Mahuna was selected by the Hawaiʻi Police Commission to be the permanent chief of the Big Island’s police department, the commission announced on Jan. 30.

Forecasters at the National Weather Service office in Honolulu issued a high surf advisory in effect until 6 p.m. Friday (Jan ...

A second person with Big Island ties has been identified as one of the six people who died in the Jan. 25 private jet crash ...

Hawaiʻi island residents have been tracking coconut rhinoceros beetles' destruction throughout the islands. Fearing the same for their home, they're urging the state to move faster.

The Big Island has seen significant drug seizures by the police department's vice division over the past year, including dangerous amounts of fentanyl.