The House and Senate have to work out major differences if the bill is to pass in the next two weeks.

The Forest Service is looking to close its Big Island labs — the only ones of their kind, researchers say, that help protect the Pacific’s unique tropical forests.

After several attacks, police are trying to get the owner of a dog that’s been terrorizing a Puna neighborhood to surrender the animal.

The case raises questions about whether the state could be on the hook for millions of dollars if other charter schools close.

The bill would create a new low-interest loan program to help eliminate some of the 80,000 cesspools leaking millions of gallons of sewage into Hawaiʻi’s nearshore waters daily.

Stronger enforcement and better registration requirements are on the horizon on the Big Island.

The volunteer board often cancels meetings for lack of quorum and doesn’t have a paid staff like other counties to shoulder some of the load.

Coral reefs already face a litany of threats. Experts say storm runoff from the recent Kona lows will only make matters worse.

Most schools are on track to reopen later this month, but at least two schools are searching for alternatives in the final months of the school year.

Crop insurance is hard to attain in Hawaiʻi, and federal programs are tailored to mainland agriculture.