The Waiakea Peninsula in Hilo is considered the heart of the community but in recent years it has lost its luster.

I wrote about former judge James Seishiro Burns and how he came to have a Japanese middle name. Burns was a son of Gov. John ...

End-of-life care professionals debunk misconceptions and explain how to find the best hospice services for your loved ones.

The women (13-3, 8-0) defeated Hilo 58-55 and Pacific 69-49 ... The Aztec swimming team also won the University of San Diego Invitational. UC San Diego’s men’s and women’s dual meet at USC was ...

Here’s our top 10 things to do on the Big Island for Jan. 16-22. No. 1 — TRANCEFUSION: An Interstellar Dance Party (Hilo, Jan ...

It feels fantastic,” said Blau, who thanked her lab members and colleagues for their support and dedication. “This ...

The ‘alalā is the only surviving native crow species in Hawaii. Its decline is blamed on a loss of habitat due to logging, as ...

Travel Guide to Hawaii highlights ongoing tourism challenges, Maui’s slow recovery, and emphasizes mindful visitation.

Like fortune tellers who peer into a crystal ball for insight, volcanologists at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory peer into the tiny crystals contained in lava flows to learn about the magma’s ...

The instrument, called the Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS), features approximately 2,400 prisms scattered across the extremely wide field of view available at the Subaru Telescope’s primary focus, ...

and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Arizona. He and his wife Mahealani live in Hilo and have eight children, five of them grown. They have been state-licensed foster ...

It was smooth sailing as usual for Kohala boys basketball during Monday’s game against the Vikings at Hilo High. The ...