Nearly 150 acres of private land in Kau could be purchased by the state under a bill being discussed in the Legislature.

State officials are still seeking to restore funds for a study of alternate traffic routes into Puna, even as Hawaii County ...

Honma, under the new administration of Mayor Kimo Alameda, said the department will be continuing two major projects that ...

Vast federal job cuts being driven by President Donald Trump could benefit Hawaii state and county workforces burdened by ...

Brothers Ian and Shawn Schweitzer filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, naming staff in the Hawaii County Police Department, including the police chief and deputy police chief, an investigator in the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii County Police Department has its first-ever female assistant police chief. Sherry Bird was promoted to Assistant Chief of Administrative Bureau. During her ...

Hawaii County Mayor Kimo Alameda discusses an emergency proclamation issued this morning regarding ongoing issues at Hilo ...

The disparities, as well as the need to deal with chronic water shortages and fights over access, has led the county to a major decision to take over private water systems, which deliver most of the ...

A few bands of moisture will move over Maui County and Hawaii Island over the next several days, increasing the chance for ...

Hawaii County plans to begin charging for admission to the Pana‘ewa Rainforest Zoo and Gardens next year. Hawaii island’s only zoo opened in the Pana‘ewa Recreational Complex in 1978 and has ...

The County of Hawaii’s Department of Parks and Recreation is now accepting applications for summer lifeguard positions at ...

HAWAII COUNTY, Hawaii (Island News) – The County of Hawaii encourages residents to sign up for emergency alerts for future disaster events. Residents are encouraged to sign up for the County’s ...