HILO, Hawaii (AP) — The Big Island of Hawaii will allow places of worship, restaurants, hair salons, barber shops and a variety of personal-service businesses to reopen starting June 1, county...

HONOLULU (AP) — Joe Biden wins Hawaii’s Democratic primary, which was delayed by the coronavirus and turned into an all-mail election.

HONOLULU (AP) — Macy's Inc. has reopened 11 department store locations in Hawaii with new safety guidelines after temporary closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu is not capable of effectively enforcing a mandatory, 14-day quarantine on visitors staying in Oahu vacation rentals during the coronavirus pandemic, an official...

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has opened for limited use as the attraction begins a phased reopening plan following its closure because of the coronavirus.

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers on Thursday recessed after passing multiple funding bills designed to cope with the shock of the coronavirus pandemic that has hammered the state's...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate jumped to 22.3% in April, up from just 2.4% the previous month, as hotels, restaurants and retailers closed amid efforts to curb the...

HONOLULU (AP) — A newly formed policy group has announced an effort to reboot Hawaii’s tourist-based economy following the coronavirus outbreak using Native Hawaiian cultural values.

HONOLULU (AP) — The Queen’s Medical Center on Oahu has resumed non-emergency surgeries after gradually reopening clinics and other outpatient services over the past three weeks.

HONOLULU (AP) — The Central Pacific basin including Hawaii should expect to see between two and six tropical storms or hurricanes this year, federal forecasters said Wednesday.

HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Department of Health has ordered the immediate closure of a charity serving thousands of meals to needy people because of food safety violations.

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii public schools are expected to offer in-person and online course options this summer, education officials said.

Hawaii Department of Education Superintendent Christina...

HONOLULU (AP) — A program providing donated iPads and computer tablets has allowed patients at a Hawaii hospital to stay in contact with loved ones during the coronavirus outbreak.

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Big Island DUI arrests fell to a 10-year low during the period immediately after the state issued a stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Monday laid out a framework that counties may follow for opening more businesses and operations, including gyms, dine-in restaurants and churches as the...

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Lava from the Kilauea volcano eruption is still cooling down and estimated to be only halfway cooled, scientists said.

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s largest public pension fund suffered its worst quarterly loss in more than 17 years because of the economic impact of the coronavirus.

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers plan to set aside more than half of the money the state received in federal coronavirus relief money to bolster the state’s unemployment insurance fund.

WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — The Hawaii Department of Agriculture has launched an investigation to determine where three coqui frogs came from after they were captured in a hardware store in Maui...

WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — The Hawaii State Department of Health has confirmed the state's first case of rat lungworm disease this year was detected in Maui.

HONOLULU (AP) — A tourist from New York was arrested for allegedly violating Hawaii's traveler quarantine after he posted on Instagram photos of himself sunbathing and carrying a surfboard, state...

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — The Hawaii County Council gave initial approval to a bill that would create a new tax category for luxury residences.

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii’s only geothermal power plant announced it will push back the restart of commercial operations to the fourth quarter of 2020.

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige said Thursday he’s inclined to extend his “safer-at-home” order through the end of June to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — An increase in seismic activity around the youngest Hawaii volcano poses no immediate danger to the Big Island, geologists said.

HONOLULU (AP) — The first segment of Honolulu's $9.2 billion rail line will not be operational until next March, three months later than previously forecast, officials said.

HONOLULU (AP) — Some Hawaii hotels say they need more guidance about how to enforce a 14-day quarantine on travelers, including what to do if guests refuse to comply or how to participate if they...

HONOLULU (AP) — Researchers have located the sunken USS Nevada near Hawaii, helping to close the final chapter of a historic battleship that served in both world wars and survived two nuclear...

HONOLULU (AP) — Researchers from the Hawaiian Rare Plant Program have established small operations that could hold enormous benefits by helping to save many of the state's plant species from...

HONOLULU (AP) — The state Department of Health on Tuesday asked lawmakers to appropriate about $2.5 million to fund a program at the University of Hawaii that would train workers to track contacts...

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Observatories on Hawaii's highest mountain started resuming activities following a forced closure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

HONOLULU (AP) — Wildlife officials reported the death of a pregnant Hawaiian monk seal who was found at a beach on Kauai.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers said Monday they plan to plug a projected $1 billion hole in the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year by using money from the rainy day fund, reducing...

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii has significantly reduced its inmate population in response to the coronavirus pandemic. But officials were not immediately available to provide a list of inmates who...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii nonprofit organizations and the state’s homeless coordinator warned about a surge in newly homeless families and the need to continue funding social service programs as the...

WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Prosecutors have left bail at $250,000 for a man police said was in possession of a loaded revolver, drugs and cash after searching his residence and...

LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — Environmental groups in Hawaii have joined a campaign to bring attention to discarded personal protective equipment that is adding to plastic pollution on shorelines worldwide...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii on Friday reported no new case of the coronavirus for the first time in nearly two months.

The state Department of Health said the number of positive cases remained...

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — A Hawaii mountain town that suffered serious economic damage from a volcanic eruption has been wounded by another natural disaster as the coronavirus hits its...

HONOLULU (AP) — The Honolulu Board of Realtors issued a report showing the state's real estate market suffered last month as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers will reconvene starting Monday for at least six legislative days to address an estimated $1 billion budget shortfall brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, House...

HONOLULU (AP) — Oahu's lifeguards have returned to their towers dotting the island's public beaches with new rules and strategies for preventing the spread of the coronavirus.

WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — The Hawaii Supreme Court heard arguments delivered remotely for the first time in the court's history in a case involving a dispute over water on Maui.

LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — Police are investigating two people who were dropped off on Kauai by a small plane in violation of travel regulations established in response to the coronavirus...