Hilo, HI media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places Hilo, HI in the centre. We have seen it on 19 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Hilo, HI biased?
Ad Fontes Media places Hilo, HI in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Hilo, HI left or right?
Ad Fontes Media places Hilo, HI in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Hilo, HI reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Hilo, HI are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Hilo, HI has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Hilo, HI’s own report linked underneath.
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
Hilo, HI reported it asFed. Reserve hikes benchmark rate by quarter point in first increase since 2023 (opens Hilo, HI in a new tab)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a coalition of Democratic-led cities and states have filed a lawsuit challenging a new Trump administration rule. The rule would allow immigration officials to deny green cards and visas to immigrants who use public benefits.
Hilo, HI reported it asStates, cities Sue Over Trump rule seeking to deny green cards to immigrants using public benefits (opens Hilo, HI in a new tab)
Donald Trump has rejected calls for new regulations on artificial intelligence, stating that the U.S. government already possesses adequate power to control AI firms. He described efforts to implement guardrails as a "sick conspiracy" that could cede technological leadership to China.
Hilo, HI reported it asPresident Trump rebuffs warnings from tech leaders regarding federal AI guardrails (opens Hilo, HI in a new tab)
Donald Trump confirmed he uses artificial intelligence but declined to specify how, stating only that it can be used for "a lot of things." He also commented on the technology's future, saying "whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins."
Hilo, HI reported it asPresident Trump rebuffs warnings from tech leaders regarding federal AI guardrails (opens Hilo, HI in a new tab)
An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people has been reported missing after losing contact on Sunday, September 13, 2026. The vessel was travelling from Surabaya, East Java, to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, and its last known position was in the Java Sea. Rescuers have launched a search operation.
Hilo, HI reported it asMassive search underway in Java Sea following ferry capsize that left at least 6 dead, 100’s missing (opens Hilo, HI in a new tab)
ICE officer Christian Castro has been federally charged with making false statements about the January shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis. Federal authorities had initially accused Sosa-Celis of assaulting an officer, but dropped charges after video evidence emerged.
Hilo, HI reported it asICE officer faces federal charges for false statements in shooting of Venezuelan immigrant (opens Hilo, HI in a new tab)
Jurors deliberated for a third day without reaching a verdict in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of strangling her three young children in January 2023. The case hinges on whether she acted due to postpartum psychosis or made a conscious choice.
Hilo, HI reported it asJudge orders deliberations to continue despite jury reporting an impasse in Lindsay Clancy murder trial (opens Hilo, HI in a new tab)
NASA's Roman Space Telescope has successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The observatory is designed to study dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets, collecting vast amounts of data to deepen our understanding of the universe.
Hilo, HI reported it asNASA launches Roman Space telescope on mission to probe deep space and distant galaxies (opens Hilo, HI in a new tab)
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged in a Minneapolis shooting has been released from a Texas jail. A judge refused to order his extradition to Minnesota, citing jurisdictional issues, while Texas Governor Greg Abbott awaits an internal state investigation.
Hilo, HI reported it asFormer ICE agent charged in Minneapolis shooting is freed from custody following extradition dispute (opens Hilo, HI in a new tab)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved daraxonrasib, branded as Rasonque, for metastatic pancreatic cancer. In trials, patients taking the drug lived a median of 13.2 months, compared to 6.7 months on chemotherapy.
Hilo, HI reported it asFDA approves daily oral drug Rasonque for patients wth metastatic pancreatic cancer (opens Hilo, HI in a new tab)
Canada has announced retaliatory tariffs on specific US goods, marking a new phase in the ongoing trade dispute between the two countries. The measures were announced on Tuesday.
Hilo, HI reported it asCanada escalates trade dispute with $20 Billion retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports (opens Hilo, HI in a new tab)
Earthjustice filed a federal lawsuit on 18 August 2026 to halt the US government’s auction of 33 million acres of seabed off American Samoa for deep-sea mining. The suit argues the plan threatens endangered species and violates environmental laws, while the Trump administration seeks to expedite permits despite international calls for a moratorium.
Hilo, HI reported it asNonprofit sues over U.S. push to auction areas of water around American Samoa for potential mining (opens Hilo, HI in a new tab)
The US Department of Justice asked a federal appeals court on 17 August 2026 to reinstate human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, after a judge dismissed them in May. The judge ruled the prosecution was selective and vindictive, citing statements by then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Abrego Garcia’s defence calls the case politically motivated.
Hilo, HI reported it asDOJ moves to overturn court order that dismissed charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia (opens Hilo, HI in a new tab)
The U.S. Supreme Court on 17 August 2026 declined for the second time to hear Donald Trump’s appeal of a $5 million jury verdict in favour of writer E. Jean Carroll. The decision leaves intact a 2023 finding that Trump sexually abused and defamed Carroll in the 1990s.
Hilo, HI reported it asSupreme Court rejects final appeal in $5M E. Jean Carroll civil lawsuit (opens Hilo, HI in a new tab)
Scott Jennings, a CNN contributor and former Bush adviser, is the early frontrunner to replace outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, though multiple sources say the selection process remains open. Chief of Staff Susie Wiles met Jennings at a Washington steakhouse, but other names, including Natalie Harp, are also under consideration.
Hilo, HI reported it asKaroline Leavitt stepping down as White House press secretary, will assume external advisory role (opens Hilo, HI in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump flew secretly from Turkey on an alternate military aircraft last month after an Iranian assassination threat was detected, according to reports. The White House had stated he was aboard Air Force One, but the press was left on a decoy flight as part of an elaborate ruse to conceal his departure.
Hilo, HI reported it asPresident Trump secretly switched to alternate aircraft in midst of Iranian threat in Turkey (opens Hilo, HI in a new tab)
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination 111 times during a hearing on COVID-19 origins. The resolution, opposed by all Democrats, was sent to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia for potential prosecution.
Hilo, HI reported it asSenate Panel votes to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress (opens Hilo, HI in a new tab)
New Mexico filed a federal lawsuit against the US Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, accusing them of withholding unredacted files critical to its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. The state says repeated requests for information were ignored or denied, hindering its probe into alleged sex crimes.
Hilo, HI reported it asState of New Mexico sues DOJ, Todd Blanche over withheld records in Epstein inquiry (opens Hilo, HI in a new tab)
The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote Tuesday on advancing acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination after Republican senators secured written assurances that a $1.8 billion fund tied to the Trump-IRS settlement would not proceed. Democrats argue the guarantees fall short of permanent protections.
Hilo, HI reported it asKey Republican senators back Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general (opens Hilo, HI in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
High factuality
- Ad Fontes MediahighCheck it
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Hilo, HI.
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- kwxx.com
- Seen publishing on
- kwxx.com
- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 19
- Reports listed
- 19
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
19 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Hilo, HI is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 19 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Hilo, HI: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 23 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 22 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
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