A behind-the-scenes workshop and attempts to get commitments from colleagues on an item not on the agenda are two ways the County Council pushed the…
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Proposed rules for vacation rentals received a frosty reception Friday evening during a public hearing in Hilo. The rules are being drafted to enforce a…
HONOLULU (AP) — The rate of shark bites in Hawaii has been increasing slightly in recent years, but the risk remains extremely low — roughly…
A bill passing through the state legislature may spell the end for plastic bottles, styrofoam food containers and more across the state. Senate Bill 522…
Water quality monitoring on Hawaii Island will get a boost under a bill that passed the state House of Representatives on Thursday. Introduced by Rep.…
WAIKOLOA — The first time Michael Phillips saw the Northern Lights was outside his college dorm room in north Vermont. “It was a very faint…
Hawaii Island is known for its microclimates. And they could be one reason why permafrost exists inside two craters — Pu‘u Wekiu and Pu‘u Haukea…
The Hawaii Fire Department station in Puna will have its medical emergency response capability doubled this year when a second ambulance is delivered to the…
Chilly weather and scattered showers are to be expected through the weekend and the beginning of next week as cool air continues to arrive from…
Opponents of a water bottling facility proposed for Hilo have filed an ethics complaint against Hawaii County Councilwoman Ashley Kierkiewicz. The petition to the county…