HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii Island is often called the Big Island. But on official maps, it’s actually officially known as the “Island of Hawaii.” Now the Board on Geographic Names ...

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake rumbled just offshore of the Big Island of Hawaii on Tuesday morning, but officials said no ...

An observation deck that provides stunningly powerful panoramic views of Kaluapele, the summit caldera of Kīlauea volcano on ...

What’s in a name? That question remains a powerful one, more than four centuries after William Shakespeare posed it.

Hone is moving westerly at 12 mph and is about 105 miles south of Hilo, Hawaii. Hurricane Hone was moving late Saturday south of the Big Island of Hawaii as a weak Category 1 storm, with winds ...

The Hawaii Board of Geographical Names (HBGN) is debating whether to change the big island's official name from 'Island of Hawaii' to ‘Hawai'i’. They say this will match the nearby islands ...