Hawaii County

...Hawaii guardsmen help the recovery effort by assessing the damage and reporting to civil authorities, and by clearing the roadways....

...List of designated shelters for Hawaii , Maui, and Honolulu .... 

...several members of the State of Hawaii Land Use Commission were sued by the property owner in their individual as well as official capacities....

HELCO rates are consistently more than 37 cents a kilowatt-hour, and often well over 40 cents, despite nearly half of the island’s electricity being generated from renewable sources....

Your first reaction may be "well, duh." But....

On Aug 28, 2003, two bombs exploded approximately one hour apart on the campus of a biotechnology corporation in Emeryville, CA. Then, on Sept 26, 2003, one bomb strapped with nails exploded ....

Science. It's the darndest thing....

...After discussions with VA, DOH has determined that water catchment systems may be made safe for domestic use....

...the elected State Legislature has twice appropriated $618,000 of State construction and improvement funds specifically directed to the VSAS. The Governor of the State Hawaii, exercising what amounts to line item veto, has arbitrarily, for two years, withheld these funds....

“It may take a little time for West Hawaii residents to get used to the sight of the flare burning 24 hours a day, seven days a week, especially at night, but the continuous flare means the system is doing what it’s designed to do.”

...the undersigned farmers, ranchers and floral & nursery growers collectively produce more than 80% of the food and agricultural products grown in Hawaii....

In 2008, the Legislature amended H.R.S. §206E·3 to require Kakaako small business representation on HCDA. The cultural expert and Kakaako resident members were added last year by Act 323. At present, HCDA does not meet these membership requirements....

As the Hawaii County Council considers an anti-GMO bill which would require farmers to "register" the locations of their GMO crop fields, another GMO Papaya field in Puna has been attacked by machete-wielding vandals....

In an embarrassing move, Councilwoman Brenda Ford, whose Bill 109 would ban all GM crops outright, had former yoga instructor and anti-GMO crusader Jeffrey Smith Skyped in to the meeting to give his testimony....

Friday October 4, 6:00pm, at the Naniloa Hotel Crown Room in Hilo....

Brenda Ford’s bill, which would destroy Hawaii’s papaya crop and blow a huge hole in the county and state’s economy....

A story invoking Governor Abercrombie’s war-protester past, has surfaced on Breitbart.com....

A hearing on the plan’s disclosure statement has been scheduled for Sept. 16, 2013....

...The U.S. Army published the record of decision to construct and operate a modern Infantry Platoon Battle Course and associated infrastructure to support current and future Army training requirements at Pōhakuloa Training Area....

results of the Hawaiʻi Police Department’s 2013 Community Satisfaction Survey and the police chief’s responses....

...the first private space telescope to operate from the lunar surface, available to researchers, educators and the general public through the internet....

Approximately four years ago, the Hawaii State Legislature commissioned Stroudwater Associates to evaluate our Hawaii Health System Safety Net Hospitals....

"The proliferation and use of unpermitted kayak rentals being conducted at Napoopoo have resulted in concerns .... " 

The case involved a challenge to the charter's requirement that a candidate for public office be a resident of the district in which she intends to run for at least 90 days ....

 ... $3.7 million for capital improvement projects (CIPs) at Hilo Medical Center ....

...providing safe and reliable utility service at a reasonable cost, through the development of Resource Plans and Scenarios....

I am humbled to try and get everyone access to healthcare in a fair and timely way in Hawaii and that is all my letter to the city of Honolulu was about....

It is the aerial slaughter of sheep, goats, and pigs that prompted the referendum....

...recommendations to strengthen the County’s energy program and realize more than $3.9 million in taxpayer saving....

Chief Harry Kubojiri announced that the Hawaiʻi Police Department has been awarded accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies....

The ballot item on the formation of a hunting, fishing and gathering advisory commission in the November 6 election passed by almost 2 to 1 margin....

The Second Amendment is alive and well in Hawaii....

Hawaii Electric Light Company is seeking to add up to 50 megawatts (MW) of geothermal power at prices not tied to the cost of oil to help lower electricity costs for customers....

November 9th 2012 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Sheraton Keauhou Resort, Kailua-Kona 

Hounded by Luddites, shakedown artists, and anti-GMO hypesters, Hawaii’s Kamapachi Farms open ocean fish farm has now been named by TIME magazine as one of the Best Inventions of the Year 2012. Surely it will soon be driven from the state....

It is clear that our state government has not been working for the people and I am running to change that.

104,323 Hawaii County residents are registered to vote in the 2012 General Election....

SMS did a survey of 303 interviews, 90% said they unfamiliar with `Aina Koa Pono (AKP). 10% were aware of AKP. The math says this is 29-31 people.

Hawai'i Free Press endorsements on State and County ballot initiatives....

Retired Judge Charles Woods descibes meeting Pres Obama, V Pres Biden and Sec'y Clinton....

...the pig is so much more than just a resource to the Ancient Hawaiian, and I hardly think that “invasive” ....

Urge the Governor to rescind Executive Agreements between the State of Hawaii, the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) and HECO that were put in place in 2008 ....

"We are not going to volunteer as long as (fired elections workers) are not reinstated or treated fairly...." -- April 18, 2012

Have you looked at your electric bill lately? It just keeps going up and up.

Of the “four heated North Hawai’i races,” Hirono was the only candidate who did not feel it was important enough to attend.  

 A man suspected of child sexual exploitation has been identified according to the FBI. Sources say the man's name is ....

We can do this by lowering our excessive energy costs by 50%, by reducing our personal income tax rates by 20%, by eliminating GET on medical care and medication....

Lalamilo is located on 34.7 acres of land along the South Kohala Distribution Road, approximately two miles makai of the Waimea town center....