5+ hour, 44+ min ago  (428+ words) Highway needs two lanes in each direction Recent fatal car crashes on the Saddle Road are tragic. The posted speed limit is not the problem. There are three major problems with traveling on Saddle Road. First, from the week it…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (531+ words) The number of adults licensed to carry concealed firearms in Hawaii County increased sharply in 2025. According to a report released Wednesday by the state Department of Attorney General, the total number of active concealed-carry licenses in Hawaii County as of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (491+ words) Waikoloa Village needs a second access road When Red Flag winds blast a wildfire through Waikoloa Village, just like Lahaina, hundreds of us will be trapped in the flames. We learned during the 2021 Mana fire evacuation that cars passing the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (607+ words) Police Chief Reed Mahuna, left, looks on as family members of fallen officers light candles in front of the portraits of their loved ones during the Police Week ceremony Monday at the Hilo Police Station. STEFAN VERBANO/Hawaii Tribune-Herald Rifle…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1567+ words) Gov. Josh Green sat in the gallery. Bills approved by the Legislature now go to the governor for his signature to become law. Lawmakers met in the Senate chamber Friday for the closing of the 2026 legislative session at the state…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago  (550+ words) Honua Ola is bad for people and environment In his April 30 letter to the editor, Kevin Balog states that concerns about the environmental effects of trucking wood to be burned at the proposed Honua Ola power plant at Pepe'ekeo are…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (227+ words) New York state is set to ban law enforcement from wearing masks while on duty, Governor Kathy Hochul said on Thursday, a move that is likely to be challenged by the Trump administration. The announcement was made as Hochul, a…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (199+ words) The Hawaii Police Department is warning the public about a scam involving individuals posing as Department of Water Supply employees going to residences and attempting to collect payments. In an incident earlier this week, a 65-year-old Kapaau woman reported that…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (345+ words) Hawaii Island residents and visitors are invited to attend 2026 Police Week festivities, including station tours, during the national observance next week. Police Week is a nationally recognized week of activities in support of police work and in recognition of officers…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (255+ words) WASHINGTON " The U. S. Justice Department added a charge of assault on a federal officer with a deadly weapon to the case against the man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents" Dinner at the Washington…...