives....

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (188+ words) KAILUA-KONA — Find plants galore at the Kona Orchid Society’s Fall Show and Sale from 9 a.m.to 2 p.m. Saturday at Makaeo Pavilion at Kona Old Airport State Recreational Area. Admission is $2 cash. A $20 “early bird” admission is 8 a.m. to…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (370+ words) The Hawaii Concert Society’s 2026-2027 season will offer seven public concerts between mid-September and mid-March. In addition to standard chamber music ensembles and soloists, the season includes several instruments and instrument combinations not presented in previous seasons. For the Crown Room,…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (246+ words) Less than five years after it held its first event and created a schism in professional golf, LIV Golf filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New Jersey on Tuesday. The filing — a rare window into the league’s financial state — estimates…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (801+ words) Bail was reduced Tuesday for a 39-year-old Hilo man accused of recklessly causing the death of one motorcyclist and the hospitalization of another with serious injuries in a Saturday afternoon head-on collision near the 46-mile marker of Daniel K. Inouye Highway....

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (187+ words) A Hilo grand jury returned a 19-court indictment last week on a 32-year-old Puna man accused of raping a 27-year-old woman late last month in Puna. Joseph Kekedi, who was previously charged by complaint, is charged with two counts each…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (573+ words) A new registration requirement for vacation rentals in Hawaii County went into effect last week as part of the implementation of rules established in June 2025 under Ordinance 25-50, aimed at regulating short-term rental properties on the island. Beginning Sept. 1, 2026, owners of…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (653+ words) NOAA’s G-IV “Hurricane Hunter” plane pictured prior to a flight to measure Hurricane Lowell’s storm data from the atmosphere. NOAA’s G-IV flight “Hurricane Hunter” team member, meteorologist Sofia De Solo, measures storm data from the atmosphere, measuring data during Hurricane…...