Hawaii County

"... a known narcotics trafficker was frequently visiting Hostetler’s property under a suspected arrangement to stash firearms, money, and narcotics...."

... this is a negotiating position for the master lease renewals ....

... "Right up to the end, UKIRT remained highly productive and will leave a lasting scientific legacy.” ....

"I would love to stay here (on the Big Island), as your Chief, and would publicly commit to not applying to be the Chief anywhere else."

... Klein Quit as OHA’s Maunakea Lawyer Six Months Ago ....

... "If (the $2.19M fine is) upheld by the hearings officer it will mean the closure of these two urgent care facilities." ....

... questions that could reshape insurer-provider contracts statewide ....

... oral arguments will also be livestreamed for public viewing ....

“The height restriction … is wrongfully preventing Honuaʻula from completing the construction of an approved affordable housing project…"

... Sulla is set to be sentenced on October 21, Zamber on October 7, and Budhabhatti on October 8 ....

... Houghton conducted weekly piano lessons with the children virtually from his residence in Hawaii. On several occasions, Houghton used the virtual piano lessons to persuade the children to perform sexual acts ....

... To take the survey, visit  >>>  tinyurl.com/laulimasurvey   <<<   .... 

... two departments will be getting new Chiefs ....

... could potentially open up a huge legal can of worms based on historical layers of fraud, mislabeling and mishandling of so-called "Ag" land ....

... Was it worth it?   Senate Ways and Means Chair Donovan Dela Cruz got $4,000 in campaign contributions from convicted Unity House felon Roberta Cabral.  In exchange, we got a shouting match in Hilo .... 

... testimony before Hawai‘i, Honolulu, Kaua‘i and Maui county councils or planning commissions ....

... a new report from the county’s Office of the County Auditor suggests more than two dozen ways to help speed up the process ....

... The Army’s current lease for 23,000 acres of state-owned land at PTA is set to expire in 2029 ....

... Ausman is not quite out of the woods yet ....

... years of trauma can lead to a complex set of injuries: sleep disorders, PTSD, hormonal imbalances, pain, depression and more ....

... The settlement resolves a Clean Water Act lawsuit filed in 2023 by Earthjustice ....

... Ausman sued Hawai‘i County’s Board of Appeals after finding himself in the strange position of owning a beach house in Milolii that he couldn’t live in or renovate ....

... possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and illegal reentry ....

... Governor Green has nominated three Circuit Court Judges in the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and Hannah Kihalani Springer to the Commission on Water Resource Management ....

... A federal judge signaled he is likely to dismiss some claims in a dispute between Hu Honua and Hawaiian Electric ....

... While wildfire threatens Hawaii's communities, DLNR pays for helicopter-borne extermination operations ....

... Gonzalez Jacobo has been removed to Mexico at least four times and has three prior felony convictions related to drug trafficking ....

... Maori Trust insolvent, placed in receivership, after being looted by IDG Hawaii Geothermal schemers ....

... HEI continues to raise money to cover Lahaina Fire settlement ....

... HDOT made repairs to Wailuku Bridge in September 2019, November 2020, and April 2023. A full rehabilitation of the bridge is planned to begin in 2027 ....

... for at least seven years the parcel has been used rent-free by Pacific Biodiesel ....

... akamai readers will remember that fire officials were at a summit like this when Lahaina burned ....

... Clint Jordan Lopaka Nahooikaika Borge, 41, of Pahoa, Hawaii, was arrested this morning pursuant to a grand jury indictment ....

"... First-of-its-kind health plan and housing agency partnership in Hawaii offers transitional housing and structured support for its most vulnerable members experiencing homelessness ...."

... District Court judges and Independent Grand Jury Counsel ....

... assess the readiness of the Giant Magellan Telescope (Chile) and Thirty Meter Telescope (Hawaii) to move into the major facility Final Design Phase ....

... Any power outages were unrelated to the PSPS program ....

... Kafkaesque issues that so far have been unresolvable ....

... Kusch will serve until 2026 before facing election ....

... Event Marks the Department’s Largest Agricultural Offering in Nearly 40 Years ....

... testimonies Grassroot submitted to Hawaii's county councils during the past two weeks ....

... Bill 212 would increase the permit threshold for maintenance projects to $25,000 ....

... most doctors will not sign that form due to liability reasons ....

... County regulatory reform bills on the move ....

... Bill 184, Draft 3, which would set up a special activity permit for businesses that want to sell food or sell, rent or lease merchandise on or beside county streets ....

... The nine leases and 25 revocable permits represent a continuation of the transfers under Act 90. Passed by the legislature in 2003 ....

... Bill 46 aims to impose a 3% tax on so-called empty homes across Oahu ....

... just as Hawai‘i County lawmakers were working on freeing the bees, the Honolulu County Council began making an unexpected beeline in the opposite direction ....

... In December 2023, the FBI conducted a raid of the managers’ apartment and the Lei Ohana office at Kamakana Villages, seizing computers and other items implicated in the production of child pornography ....

... Hawaiʻi Supreme Court’s unanimous decision of Rosehill v. State of Hawaiʻi, Land Use Commission, where the court held that farm dwellings in the agricultural district cannot be used as short-term vacation rentals under Hawaiʻi law ....