News in Hilo
Mortgage rates hit 7% as Iran war crushes a weak housing market
Mortgage rates jumped to 7% this week for the first time since January 2025, squeezing housing affordability when many Americans are grappling with higher energy costs and economic uncertainty brought on by the war with Iran.
Starbucks to shutter 250 stores as turnaround plan continues
Starbucks said Thursday it was closing 250 underperforming stores across the country this week.
More than 167,000 pounds of meat are recalled across US
More than 167,000 pounds of raw pork, beef and goat products are being recalled nationwide because they were produced without proper inspection, federal safety regulators said.
The ‘super’ El Niño is here. Trump chose to be unprepared
El Niño is coming! El Niño is coming!
Trump’s TV network ban defies First Amendment
President Donald Trump never had much love or respect for the free press, even though it’s a foundational ideal of the American experiment.
Republicans in Congress are walking away from their core duties
The story of this political moment keeps getting written like President Donald Trump is the main character — his impulses, his conflicts, his latest post on Truth Social.
PHOTOS: Vikings volleyball vanquishes ‘Riders
Vikings vanquish ‘Riders
Nolo strengthens to Category 2 hurricane; life-threatening flash flooding possible
The hurricane is now 175 miles south of South Point with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.
Hawaii County Weather Forecast for September 25, 2026
Hurricane Nolo will drift northward toward Big Island through Friday night. Deepening moisture along the northern edge of the system will gradually increase...
Nolo becomes hurricane with additional steady to rapid intensification expected
Expected to become a major hurricane by this weekend and pass near or just south of the Big Island on Saturday, with tropical storm conditions expected to begin Friday night and hurricane conditions possible Saturday.
High surf advisory now in effect for east, southeast shorelines of Big Island
A short-period south swell and strong winds generated by what is now Tropical Storm Nolo is expected to produce advisory level surf along those exposed shores.
3 nēnē killed on Moloka‘i roadways ahead of Nēnē Awareness Day 2026
Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife reminds the public that incidents such as these are preventable.