Jeff Fear and the Big Island Wave Riders Against Drugs have been on a mission to clean up West Hawaii beaches for the past 27 years.

The Hawaii County Department of Water Supply is holding the line on its budget, projecting a 0.5% decrease compared to this year.

An effort to increase Hawaii’s minimum wage is moving forward.

An ambulance for the Makalei area moved one step closer to reality Tuesday after a measure to fund and staff the proposal was passed by the Senate Committee on Ways and Means.

Running for mayor is proving once again to be a popular proposition, with 10 potential candidates pulling nomination papers as of Friday.

COVID-19, the recently identified respiratory illness that has infected thousands in China and elsewhere around the world, could bring “considerable” but uncertain risk to Hawaii’s tourism and economy in the coming year, according to a forecast published Monday by the University of Hawaii’s Economic Research Organization.

The public will have less opportunity to weigh in on the size, style and location of roadside signs under a streamlining measure making its way through the County Council.

HONOLULU — Hawaii is bracing for 50,000 to 70,000 cases of flu this year. But a surge in influenza has been complicated by fears of the new virus that started in China.

Research on the Big Island’s coastal erosion, led by a University of Hawaii at Hilo graduate student, is being used to shape county planning policies.

For the first time in five years, no new bill in the state Legislature will seek to create an independent Hawaii airports corporation.

A bill to fund an ambulance for the Makalei Fire Station remains alive with a make-or-break Senate committee vote scheduled for this afternoon.

Kona came out to support the 13th annual Community Cares fundraising event Saturday at Makaeo Pavilion.

The Big Island community now has a tool to respond to sudden cardiac arrest — and save lives.