Tired of the long wait for action, City Council member Esther Kiaaina takes residents’ pleas for peace and quiet direct to helicopter companies.

Apple Maps has updated its driving directions to resolve a glitch that for two weeks sent tourists on a hazardous detour.

The complaint by legal short-term rental operators says the city is taking away their property rights.

Many hotel housekeepers say their hours have been cut and they are being asked to do far more work in that time.

The governor said it’s unfortunate that the consultants hired by the state Department of Transportation may be “tone deaf” to the community’s concerns.

Case counts are as high as they’ve been since mid-February and those figures are likely a major undercount because of unreported positive home test results and asymptomatic infections.

Concerns about public safety and disrespect of cultural sites and private property are mounting, but so far a workable solution has been elusive.

The system is designed to relieve crowding at the popular hiking trail but it may take some time to work out the kinks.

Members of the public are concerned about increased traffic and tourist pressure on Keauhou Bay as well as the proposed removal of a popular beach volleyball court.

The governor will travel to Japan next week to promote a return of visitors from Hawaii’s third-largest tourist market.