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Five University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo men’s basketball student-athletes were named to the 2023–24 National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court for finishing the school year with a GPA of 3.2 or higher. The NABC Honors Court includes junior, senior and graduate student-athletes. Vulcans Cameron Wall, Drew...

Yesterday, the Department of Parks & Recreation’s Elderly Activities Division (EAD) kicked off the 49th Annual Hawai‘i Kupuna Softball Tournament. 21 teams and over 400 players from around the Hawaii County will participate in the two-day tournament which is being held at the Walter C.K. Victor Baseball Complex in Hilo.

HONOLULU (Island News) - Hawaii Department of Education teachers across the islands can now share up to 10 sick days with other salaried D.O.E. employees impacted by the Maui wildfires. The teachers impacted on Maui have been using their sick leave to take care of family and clean up from...

KOKEE, Hawaii (Island News)-A brush fire has closed Kokee Road between Kekaha Road and Waimea Canyon Drive. Motorists are asked to avoid the area. Officials ask the public to remain vigilant and stay tuned to local media for updates. Updates will be announced as information becomes available. This is a...

Guilty on 13 different counts including conspiracy to murder and racketeering, the verdicts were handed down in federal court for Michael Miske.

President David Lassner provided an update on enrollment for the upcoming fall 2024 semester in his monthly report to the Board of Regents (BOR) at the July 18 meeting at UH Mānoa. Lassner reported that total student headcount and semester hours registered were both up slightly along with updates on other key data points.

In 2022, now 34-year-old Scott DeAngelo was arrested in suspicion of killing 33-year-old Desmond Cox before setting his Pearl City apartment on fire.

Hawaiian Electric Industries, the state of Hawaii, Maui County and Charter Communications have agreed to pay $4 billion to settle several hundred lawsuits filed on behalf of thousands of victims of Aug. 8’s Lahaina wildfires, Bloomberg News has reported, citing anonymous sources. But the tentative settlement hasn’t been finalized...

Scouting America, Aloha Council receives $100,000 donation from Whittier Trust to replace cabins at Camp Maluhia on Maui.

Maui County hosted an expo at the Queen Kaʻahumanu Center in Kahului on Saturday to encourage residents to prepare for disasters. Preparation is top of mind in the summer months, when the risk of wildfires and hurricanes is higher. Several local and national organizations tabled at the event to...

Wags N' Whiskers Wednesday features Mele, a five-year-old ready to find her forever ohana to give cuddles and kisses to.

HONOLULU (Island News) -- There is no tsunami threat to Hawaii after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Chile. The earthquake occurred at 3:50 p.m. HST about 25 miles to the southeast of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, near the border with Argentina, at a depth of 78 miles. The “all clear” was given for Hawaii at 3:57 p.m.

No discussions yet. Start a discussion below. Nearly 10,000 NIPSCO customers begin another day without power in wake of fatal storm. Energy Department Awards Prizes to Transform the Electric Grid, Give U.S. Utilities New Analytic Tools. Electricity distribution in Latvian power grid up 2.1% in H1. Novo-Angrenskaya TES: Press tour...

HAWAIʻI - Forecasters say minor coastal flooding will be possible along shorelines and low-lying coastal areas through the weekend. (BIVN) – A Coastal Flood Statement has been issued by the National Weather Service for all Hawaiian Islands through Sunday afternoon. Isolated, minor coastal flooding is expected to coincide...

HONOLULU (HI Now) - Music Director Dane Lam and your Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra welcome the community to enchanted evenings under the stars at the Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell for the Sheraton Starlight Festival. The 11-concert summer series features classical works, film scores, rock and pop music, and student performances.

A documentary following the life of Hawaiian musician Don Ho is in production from Aaron Kaufman, who co-directed the Ukraine documentary “Superpower” alongside Sean Penn. Verdi Productions and Public School are producing the film, which follows Ho’s life as a pop artist who was one of the first Pacific Islanders to garner fame after Hawaii gained statehood.Prince Documentary Is 'Dead in the Water' After Four Years of Production Due to 'Dramatic' Factual Inaccuracies Ho, known for his 1966 song “Tiny Bubbles” from his album of the same name, melded Hawaiian music with pop, and worked in the business for almost five...