United States Magistrate Judge Kenneth J. Mansfield yesterday ordered Alden Bunag, 33, of Honolulu, detained in custody pending trial or other disposition of a charge filed in a criminal complaint …

The Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services (DHS) is warning Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and the general public, to be aware of a scam using texting to obtain your …

The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) and the Hawai‘i Fall Prevention Consortium are launching a statewide campaign to reduce kupuna fall injuries. The campaign runs through July 17 and …

President Joseph R. Biden recently signed into law the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022. In a bipartisan effort, Congress passed S.3580 which will bring major changes to the ocean shipping industry which has not been impacted by federal policy changes in over …

Stevedores helped capture a live skunk this morning at Pier 1 at Honolulu Harbor. The skunk was spotted on the dock and stevedores used a fishing net to capture the …

Today, in the presence of students, teachers and advocate groups, Governor David Ige signed SB 2821 SD2 HD1 CD1 into law. This measure requires the Department of Education to provide …

Citing lineage to various Polynesian monarchies did not keep 56-year-old Saute Sapolu of East O‘ahu from escaping a citation from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE), this …

Scammers are impersonating state and federal officials and are taking the deception one step further by spoofing the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Professional and Vocational and Licensing …

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) has identified one additional probable case of monkeypox in a Hawaiʻi resident. The individual is an adult Oʻahu resident who had close contact with …

If you go back and listen to the sound of a small wildfire just last week, you hear how tinder dry the forest is. Snap, crackle, pop. If you listen …

Mason Jordan, age 31, appeared in federal court in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Friday after his arrest there yesterday on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, coercion and enticement of …

David Ige on Friday signed HB2075 (Act 030), restoring part of a previous gun law that was struck down by a federal court last year. The new law requires the …