Hawaii Tribune-Herald

The U.S. Army is addressing complaints by federal firefighters about unsafe conditions at Pohakuloa Training Area, according to an Army official.

Students at Pahoa and Keaau high schools endured challenges the past four years that no other graduating class faced before.

Nearly 7,000 Hawaii County building permits will expire at the end of the month.

HONOLULU — The Hawaii Board of Education has selected the former principal of Waipahu High School to be the next superintendent of the state’s public schools.

More than 100 students walked out of Keaau High School on Thursday, protesting sexual assault and providing both awareness and support for victims.

Hawaii County Council members seem to prefer a cautious approach to county spending, despite a budget windfall that has Mayor Mitch Roth proposing a $779.7 million spending plan, a 27.8% increase over the current year.

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources is working with Hawi community members to protect Pololu Valley from overuse.

The University of Hawaii’s Board of Regents on Thursday approved a supplement to UH’s management plan for Maunakea, despite potentially losing jurisdiction over the mountain before the end of the decade.

A bill adding eligible programs for county housing funds was passed on final reading Wednesday by the County Council, but a companion measure proposing a charter amendment to lock in funding was shot down by a council majority.

Three Hawaii Island public charter schools have a new tool for detecting COVID-19 on campus — an 8-year-old Belgian Malinois named Cobra.

The National Weather Service is predicting another weak hurricane season, but a potentially more severe wildfire season.

As COVID-19 cases rise throughout Hawaii for the eighth consecutive week, Hilo Medical Center reported a significant increase in pediatric cases.

Mental health professionals at Kaiser Permanente began a three-day strike Wednesday, taking to the street to picket in Kailua-Kona.