Hawaii County

... Mauna Kea Stewardship Oversight Authority (MKSOA) Director John DeFries went for nearly a year without noticing ....

... The County of Hawaiʻi will be distributing $11.8 million in Affordable Housing Production (AHP) Program funds to six projects across Hawaiʻi Island ....

... Honolulu Bill 42 allows taxicabs to set their own prices -- Hawai'i County Bill 52 allows backyard chickens ....

... fires in Hilo claimed the lives of two people, displaced nearly three dozen other residents and razed at least five buildings ....

... a 50,000+-square-foot medical facility adjacent to the new hospital that Queen’s has already announced it is building ....

... a new plan from state leaders seeks to chart a different course ....

... this represents a prospective opportunity to allow TIO LLC to proceed with the TMT project ....

... Strong winds, low humidity today could lead to Public Safety Power Shutoff ....

“Kekoa tried the same game here some two or three years ago.”

... From October 16 – 19, 2025, the entrance channel filled with black sand, cobbles, and larger lava rocks carried by ocean swells ....

... 24 percent of STVR users would not travel to Hawai‘i Island if this lodging option were unavailable ....

... a land patent issued by the Territory of Hawaii in 1922 limited the uses of the land to "Church purposes only" ....

... pig culling, leads to police report, leads to loss of 2A rights ....

... Judge Kim described HMSA physician contracts as, “oppressive, unconscionable, and unenforceable.” ....

... Dangerous individuals are released all the time because there is nowhere to house them. The Hilo Jail & State Mental Hospital are full ....

...The ruling ensures that applicants with decades-old non-domestic misdemeanor convictions are not categorically barred from obtaining firearm permits in Hawaii County ....

... SIPD conducted the investigation in concert with the U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Inspector General and Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, and the Hawai‘i County Police Department ....

... All Permit Types: Average duration of permit review and approval process has been reduced by 66%, from nearly five months to under two months ....

... Hawaii's master lease renewal process pays off big for Chile ... and now Spain ....

... at Mauna Lani and Waimea the typical single-family customer will see a rate increase of approximately $18 to $25 per month ....

... Successful geothermal project leadership in New Zealand? There is a record of litigation surrounding those efforts which include claims of fraud and misrepresentation ....

... proposal to repeal “Rules and Regulations of the Hawai’i Police Department Governing the Issuance of Licenses to Carry Concealed and Unconcealed Weapons” ....

"... a known narcotics trafficker was frequently visiting Hostetler’s property under a suspected arrangement to stash firearms, money, and narcotics...."

... this is a negotiating position for the master lease renewals ....

... "Right up to the end, UKIRT remained highly productive and will leave a lasting scientific legacy.” ....

"I would love to stay here (on the Big Island), as your Chief, and would publicly commit to not applying to be the Chief anywhere else."

... Klein Quit as OHA’s Maunakea Lawyer Six Months Ago ....

... "If (the $2.19M fine is) upheld by the hearings officer it will mean the closure of these two urgent care facilities." ....

... questions that could reshape insurer-provider contracts statewide ....

... oral arguments will also be livestreamed for public viewing ....

“The height restriction … is wrongfully preventing Honuaʻula from completing the construction of an approved affordable housing project…"

... Sulla is set to be sentenced on October 21, Zamber on October 7, and Budhabhatti on October 8 ....

... Houghton conducted weekly piano lessons with the children virtually from his residence in Hawaii. On several occasions, Houghton used the virtual piano lessons to persuade the children to perform sexual acts ....

... To take the survey, visit  >>>  tinyurl.com/laulimasurvey   <<<   .... 

... two departments will be getting new Chiefs ....

... could potentially open up a huge legal can of worms based on historical layers of fraud, mislabeling and mishandling of so-called "Ag" land ....

... Was it worth it?   Senate Ways and Means Chair Donovan Dela Cruz got $4,000 in campaign contributions from convicted Unity House felon Roberta Cabral.  In exchange, we got a shouting match in Hilo .... 

... testimony before Hawai‘i, Honolulu, Kaua‘i and Maui county councils or planning commissions ....

... a new report from the county’s Office of the County Auditor suggests more than two dozen ways to help speed up the process ....

... The Army’s current lease for 23,000 acres of state-owned land at PTA is set to expire in 2029 ....

... Ausman is not quite out of the woods yet ....

... years of trauma can lead to a complex set of injuries: sleep disorders, PTSD, hormonal imbalances, pain, depression and more ....

... The settlement resolves a Clean Water Act lawsuit filed in 2023 by Earthjustice ....

... Ausman sued Hawai‘i County’s Board of Appeals after finding himself in the strange position of owning a beach house in Milolii that he couldn’t live in or renovate ....

... possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and illegal reentry ....

... Governor Green has nominated three Circuit Court Judges in the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and Hannah Kihalani Springer to the Commission on Water Resource Management ....

... A federal judge signaled he is likely to dismiss some claims in a dispute between Hu Honua and Hawaiian Electric ....

... While wildfire threatens Hawaii's communities, DLNR pays for helicopter-borne extermination operations ....

... Gonzalez Jacobo has been removed to Mexico at least four times and has three prior felony convictions related to drug trafficking ....

... Maori Trust insolvent, placed in receivership, after being looted by IDG Hawaii Geothermal schemers ....