Keaau News

The state Department of Education is scaling back a move to provide extra learning time for students at struggling schools.

Hawaii Island is home to most of the 192 bed and breakfasts legally operating in the state, according to Hawaii Tourism Authority's 2012 Visitor Plant Inventory data.

Ambitious plans to build a three-story commercial building on the site of the Hilo Farmers Market were shelved when the Great Recession put a serious damper on the nation's economy.

Extended learning time for low-performing schools in Waianae, Kau, Keaau and Pahoa was heralded as a stride toward progress on reforms that won Hawaii a federal $75 million grant.

Two Hawaii men are facing up to life in prison after a federal jury convicted them of conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more methamphetamine on Maui.

More Big Island high schoolers are taking Advanced Placement exams, but they're not scoring as high as in previous years.

U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is visiting low-income, low-performing Hawaii schools targeted for education reforms under a $75 million federal grant.