The Navy’s positive spin on results from an Environmental Protection Agency summer inspection of its Hickam-Pearl Harbor water system: that enhanced water sampling has found only relatively low-level traces of petroleum and of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, mostly below environmental actionable levels. Read more
This year’s accolades for 2025 Hawaii State Teacher of the Year go to Bryan Silver of Kalani High School, a career technical education teacher with 24 years of experience. Read more
Young Brothers is seeking state approval to raise interisland cargo shipping rates: 20% on average, but 45% in some cases. Read more
Another hit to the pocketbook is coming, this time for Oahu consumers of Hawai‘i Gas. Read more
More than $7.4 million in state funds has been released to start assessing work to bring Hilo International Airport’s main runway up to snuff. Read more
The full University of Hawaii Board of Regents will meet and question the top two finalists for the next UH president on Wednesday, capping a series of forums with the candidates that introduced them to hundreds of people across four islands. Read more
The time has come. General election ballots are expected to hit voter mailboxes Friday, or thereabouts — this week, in any case. Read more
Whether it’ll be useful, or used, remains to be seen, but the intent for public safety is a good one. Read more
International crime rings are infiltrating Pacific island nations, creating a “threat environment” that is growing at a rate faster than at any other point in history, according to a United Nations report. Read more
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Oahu’s failing fireworks ban, which lumped in sparklers and ground fountains with the riskier firecrackers and illegal aerials, seems to be coming to an end. Read more
Sign-wavers lined Kilauea Avenue in Hilo this week to draw attention to the need for stronger efforts to prevent domestic violence. Read more
Yay? No longer is the Honolulu airport second-worst performer in J.D. Power’s North American Airport Satisfaction Study — it’s No. Four(th worst)! Read more
The locally legendary Uncle Billy’s is, at long last, no more. Once part of celebrated Banyan Drive in a bygone era, Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel is under demolition, with teardown now started on its concrete frame. Read more
It’s distressing to see the cutting and removal of dead and dying palm trees at city parks along the Leeward Coast and North Shore — victims of the ravenous, destructive coconut rhinoceros beetles (CRBs). Read more
It’s been many years since nightlife entrepreneur Jack Cione made headlines in Honolulu, but there was a time when his risk-taking approach to entertainment left an indelible impression. Read more
A shortage of available and properly licensed school bus drivers continues to hamstring the state Department of Education (DOE), prompting Gov. Josh Green to extend an emergency proclamation allowing the use of tour buses to transport students. Read more
It certainly feels that Hawaii has been relatively lucky weather-wise this year, given the terrible fortune visited upon the southeastern quadrant of the U.S. mainland. Read more
In a mutually beneficial deal, the nonprofit Kahala Senior Living Community Inc. is buying the land under its Kahala Nui complex from the Roman Catholic Church of Hawaii. Read more
You can (probably) hold off on hoarding toilet paper: East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers have ended a three-day strike that shut down shipping and spurred panic buying across the country. Read more
Hawaii has no pro sports team of its own to cheer for, so it’s always a treat for fans when top-caliber athletes come to play. Read more
Julian Vasquez Heilig, the second of two finalists for the next University of Hawaii president, emphasized a respect for Hawaii’s history and Native Hawaiian culture in his appearance at a Hilo forum on Tuesday. Read more
