Downtown Hilo is great for shopping, sightseeing, socializing, and more. ADVERTISING Downtown Hilo is great for shopping, sightseeing, socializing, and more. But it’s difficult to do any of those ...

A proposal to create a Business Improvement District to revitalize downtown Hilo has been decisively killed after pushback from area business owners. During a two-part community meeting in February, ...

The Hawaii County Windward Planning Commission has deferred consideration of a bill banning new paid parking lots on the island after hearing input from the planning director and co- author of the ...

From left, Capt. Sam LeMar said, “For the Salvation Army, we say, ‘Soup, Soap, and Salvation.’ We focus on meeting the physical and emotional needs – people are more than welcome to get soup and soap, ...

The Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation is still deciding how to utilize the flattened area off Ponahawai Street by the Alenaio Stream Flood Control Project in Hilo. In the meantime, ...

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - For the second day in a row, fire crews battled a fire in Hilo. Early Sunday morning, a blaze displaced seven people, prompted a mass evacuation, and forced road closures. The ...

A fire destroyed four buildings early Sunday morning on Kinoole and Hiali streets in downtown Hilo. The fire caused police to close multiple streets in the area, and the Hawaii Fire Department and ...

HILO, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hilo police are asking witnesses to come forward after a stabbing Friday in Downtown Hilo. Just before 1 a.m., police were called to Punahoa Street and Furneaux Lane for ...

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - A man accused of approaching Hawaii Island police with a knife before being shot by an officer in Downtown Hilo has been charged, authorities said. The suspect, 41-year-old ...

HILO, Hawaii (Island News) – The Hawaii Island Police Department arrested and charged two men in connection with two separate robberies that occurred at businesses in downtown Hilo. Hilo patrol ...