A possible solution to decrease the revolving door of incarceration for people suffering serious mental illness and substance use disorder in Hawaii was proposed Thursday at a summit held by the state Judiciary at Keahuolu Courthouse.

Ironman week officially kicked off Saturday morning with dozens of runners taking part in the Kona Town Fun Run on Alii Drive in Kailua-Kona.

After reading a state report highlighting abysmal conditions at the Hawaii Community Correctional Center, a Hawaii County Council member is urging the facility to be moved elsewhere.

HONOLULU — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited Hawaii this week amid lingering community frustration and distrust after jet fuel from a military storage facility last year spilled into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water, poisoned thousands of military families and threatened the purity of Honolulu’s water supply.

Both the victim of a Monday night shooting in Mountain View and the man accused of being the shooter contacted police with differing accounts of the incident, according to court documents filed by police.

The Hawaii Police Department and other agencies are warning people to be on the lookout for telephone and online scams from people claiming to represent legitimate organizations.

Shortly after the award-winning Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy building at the University of Hawaii at Hilo was honored with a blessing ceremony in December 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic struck, forcing many students to miss out on the innovative new structure.

The American Red Cross Hawaii Region is deploying volunteers to help with relief efforts in Florida in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

A state Supreme Court ruling about felony prosecutions could prompt the state Legislature to confirm the board of a new Maunakea management agency much earlier than expected.