Hilo News

Today is the first of two days that Hilo based military units will convoy from the Keaukaha Military Reserve to Pohakuloa Training Area.

Tuesday evening, on a day that her opponents for the U.S. Senate spent tangling at a candidate forum in Honolulu, Lingle untied a maile lei, posed for pictures with friends and blew out the candles on a large cake.

Police are seeking a 29-year-old man wanted for questioning in connection with a stabbing last week in Kailua-Kona. The man, Tommy Eugan Howard, is described as African-American with black hair and brown eyes, but he may wear contact lenses that alter his eye color.

Hawai`i's education and astronomy communities, and numerous other people, are mourning the loss of Dr.

The field crew carrying mist-net poles across the lava to reach a kipuka in the middle distance.

A worker was killed and another critically injured when a tower collapsed last September at Kapohokine Adventures in Paukaa, north of Hilo.

The University of Hawai`i at Hilo is mourning the loss of one of its own. Astronomy Professor Dr.

Ruriko Sakuma, daughter of dairy farmer Shinji Sakuma, rubs a cow at their farm in the village of Katsurao in Fukushima prefecture, 25 kms west of the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant on May 3, 2011 after returning to feed their livestock from a shelter in Fukushima City.

About 200 people gathered Monday at East Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 1 in Hilo to honor the memories of the men and women who gave their lives fighting America's wars.

On Sunday, a group of about 20 veggy-loving volunteers gathered in downtown Hilo to give new life to land once sacrificed to development.

Mike Allen of Waimea wears a grass dance outfit that he made himself during the 7th annual Hilo Inter-Tribal Powwow on Saturday at Wailoa River State Park.

The Hawaii Police Department says it has received no calls or reports of damage from the magnitude 3.5 temblor that struck at 2:10 a.m. Saturday.

A Kona man who was stopped for shoplifting Tuesday in Hilo tried to identify himself using the name of a man he had just kidnapped, Hawaii island police said.

The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii recognized Puna Patrol Officer Shea Nactor as "Officer of the Month" for April and South Hilo Patrol Officer Jared Cabatu as "Officer of the Month" for May.

Over the last 10 years, the Hilo Downtown Improvement Association has been operating out of the Hilo Information Center at the Mooheau Bus Station building located at one of the gateways to downtown.

As the proprietor of Prabha's Indian Garden, Ryan seeks to provide Hilo-area vegetarians and vegans with flavorful Indian and Asian cuisine that supports a healthy lifestyle.

The developer of Woodlawn Center in Pahoa has filed a pair of lawsuits against the franchisee of the KFC and Burger King restaurants in the shopping area, seeking more than $312,000 in total.

SPECIAL TO NHN Janet Lindsey, left, and Penny Alcoran examine images and reminisce about the plantation days that they remember.

The election calendar has changed significantly, moving the date from September to Aug.

Hawaii interisland shipper Young Brothers reported a 2.6 percent increase in its cargo volume for the first quarter of this year compared to the same time in 2011.