West Hawaii beaches are much cleaner today thanks to an army of volunteers who came out for the 28th Wave Riders Against Drugs Community Beach Cleanup organized yearly by Jeff Fear and Jerome Kanuha and their extended ohana.

What started as a shared vision became reality Thursday at Waikoloa School with the unveiling of the latest Mele Mural by renowned artist Estria.

Kailua-Kona may be getting a few more free public parking spaces thanks to state land being offered to the county.

The 29th annual Kona Brewers Festival is returning with a new format and venue featuring 19 breweries from around the state, Alaska and the mainland.

The State House of Representatives Committee on Finance took up a measure on Thursday to fund mitigation and control of the two-lined spittlebug, an invasive pest that has destroyed thousands of acres of pasture land on the Big Island.

A homeless encampment at the Kona Aquatics Center was removed Thursday morning with police and Parks and Recreation staff performing park rules enforcement.

Kona has a new cafe that is serving up a purrrfectly delightful experience.

The Hawaii County Department of Environmental Management is requesting public input about a Draft Regional Wastewater Master Plan for Puako and other communities within the South Kohala District.

Two defendants originally convicted of the attempted murder of a security guard at the Kona Seaside Hotel are free after a jury found them guilty of lesser offenses in a retrial that concluded Wednesday.

After multiple lawsuits, property changing hands and land use disputes, the State of Hawaii prevailed on the latest litigation involving the Villages at Aina Lea, a long-planned development in South Kohala, mauka of the Mauna Lani Resort.

Travelers coming to and leaving from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole were informed Tuesday morning that the airport was closed.

Rockne Freitas may have been an all-pro NFL player for 11 years, but his legacy lives on as a great leader and visionary in higher education in Hawaii. On Saturday, his legacy was honored by the dedication of Rockne Freitas Way, the entrance to Hawaii Community College at Palamanui.

Clinical Labs of Hawaii has been providing laboratory services at Kona Community Hospital for decades, but that relationship is coming to an end in June.

State Department of Transportation crews, joined by Hawaii Police Department Community Policing Officers, cleared out three drainage tunnels and another encampment in Kona on Wednesday, hauling away tons of trash.