Update on July 28, 2015: The city says it will not pursue Hilo Hattie’s flagship store as a transitional shelter for homeless. Managing director Roy Amemiya said the operating cost would exceed the ...

“The Volcano of Mauna Loa was given a grand exhibition of Natural Pyrotechnics. The eruption is described as the most extensive which has taken place in these Islands. The last accounts fears were ...

The high school students spent last weekend living with local host families and participating in daily activities with them. Six different local families took in two students each and showed them what ...

Most of the tourist traffic to the Big Island of Hawaii goes through Kona, thanks to its abundance of hotels, sunny weather and memorizing water. It's understandable considering Hilo, though the ...

HILO, Hawaii (KHON2) — An investigation is ongoing tonight into two devastating fires in Hilo over the weekend. The family of Antoinette Gonsavles, who was killed in Saturday’s Puueo Poi Factory fire, ...

KAT WADE / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER Pearl City’s Johnai Kapua blocked a kill by Hilo’s Shaila Wilbur-Gabriel during the Chargers’ victory over the Vikings on Tuesday night. “They should hold ...

City officials did not make an offer to acquire the old Hilo Hattie property on Nimitz Highway that Councilman Joey Manahan said could have housed 500 homeless family members and up to 800 in an ...

HILO, Hawaii — If you stand at the edge of Queen Liliuokalani Park, you can look across the arc of Hilo Bay to town. The water will be calm, and Hilo’s little downtown will appear almost to float ...