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Alii Health Center will be cutting two to three jobs and consolidating office space, officials with the center said.The cuts equal about 6 percent to 8 percent of the center's total 35 physician and...

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources may issue a request for proposals for a kayak concession at Kealakekua Bay, the agency's director says."That's going to be the next step," Director...

HILO -- Dueling ethics proposals will be presented to the Hawaii County Council at an April 6 committee meeting, thanks to action taken Wednesday by the Board of Ethics.The board, saying a proposal...

Girl Scouts of Hawaii is voluntarily withdrawing its Lemon Chalet Creme cookies after receiving complaints from Hawaii residents the delectable treat's creme filling was discolored.The sandwich...

HILO -- A beef between two teenage girls on a Hele-On bus this week erupted into a brawl that spilled out into the Mooheau bus terminal.The incident occurred as police deal with a recent rash of...

HILO -- Hawaii County's two bands will play on, according to County Council members working to preserve the $347,027 budget Mayor Billy Kenoi has proposed eliminating.Kenoi announced March 1...

HILO --Federal agents raided the downtown Hilo sanctuary of The Hawaii Cannabis Ministry Wednesday morning, assisted by local police.Assistant U.S. Attorney Tom Muehleck said that no one had yet been...

An early-morning fire destroyed a two-story house in Palolo Valley. Fire dispatch sounded an alarm at 1:38 a.m. today, followed by a second alarm soon after, for a house fire at 1801 9th Ave. on the...

HONOLULU (AP) -- Gov. Linda Lingle has released $250,000 to help finance construction of an event pavilion and new roof at the Maui Arts and Cultural...

said Thursday it will fly three times a week between San Jose and Maui and four times a week between San Jose and Kona. The airline is offering introductory one-way fares of $179 between San Jose...

(AP) — HONOLULU - Hawaii's unemployment rate inched upward in January, led by large job losses in the tourism sector of the state's economy, the state reported Wednesday. According to figures...

The number of foreclosures in Hawaii fell 25 percent in February from the month before, though filings were up significantly year-over-year, evidence that residents are still struggling to make ends...

HONOLULU — Wildlife officials lauded Washington's "holistic approach" to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside...

A bill that would give more power to the Board of Veterinary Medicine, has advanced at the state Legislature, with no opposition.However, animal rights groups were not successful in amending the bill...

Girl Scouts of Hawai'i has issued a "quality withdrawal" notice for one of its popular flavors of cookies after receiving complaints that the filling was...

The state Office of Consumer Protection has filed an unfair trade practices lawsuit against Lifelock Inc., a national firm that promises to protect its customers from identity...

Eighth-seeded Hawai'i surged ahead against top-seeded Fresno State at yesterday's Western Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals. The Rainbow Wahine handled the full-court press and got into an...

Three large tiger sharks forced a search team to halt its efforts yesterday to locate and recover the body of a missing swimmer from Northern California who had disappeared from Laniākea Beach...

As Amber Kaufman soars into the NCAA Indoor Championships tomorrow in Fayetteville, Ark., there are probably just two people who can prevent her from becoming Hawai'i's first track & field champion...

That's according to figures released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that show the state's labor situation wasn't as rosy as the unemployment rate might suggest.During 2009, about 15.5 percent...

McMackin said there are about 70 high schools in Japan that play American football. He said Tokai, which has an affiliate school in Hawai'i, is comparable to a Division III football...

Upward of 10 excessive- speeding convictions are expected to be thrown out on appeal following a Hawai'i Supreme Court ruling last week that raised issue with police and prosecution methods in...

Kailua's Tyson Lono slides safely into third base in the second inning after stealing second base and advancing on a throwing error by Castle in an O'ahu Interscholastic Association Red East game at...

O'ahu Interscholastic Association boys basketball coordinator John Chung said yesterday plans to shift teams between the Red and White Conferences next season are on hold pending an analysis of the...

State spending cuts significantly have worsened the effects of the global economic downturn in the Islands, according to several Hawai'i economists who spoke to more than 150 advocates, lawmakers and...

It's rare that a golfer gets to defend two state titles in one year. Then again, everything about the golfing career of Lorens Chan, a 15-year-old 'Iolani School sophomore, has been exceptional, so...

State Senate President Colleen Hanabusa formally filed nomination papers yesterday for the May 22 special election to fill out the remainder of former U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie's term in...

The start of 2010 brought little change to the Hawai'i's unemployment rate, with the jobless rates lingering around three-decade-old highs that may not go down...

After a shaky start in the season-opening series against Oregon State in which UH lost 3 of 4, the Rainbows' infield has corrected itself the past two series in which it took 3 of 4 from Oregon and...

"The Missouri and Arizona are primarily my two, and he wanted to go to" the Pacific Aviation Museum, said Derek Rosso, 27, referring to his wife's brother. "Everything here seems interesting."And now...

The east-facing shores of Oahu, Kauai, Maui, Molokai and the Big Island are again under a high-surf advisory until 6 p.m. tonight.The National Weather Service said surf heights of 5 feet to 8 feet...

The 6-foot-5, 345-pound Kemoeatu, a Kahuku High alum from Hawai'i, spent last season on injured reserve with the Carolina Panthers after tearing his Achilles' tendon in training camp. He's the older...

U.S. citizens at least 18 years old and who don't have any military affiliation are invited to attend the job fair from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Kahuna's Community Ballroom. Military members, retirees and...

Gov. Linda Lingle yesterday dismissed the findings of a People's Pulse survey indicating that more than two-thirds of residents oppose conducting another rail-transit study, calling the question used...

The cutter traveled more than 5,000 miles and visited American Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati, Johnston Island and Samoa.The missions included servicing navigational aids in American Samoa, post-tsunami...

Take, for instance, his approach to guarding Dominique Jones. The South Florida star ripped apart the Hoyas the last time the two teams met, and was coming off an impressive performance that helped...

An autopsy has determined that 28-year-old Kimo Elderts, who was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle on Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway on Saturday, died of natural causes and not from...

The city's Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division reported that 85 box jellyfish were seen at Waikīkī Beach, 15 at Ala Moana Beach Park and five at Hanauma Bay.On Tuesday, more than...

Traci Yoshikawa, who belted a solo homer in the second inning, hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the eighth as Hawai'i beat Troy, 2-1, last night to complete a...

An autopsy has determined that 28-year-old Kimo Elderts, who was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle on Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway on Saturday, died of natural causes and not from...

Hawaiian Electric Co. repair crews were working last night to replace an uprooted utility pole that had shut down traffic on Pi'ikoi Street at Wilder Avenue for much of...

Who'll make a commitment first? Back-and-Forth Brett Favre or Jockeyin' Joe Mauer?As negotiations have lagged, Mauer's hesitancy to accept a record-setting contract offer from his hometown team has...

Jason Kidd, Caron Butler, rookie Roddy Beaubois and Shawn Marion picked up the slack.Kidd had 20 points and nine assists, hitting 5 of 8 from 3-point range, and the Mavericks recovered from an...