Members of the “Kaho’olawe Nine” are detained on the beach by law enforcement officers in this photo taken Jan. 4, 1976. IAN LIND photo Exactly 50 years ago Sunday, a flotilla of 10 boats with about 60 people left Maui on a risky, seven-mile quest to cros... See more
New developments in the 15-year-old murder cold case of Amber Jackson on Kaua‘i have led to the arrest warrant for a 57-year-old man who may now be on the Big Island. Undated photos Amber Jackson. (Courtesy of the Amber Jackson Justice Group) On Tuesday, ... See more
Update at 11:37 a.m. at Nov. 29, 2025: A high surf warning continues for west-facing shores of the Big Island until noon Monday (Dec. 1), including the shorelines of North and South Kohala and North and South Kona. High surf warning. (Map: National Weathe... See more
E-cigarettes. Photo by Pixelblume. Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez joined a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general and the City of New York in sending a letter to Shopify, urging the multinational e-commerce company to take stronger action again... See more
Hawai'i State News UH study finds Hawaiian pilot whales eat 416 million squid a year to power deep dives For the first time, scientists have calculated a detailed “energetic budget” for Hawaiʻi’s short-finned pilot whales, revealing what it takes to power... See more