57+ min ago   (168+ words) Hawai’i Island police during the week of Aug. 31-Sept. 6 continued their crackdown on people who choose to drink and drive on island roadways. Police arrested 18 motorists for DUI, with 6 of the drivers involved in traffic crashes and 2 younger than 21 years…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago   (159+ words) University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law is headed to Hawaiʻi Island. The law school will host a series of informational sessions throughout Hawaiʻi this fall for prospective students. Sessions will cover admissions, application process, financial…...

19+ hour, 27+ min ago   (331+ words) Hawai‘i County, in coordination with partners, is expanding disaster assistance services available to residents impacted by the major magnitude-6.0 May 22 earthquake centered near Nāpō‘opo‘o and Hōnaunau. The expanded services at community resource centers will help residents apply…...

20+ hour, 57+ min ago   (225+ words) Hundreds of Maui County residents came together recently for the Kōkua Hawaiʻi Island Donation Drive, showing an outpouring of strong community support and donating essential supplies for Big Island communities impacted by Hurricane Lala. The donation drive also received support…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (261+ words) Internal Revenue Service recently announced tax relief is available for people and businesses impacted by the major magnitude-6.0 earthquake in May on the west side of the Big Island. The announcement comes after a Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster declaration....

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (183+ words) A high surf warning is in effect for the Big Island until 6 p.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Surf of 12 to 16 feet is forecast for south-facing shores of the Big Island. For west facing shores, surf of 6 to 8 feet…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (325+ words) Funding has been released for the design and construction of a greenhouse nursery to expand agricultural technology resources for Hawaiʻi Island farmers. Hawai‘i Senate Vice President Lorraine Inouye announced that capital improvement project monies totaling $250,000 were released for the…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (67+ words) Big Island Now POLICE: Avoid portion of Daniel K. Inouye Highway for at least next 4 hours Hawai‘i Police Department advises Big Island motorists to AVOID Daniel K. Inouye Highway, between Old Saddle Road and Highway 190, in South Kohala for at…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (228+ words) Early childhood educators, caregivers and community members are invited to attend the 2026 Hawaiʻi Island Early Childhood Education Conference in Kailua-Kona. This year’s conference is scheduled for Sept. 11-12 at the Courtyard Marriott King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel. It is hosted by…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (594+ words) "On the forecast track, the center of Lowell will move across portions of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, just to the west of the main Hawaiian Islands, Monday night," said the most recent Central Pacific Hurricane Center advisory update; fluctuations in…...