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The state Department of Health is awaiting test results in two possible cases of mosquito-borne dengue fever on the Big Island.

Seesaw tax revenue collections from quarter to quarter continue to confound those overseeing Honolulu’s rail project.

Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptors have engaged in combat in Iraq and Syria, dropping bombs on Islamic State targets while occasionally dodging Russian fighters, the Air Force said last week.

A former Hawaii resident working as a manager at a cryogenic therapy salon in Nevada died last week shortly after entering a deep-freeze therapy tank, her stepfather said Monday.

Two West Oahu nonprofits will receive $100,000 each under the terms of a plea agreement reached between federal prosecutors and Waste Management of Hawaii to settle a case involving the spillage of millions of gallons of contaminated stormwater from the island’s only landfill into the ocean several years ago.

U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono and U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard say they plan to reject political contributions made by embattled Honolulu telecommunications executive Al Hee, who was convicted in July of tax fraud after federal prosecutors accused him of skimming several million dollars from his company Waimana Enterprises to pay for lavish personal expenses, such as massages, jewelry and family vacations.

Some 130 people living in three oceanside homeless encampments that grew in size after the city cleared out the adjacent Kakaako makai encampment have at least three more weeks before state sheriff’s deputies push them somewhere else.

U.S. Rep. Mark Takai has been diagnosed with a small tumor on his pancreas after undergoing tests to determine why he had been experiencing some stomach pain in recent weeks, according to a spokesman.

The drowning of an ABC News doctor has family members raising money for a lifeguard tower.

After a 10-hour sail to this national park, I launched Honu’s dinghy to visit the island inside the circular reef. I expected a tranquil beach walk followed by a peaceful picnic. Instead I could barely hear myself think for the flocks of calling, courting and nesting seabirds.