John Burnett

<p>Hawaii County has come to terms with the state’s largest labor union regarding hazard pay for those who worked during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>

<p>A 22-year-old Hilo man remains in jail on 19 criminal charges in connection with an armed robbery Tuesday on Waiakea Peninsula in Hilo.</p>

<p>At least two bills that would legalize some form of sports wagering in Hawaii remain alive this legislative session.</p>

<p>A crowd of perhaps 300 showed up Saturday at a town hall hosted by U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-Hawaii) at the Pahoa High and Intermediate School cafeteria.</p>

<p>A citizen’s group told a Honolulu federal judge in a letter Wednesday it has reached a conditional settlement with Hawaii County in a lawsuit over sewage discharged into Honokohau Harbor in North Kona.</p>

<p>A suspect in a 2021 double homicide in southeast Ohio appeared Thursday in Hilo Circuit Court after having been arrested Tuesday by the Hawaii Police Department on an extradition warrant.</p>

<p>Among a plethora of agriculture-related bills introduced this legislative session, two moving forward include one that would increase penalties for agricultural theft and another which would allow farmers and ranchers to use deadly force against intruders under certain circumstances.</p>

<p>It’s technically the rainy season for most of Hawaii, but the entire state is in drought, according to the National Weather Service.</p>

<p>A 67-year-old Hilo woman was sentenced Thursday to 10 years of probation for her role in starving her developmentally disabled 9-year-old granddaughter to death in 2016.</p>

<p>A former state senator from Hilo is suing the state House of Representatives, accusing the legislative body of violating the state Constitution by holding a Rules Committee meeting behind closed doors.</p>