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A proposal to increase housing density statewide was substantially cut Monday after lawmakers chose to leave the matter to the counties. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Work continues on the Waikoloa Road Rehabilitation, which extends from Mamalahoa Highway to Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

The historic former Jaggar Museum in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park will begin coming down next week. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is pursuing its biggest homestead development initiative in history, but one expanding piece of the plan aimed at helping low-income beneficiaries is distressing some stakeholders. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

The Big Island will be abuzz Tuesday about a proposal to allow bees to be kept on residential and other properties. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Fifteen hula students from Maui’s Lahainaluna High School are about to take a trip of a lifetime to experience the 61st annual Merrie Monarch Festival. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

A judge last week found that there is probable cause to try a 23-year-old Hilo man on charges he allegedly stole a van March 9 from the Hawaii Tribune-Herald’s production facility in downtown Hilo. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

A 32-year-old Hilo man accused of stealing two Jeep Wranglers from the Grand Naniloa Hotel Golf Course parking lot and leading police on a high-speed chase will have at least some of his charges heard in Hilo Circuit Court. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Hawaii’s urban housing density could more than triple under a new zoning proposal sailing through the state Legislature. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

The 23-year-old mother of a 2-year-old girl police say is the victim of “heinous abuse and starvation” told officers her live-in boyfriend would violently strike the child or withhold food from her as punishment for not showing respect, court documents state. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

A woman who purchased a vacant lot in Puna was surprised to find out a $500,000 house was built on the property by mistake. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

A 31-year-old Keaau man thought he was meeting a female friend for drink to celebrate his birthday early Sunday morning. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Police are requesting the public’s assistance with an investigation of an incident during which a firearm was suspected of being discharged in front of a business establishment in Hilo. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Cute faces mask a sad story as animal shelters in Hawaii County continue to take in dozens of mixed-breed puppies every month. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

The Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo has been named the top cultural festival in the United States by the readers of USA Today. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Police have arrested and charged two individuals with numerous offenses in connection with a violent kidnapping early Sunday morning in Hilo. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

HONOLULU — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Wednesday some 3,000 people displaced by Lahaina’s wildfires are still living in hotels more than seven months after the August blaze but that up to 30 people are moving to longer-term housing each day. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

A planned combination bus hub and library for Pahoa is making progress toward possible completion in 2027. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Lawmakers and Hawaii residents alike appear to be vibing with a proposal to make the shaka the official state gesture of Hawaii. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Legislation that would reduce the threshold for drunken driving from 0.08% blood alcohol content to 0.05% is dead for this year. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Condolences are pouring in via social media for two women killed early Saturday evening in a three-vehicle traffic collision in Hilo. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service

Advocates, parents, educators and county leaders held a rally Friday to convey the need for high-quality, accessible early childhood education and care. Top Featured Tags: – Hawaii News Press Release Distribution Service