County wants private land for Puna road
Hawaii County will seize portions of a pair of private properties in lower Puna in order to complete the reopening of Pohoiki Road.
County grants lease extension of Kanoelehua Industrial Area property
After years of bureaucratic wrangling, a Hilo lessee of state land has finally secured a 30-year lease extension for property in the Kanoelehua Industrial Area.
County puts up $200K to mitigate invasive insect
Hawaii County will invest in additional biosecurity measures at a West Hawaii waste facility to prevent the spread of a devastating invasive beetle.
Study of PGV’s impacts on groundwater set to begin
A nearly $500,000 federal study of the impacts of Puna Geothermal Venture on Puna’s groundwater should begin soon.
STVRs on ag land goes before state high court
A debate about whether short-term vacation rentals should be allowed on farmland will go before the state’s highest court this week.
Pohoiki project moves ahead: BLNR approves permit to dredge channel
A state board has approved an application for a dredging project that would reopen the Pohoiki Boat Ramp.
Public clashes with Army over PTA lease
Big Islanders continued to urge the U.S. Army to abandon the Pohakuloa Training Area instead of extending its lease of state land.
‘Wenaokeao’: Big Island students name Maunakea observatory instruments after starlight
A pair of instruments at a Maunakea observatory have been given a less unwieldy name by a group of Big Island high school students.
Punalu‘u project stalled: Board grants standing to two legal challenges to the proposed resort
Legal challenges by two different groups of Ka‘u residents against a planned resort development in Punalu‘u will go forward after a long, tempestuous Windward Planning Commission meeting on Monday.
Proposed Punalu‘u Village goes before Planning Commission Monday
Developers behind a controversial planned resort community in Punalu‘u hope the project will rehabilitate the surrounding area.
National Science Foundation to discuss possible funding for TMT
A federal agency will conduct an external review of the Thirty Meter Telescope project to determine whether the observatory will receive federal funding.
Council bill could change make-up of planning commissions
A Hawaii County Council member is proposing more specific qualifications for Windward and Leeward Planning Commission members.
Harsher fines proposed for owners of barking dogs
Fines for owners of persistently barking dogs could double under a Hawaii County Council proposal.
Manono Street project clears another hurdle
Despite some misgivings, a Hawaii County Council committee has approved a plan to redevelop a derelict Hilo residential lot.
Legislation would fund programs to help control the feral chickens
A Hawaii County program to fight feral chickens on the island could be coming later this year.
A solution for insurance crisis? Some Puna residents pursue member-owned insurance cooperative
After most of the recently proposed legislative solutions have failed, Puna residents are hoping they can solve their district’s impending housing insurance crisis.
Light at the end of the tunnel for Hakalau park
The long-closed Hakalau Beach Park will reopen more than a decade after being shut to the public according to a state Department of Transportation document.
Kolekole park reopens: ‘Places like this are the heart and soul of the community’
A Hamakua beach park finally reopened Wednesday after seven years of closure and renovations.
‘This means they’re out there’: Adult coconut rhinoceros beetles detected on Big Island
Adult coconut rhinoceros beetles, a highly destructive invasive pest that has devastated Oahu palm trees, have been detected on the Big Island for the first time.
UH-Hilo faces enrollment challenges
Fall enrollment at the University of Hawaii in Hilo was down last year, continuing a years-long trend.
