The lone testifier tried to stop a council vote on acquiring land in Kapoho.

The Hawaii County Council has renewed its push to acquire a historic stretch of coastal land in Puna, urging the Department of Finance to proceed with the purchase of a 364-acre property in Pahoa ...

A proposal to delay implementation of Hawaii County’s short-term vacation rental law until mid-2026 has cleared a County Council committee and now heads to the full Council for final approval. Bill 98 ...

Big Island midwives and the Hawaii County Council are urging the state to remove a requirement that midwives must have a license in order to practice. A 2019 Hawaii law, which stated that the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii County moved one step closer to cutting down plastic waste as Bill 83 passed its second reading on Tuesday, advancing a measure that would require food businesses to ...

Supporters of two competing long-term public planning documents turned out in droves Monday at a Hawaii County Council ...

An irate testifier interrupted a Hawaii County Council meeting Tuesday while its members were preparing to vote on a ...

The Hawaii County Council came one vote short Wednesday of overturning Mayor Kimo Alameda’s veto of a bill that would have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TIM WRIGHT Hawaii County mayoral candidate Kimo Alameda, center, shared a shaka with supporters Tuesday night at Nani Mau Gardens.