At least 1 in 4 licensed fishing trips lose catches — and profits — to sharks in Hawaiian waters. Scientists are developing chemical repellants and magnetic fields as deterrents.

The Keauhou aquifer’s current usage leaves room for more development, but a changing climate could significantly undercut that.

Hale Maluhia provides emergency shelter to vulnerable women but has never been inspected by county fire inspectors. Staff say the units are safe.

The TMT project is back under consideration for federal support, but it must complete a final design phase without taxpayer assistance.

A proposal for statewide free transit died last week at the Legislature, but supporters still have hope for a proposal to make transit free for youth.

Lawmakers want a hotel built at Hilo’s airport to meet the housing needs of the Merrie Monarch festival while longer-term efforts to revitalize the once-thriving tourist district continue.

The county subsidized rentals in an office building 30 feet away on the same property, but overlooked illegal units in the adjacent poi factory.

A recent trip to the remote refuge shows that environmental restoration is possible with commitment from policymakers and the public.

The Pāhoa Aquatic Center remains closed and communities are still cleaning up.

Homelessness is a shifting set of responses to distance, scarcity, and history — shaped as much by geography as by policy.