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Rifle shots rang out across the grounds of the Hilo Police Station on Monday as an honor guard performed a 21-gun salute honoring fallen Hawaii Police Department officers in a solemn commencement of Hawaii County’s 2026 Police Week. The post ‘Their legacy lives on’: County honors fallen law enforcement officers appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.

Hawaii County has paused plans to remove 37 trees in the Honoka‘a Sports Complex following pushback from the community. The post County halts plan to remove 37 trees from Honoka‘a park appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.

Survivors of the Maui wildfires still face profound emotional and psychological challenges nearly three years after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century killed more than 100 people, destroyed more than 2,200 structures and displaced an estimated 10,000 residents. The post Mental health needs remain key to Maui wildfire recovery appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.

Na Hale Makoa, a 140-unit affordable workforce rental housing community in Waikoloa Village, was dedicated Friday. The post Affordable housing project in Waikoloa Village is dedicated appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.

The Hawaii County Windward Planning Commission on Thursday will decide the fate of the “Falls on Fire” Festival — a controversial “Burning Man”-inspired gathering in Papaikou hosted by Pennsylvania video game executive Andrew Tepper. The post County approval sought for festival that has irritated neighbors appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.

A Waimea man was killed Sunday afternoon in a traffic collision on Kawaihae Road (Highway 19) near the 65-mile marker. The post Waimea man killed on Kawaihae Road while changing a tire appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.

Hawaii taxpayers — except for the highest income earners — will continue to benefit from historic tax breaks after legislators wrapped up their 60-day session by increasing the state’s $1.6 billion “rainy day fund” by $50 million and adding new limits on county and state law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration enforcement efforts. The post Tax cuts preserved, immigration enforcement limited as Legislature sends final bills to Green appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.

Laughter and squeals of joy filled the air on a recent Wednesday morning at the site of the Mountain View Ka Pa‘alana Preschool, where toddlers, parents and teachers gather to play, do crafts and learn four days a week. The post ‘It’s gonna be very devastating’: Five Hawaii Island early childhood education sites to close appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.

With a potential El Nino cycle increasing hurricane threats to the Hawaiian Islands, state and county officials warn that most existing shelters are insufficient to protect residents beyond a Category 1 storm. The post Hawaii shelters inadequate against hurricanes appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.

A Florida woman died Saturday in an apparent drowning at Honaunau Bay in South Kona. The post Florida woman dies in possible drowning in South Kona appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.