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A 23-year-old registered nurse from Kauai was crowned Miss Aloha Hula 2025.

Police have initiated a murder investigation following an alleged domestic dispute Thursday night in Puna.

Hawaii auto sales continued to fall this year and badly trailed the rest of the country — with an uncertain future ahead because of President Donald Trump’s economic policies, the Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association reported Wednesday.

NOTICE TO MOTORISTS

Without a doubt, the best attended event during Merrie Monarch week, at least in person, is the Merrie Monarch Festival Royal Parade.

Police are investigating an early morning pickup truck rollover in North Kona, north of Puuanahulu, that left the driver, a 75-year-old Kailua-Kona man, in critical condition.

A state bill intended to reinforce legal protections for domestic violence survivors has cleared its final legislative hurdle.

Nearly 70% of Hawaii businesses have been “significantly” affected by President Donald Trump’s tariffs, and 27% have been “moderately” touched, according to preliminary results of a survey still being conducted by the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii.

A Kona Circuit Court jury last week found in a civil trial that a Waimea businessman sexually abused a 12-year-old boy decades ago.

The SCP Hilo Hotel (formerly Hilo Seaside Hotel) at 126 Banyan Way will be hosting a three-day cultural event and craft fair during Merrie Monarch week featuring nearly 80 vendors and over a dozen live musicians.