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Your Guide to Hilo on Hawaiʻi Island: This sleepy town on the northeastern side of the Big Island has everything from scenic waterfalls to a charming zoo.

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Health officials are considering a 12-bed inpatient facility at the old Kona courthouse in an effort to help address mental health and substance abuse issues in the community.

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Hawaii Lawmakers Are Showing A Little Love For Kona Coffee: A bill that would require coffee labeled with a Hawaiian name contain at least 50% Hawaii-grown beans has so far faced no opposition.

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It was an extremely wet January for much of Hawaii Island, with numerous gauges recording record rainfall for the first month of year, especially in East Hawaii.

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Fire crews responded to a third structure fire in Puna in less than 24 hours where a home was destroyed.

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A nonbinding resolution urging Mayor Harry Kim and his administration to reduce herbicide use was withdrawn by its sponsors Tuesday when it became clear the measure was about to be voted down.

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The Office of Maunakea Management on Monday released a guide to the administrative rules for public activities for UH managed lands on Maunakea. The rules took effect on Jan. 23, 2020.

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Scientists Say Many Rat Lungworm Cases In Hawaii May Go Unreported

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Two North Hilo beach parks long closed to the public will be the subject of an hourlong presentation next week by the county Department of Parks and Recreation.

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The air was polite, but testimony before the state Public Utilities Commission Tuesday night in Hilo was overwhelmingly opposed to Young Brothers’ request to raise interisland ocean freight rates by 34%.

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A Hilo woman has been accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from a public charter school in Pāhoa and now faces a federal wire fraud charge.

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A sewer system for Naalehu has been talked about for decades, but it can come none too soon, as a stinky problem last week demonstrated.

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Tawhiri Power, Hu Honua Bioenergy and Puna Pono Alliance — have filed motions to intervene in a docket before the state Public Utilities Commission regarding an amended and restated power purchase agreement between Hawaii Electric Light Co. and Puna Geothermal Venture.

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VOLCANO Gas Geochemistry Work Stinks

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VIDEO: Mauna Loa Volcano Activity Update

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Hawaii AG Is Seeking Bank Records Of Mauna Kea Protest Group: The AG argues the Native Hawaiian nonprofit is illegally using donations to fund civil disobedience; the organization says the request is intimidation.

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At his State of the State address this morning, Gov. David Ige reiterated his belief that the conflict surrounding the Thirty Meter Telescope can still be resolved peacefully.

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Aerial Views of Snow-Capped Maunakea: Photo Gallery

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VIDEO: New Kona Physician Assistant Program Selects First Class

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VOLCANO Who And What Is The Scientist-in-Charge?

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Bus system ‘meltdown’ leaves schoolchildren, working poor stranded

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Hilo Medical Center is announcing an update on early treatment protocol for Rat Lungworm following the international conference held in last week.

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The physician shortage is approaching a critical state on the Big Island.

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VIDEO: Millions Requested For Future Maunakea Enforcement Operations

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Big Island: The $14 Million Jail Improvement Project Nobody Seems To Want. State corrections officials, who unsuccessfully sought funding to build a new facility, are proposing construction of an annex to the overcrowded Hilo jail.

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