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President Donald Trump’s widely expected executive order Thursday to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education was met with alarm and contempt from Hawaii educators and the state’s Democratic congressional delegation who are worried about many federally funded programs supporting student loans, civil rights and low-income children.

Two House committees Thursday passed a bill that would impose more user fees to nonresidents who visit specified state parks and trails.

Funding from Hawaii County and the state totaling $6 million is bringing the decade-long effort to build Hilo’s first skatepark closer to fruition.

A small sample of once-loyal Hawaii visitors from Canada have written to Gov. Josh Green and Hawaii tourism officials that they canceled their latest trips to the islands because of President Donald Trump’s comments and actions toward their country.

A 67-year-old San Pedro, Calif., man who stabbed his then 64-year-old girlfriend several times with a steak knife while the couple was vacationing in South Kohala in 2022 has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment.

Whether you already have a furry loved one to care for or you’re looking for that perfect animal addition to the family, Aloha Ilio Rescue’s fourth annual “Cause for Paws” event will have what you need.

The latest production from Hilo Education Art Repertory Theater, or HEART, pays homage to one of Hawaii’s most important locations: under the sea.

A new preschool serving about 80 children between 3 and 4 years old will be built on the campus of the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo.

The driver of a gold Honda Civic sedan that police pursued Friday — believing it might have been transporting wanted suspect Christopher Lucrisia — has been charged with first-degree property damage and first-degree resisting an order to stop.

A Pahala man was “clearing pests with a torch” late Sunday night and unintentionally set his residence on fire, according to a press release from the Hawaii Fire Department.