Kilauea Neighborhood Center to close for construction work
Road closures planned next week
LIHUE — Get ready for multiple road closures on the westside and eastside of Kauai next week.
Hospitalizations, ER visits quickly rising in Hawai‘i due to COVID
Free veterinary service to be offered during Tropic Care
Hanalei slope stabilization project expected to be completed in 2025
Hawai‘i to cover palliative care through Medicaid
HONOLULU — The state of Hawai‘i has become the first state in the U.S. to cover community palliative care services through Medicaid, according to Gov. Josh Green.
Gabbard family searches for answers in murder case
HONOLULU — A prominent Hawai‘i family is still searching for answers from authorities about the violent death of a retired University of Hawai‘i at Manoa professor, writer and environmentalist killed in Samoa in May.
Plan to turn hotel into housing nixed on Big Island
A $5.5 million county grant to purchase a historic West Hawaii hotel and use it for affordable housing has fallen through.
Council advances gift ban bill for city and county employees
HONOLULU — A Honolulu City Council measure to prohibit city and county employees from accepting gifts from lobbyists or other third-party sources in relation to their official duties is nearing final approval.
Honolulu City Council adopts $4.7 billion budget package
HONOLULU — The Honolulu City Council unanimously adopted Wednesday a nearly $4.7 billion budget package slated to bolster police and fire services, upgrade city parks and develop more affordable housing for the 2025 fiscal year, which begins July 1.
Bill to regulate bike tour groups advances on Big Island
HILO, Hawai‘i — A proposal to impose regulations upon commercial bike tour operators in Hawai‘i County has advanced despite pushback from bicyclists and tour groups.
Full-scale, multi-agency exercise at Port Allen on Friday
Housing project application process extended until June 14
Hawai‘i launches wildfire, drought alert campaign
Navy and NASA looking to renew land use deals
ROD fight continues: Experts hope to prevent injuries to trees caused by animals
HILO, Hawai‘i —While the fight against Rapid ‘Ohi‘a Death continues throughout Hawai‘i, scientists have shifted their focus to managing ungulates and other invasive species.
Recent Kilauea eruptions could indicate new phase of activity
HILO, Hawai‘i — The brief eruption of Kilauea earlier this week was three years in the making.
Honolulu and DHHL unveil plan for Kailua land
HONOLULU — Honolulu City Council members and the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on Tuesday unveiled a Council resolution to approve the transfer of city residential property in Kailua to DHHL to develop single-family homes for Hawaiian home lands beneficiaries.
Kalaeloa surf lagoon resort plan suffers wipeout in court
HONOLULU — An already delayed plan to develop a surf park and resort on vacant state land in Kalaeloa has encountered a legal setback.
State insurance chief doesn’t see carrier exit
HONOLULU — The state of Hawai‘i has been the subject of some scary national headlines lately regarding property insurance, but the state insurance commissioner on Tuesday expressed a less calamitous view of the industry affecting homeowners.