Built in East Boston, the 414-ton steamship Kilauea arrived at Honolulu in 1860 to commence 17 years of interisland steamship service in the Hawaiian Islands.

While the future of the economy may be hard to predict, Hawaii-bound bargain hunters can take advantage of new and existing trends that make Aloha State vacations more affordable - and more appealing than ever.

The Charter Commission offered the amendment without public support or supporting evidence after its own chairman’s violations of 20.02 were brought to light by an alert citizen.

The view of Diamond Head on Oahu isn’t the one you’ll find on postcards. Vog blankets the state for the third day in a row.

The following individuals recently launched a business, were appointed to a leadership position or honored for their work in the business community: * Thomas Hoen was named president of the Kaua’i Developers …

COURTESY HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY Lava from Kilauea volcano continues to flow through tubes originating at the east rift eruption site on the Big Island and is entering the ocean west of Kalapana.

The fight for an anti-rail group’s attempt to stop the city’s $4 billion rail transit project through a November ballot question continues.

Big Island Mayor Harry Kim is recovering after undergoing triple bypass surgery yesterday following his third heart attack.

The military has identified the remains of three sailors missing from the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on the battleship USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor.

The state warned yesterday that tiger sharks have been sighted along the northwest coast of the Big Island.