HONOLULU — The leader of the only U.S. medical team to enter Myanmar since a cyclone struck two months ago said Monday he saw a surprising number of replanted rice paddies and more reconstruction than » Full Story

HONOLULU (AP) — An Oahu grand jury on Wednesday indicted a Kaneohe minister for allegedly sexually abusing a young female over eight years.

Manuel Guillermo Taboada, 56, was arrested Mond » Full Story

HONOLULU — The state is activating a rapid response team to help people laid off at two Big Island hospitals.

The team will meet employees at Kona Community Hospital in Kealakekua and for » Full Story

HONOLULU — The state is activating a rapid response team to help people laid off at two Big Island hospitals.

The team will meet employees at Kona Community Hospital in Kealakekua and for » Full Story

The Hawaii State Teachers Association says it would accept “random” drug testing if it is limited to a select group of teachers, perhaps based on prior DUI convictions or a history of chronic absence. » Full Story

HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu City Councilwoman Ann Kobayashi is running for mayor.

Kobayashi says she’s running because many people feel they’ve been ignored in the city’s planned $4 billion » Full Story

HONOLULU (AP) — St. Francis School is continuing to integrate boys into the traditionally all-girls school, but with a new twist.

Boys have been enrolled for 7th and 8th grades for the fi » Full Story

HONOLULU — A new e-mail scam has prompted the state Department of Taxation to warn Hawaii taxpayers about a phony claim that they are owed a state tax refund.

The e-mail claims to be from » Full Story

HONOLULU — Hawaiian Telcom is distributing and redeeming coupons for free corded telephones to prepare residents for the hurricane and storm season.

Residential customers on Maui, Lanai a » Full Story

HONOLULU — The latest federal statistics on local agriculture reports that macadamia nut production has fallen to a 26-year low.

The National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates tha » Full Story