Keaau High School teacher Judith “Elise” Hannigan, center, was named Hawaii State Teacher of the Year on Friday during ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii Department of Education announced the 2026 Teacher of the Year. A ceremony took place Friday at Washington Place in Honolulu. This year’s winner is Judith “Elise” ...

Judith “Elise” Hannigan still remembers the words she scribbled onto a note card for a nervous student preparing to take the Advanced Placement English exam: “You’ll do on the test exactly as well as ...

Keaau High School teacher Judith “Elise” Hannigan, center, was named Hawaii State Teacher of the Year on Friday during ceremonies at Washington Place in Honolulu. Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, left, and Gov.

Condominium insurance premiums have surged in Hawaii over the past year, and many buildings and unit owners are feeling the effects. Today’s Living Akamai featured Hawaii Insurance ...

Estate planning can feel overwhelming, but one local company is changing the way Hawai‘i families approach it. In this week’s ...

Piilanihale heiau was passed down through Goo's family. In 1848, King Kamehameha III granted her ancestor Kahanu 990 acres, ...

Carol Ann Crusat, 78, of Keaau died Aug. 1 at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was a courtesy clerk/cashier for KTA Super Stores in Kona. Memorial Mass 10 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 20) at St. Michael ...

Hawaii homeowners face some of the nation's highest insurance premiums, driven by geography and elevated climate risks.

A woman with Hawaii ties is one of hundreds of activists detained by the Israeli government earlier this week while trying to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza. Two people were arrested Saturday after an ...