A small Waimea subdivision is causing big problems for a neighbor, who says work on the property is makingher land flood.

When Frances Sherrard was principal at Chiefess Kapiolani Elementary School, she led each grade-level to planta tree outside the school building.

A bill that would create a test program to retrofit four school buildings in the state to withstand a Category 3hurricane has passed the state House of Representatives and will have a public hearing next week.

Thousands of Hawaii Island students might leave their classrooms Wednesday morning to participate in National SchoolWalkout Day, a student-led protest against gun violence.

Mayor Harry Kim says his Maunakea committee, tasked with proposing a new management model for themountain, met for the first time Friday.

The Hilo Heart Walk, which attracted more than 800 participants, kicks off Saturday morning at Hilo Bayfront Park. The event raised more than $119,000 that will go toward innovative research, the fight for stronger public health policies and provide lifesaving tools and information to prevent and treat heart disease and stroke, Hawaii’s No. 1 and 3 causes of death. Contributions to the walk are being accepted through the end of March and can be made online at http://www.HiloHeartWalk.org.