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General newsJul 23, 2026

Hawaii raises truck bed-riding age to 16 as roads get faster, testing a cherished island tradition

In Hawaii, riding in pickup truck beds is a cherished tradition

TechnologyJul 4, 2026

Female American rower completes record-breaking solo journey from California to Hawaii

A Grand Canyon river rafting guide who aimed to become the first American woman to row across the mid-Pacific solo has completed a record-breaking journey from California to Hawaii

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SportsJul 1, 2026

Sony Open flips over to PGA Tour Champions event

The PGA Tour and Sony have announced the golf season in Hawaii will start at Waialae Country Club next year with the Sony Championship

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General newsJul 1, 2026

Hawaii displays historic photos of Martin Luther King Jr. wearing flower lei during Selma march

Photographs of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wearing lei from Hawaii during the Selma-to-Montgomery marches are now on display in Honolulu

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PoliticsJun 4, 2026

A lawsuit challenges Hawaii homestead leases limited to those with 50% Hawaiian blood

A lawsuit is challenging the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, which provides land to Native Hawaiians with at least 50% Hawaiian blood quantum

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General newsJun 2, 2026

Mental fitness exam ordered for man charged with murder in 3 'heinous' killings in Hawaii

Prosecutors say the killings of three men on Hawaii's Big Island were “especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel.”

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Residents of Hawaii's remote and eclectic Puna district are grappling with the shocking killings of three men who were drawn to the area for its off-grid and laid-back lifestyle

A man wanted in connection with the killings of three men has been apprehended after a massive search of Hawaii’s Big Island

A tourist from Washington state is accused of throwing a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal

Hawaii's recent catastrophic flooding has devastated local farms, leaving many farmers struggling

Hawaii's Democratic governor has signed a bill to curb corporate and "dark money" influence in politics

A tourist from Washington state is facing federal charges after a witness recorded what prosecutors say was a video of him hurling a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal just off a Maui beach last week

Two states could try to squeeze companies' money out of politics by redefining the powers of corporations

A Hawaii doctor who was accused of trying to kill his wife on a cliffside hike has been convicted of attempted manslaughter