Company will delay Big Island run for a year; economic concerns cited by Bobby Command West Hawaii Today bcommand@westhawaiitoday.com Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:23 AM HST Don’t plan on hopping into your car …

Editor’s note: This story is one in an occasional series of articles examining some of Hawaii County’s hotly contested election races.

Police are looking for four men who apparently took matters into their own hands and severely beat a suspected car thief early yesterday morning.

Kenoi, Pilago discuss budget, priorities at mayoral debate Friday, October 17, 2008 9:27 AM HST The gloves didn’t exactly come off Thursday night, as the two Hawaii County mayoral candidates had a chance to …

A nesting bird on Mt. Haleakala on Maui is responsible for an early big switch to digital television here in Hawaii.

Father of injured son says ‘he got what he deserved’ Hilo man Patrick Luk, 28, won’t be throwing rocks at vehicles again for a long time.

MAALAEA, Maui>> Endangered humpback whales are returning to Maui. A solitary humpback was seen two miles off Kaanapali, Maui, on Thursday, the Pacific Whale Foundation said yesterday.

Island Plastic Bags Inc. in Pearl City is also making biodegradable bags because, as owner David Hong says, that’s where the future is heading.

“Seventy-one percent of traffic fatalities on the Big Island are alcohol related.

Construction has begun on the Puna Community Medical Center, which is expected to open before the end of the year.