Hawaii County

... allow up to three accessory dwelling units per lot in most residential and some agricultural zones ....

... The Hawai‘i and Honolulu county councils have been chock full of measures lately ....

... beekeepers on the island "have been working on this bill for almost seven years" ....

... Lack of skilled nursing/rehabilitation facilities result in up to 100-day hospital stays for wait-listed patients ....

... drug addicts watching porn with 5-year olds ....

... Smith allegedly collected $3,627.00 from the team members’ parents and kept the money for himself ....

... the dye emerged at a shoreline spring, telling us that the wastewater from at least one home, and possibly more, is flowing out into Kahaluʻu Bay ....

... Honolulu lawmakers are considering legislation that would restrict beekeeping ....

... The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Hawaii County's practices regarding the issuance of Permits to Acquire (PTA) firearms ....

... Kauai, Maui and Hawaii County cable TV subscribers will now have a choice between Hawaiian Tel and Spectrum ....

... Earlier this year, an FBI agent from the Honolulu Field Office contacted police investigators with the names of some people who could potentially be identified as “Unknown Male #1.” ....

... Honolulu City Council's zoning committee approves doing away with affidavits needed to build homes or other structures ....

... status updates for the over 8,100 units in the affordable housing pipeline and thousands of existing rental units ....

“He was unopposed in this year’s primary and general election for the District 1 seat.”

... Hawaii Island lawmakers consider more liberal beekeeping rules while Honolulu County lawmakers ponder making them tougher ....

... the goal is to remove all references to Captain Cook from Hawaii ....

... All site work for the decommissioning of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) was completed in June 2024  ....

... the Hawaii Supreme Court hears oral arguments ....

... The Leeward Planning Commission voted favorably on a bill that would make it easier for beekeepers to expand their businesses ....

... Despite the bill's timidity, passage of the bill was still a welcome move .... 

... The County Council actually improved on a tax cut proposed by Mayor Roth, but neither version gives a break to industrial or commercial properties ....

... Five people were arrested over the weekend during what police say was a cockfight raid at a gathering on the Kaloli Drive end of the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Puna ....

... allow the Hawaii County Department of Public Works to issue pre-approved model plans for multi-family housing — as it already does for single-family dwellings ....

"...Combined, these oil-fired units have up to 53 megawatts of generating capacity. ...."

... one formal opinion and four informal opinions ....

... Hawaii County treats beehives like piggeries ....

“...30% respondents reported that if there was not a home and vacation rental option during their recent stay in Hawaii, they would not have made the trip....”

... The consent order requires the County of Hawai‘i to address broken equipment and deferred maintenance ....

... must pay fair market value for their leases ....

"It’s like Kabuki theater."

... The legal ownership of a firearm inherently includes the right to carry it ....

... Once Hawaii County forces families to apply for permits, the next step will be an effort to ban our industry entirely ....

... admitted to the emergency room with various burn marks, physical signs of dehydration and malnutrition, bruising at various stages of healing, and a fractured rib and femur bone ....

... especially when wind, solar and hydroelectric output is lower than forecast ....

... law allowing the governor and county mayors to suspend electronic media transmission during a state of emergency ....

... 119,326 acres of federal, state, private, and public lands are being designated as critical habitat for 12 species, meaning these areas have been identified as essential for the conservation of one or more of the species ....

... Notice of Second Extended Deadline for Applications for Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (island of Hawai’i) ....

... (he got probation after being) found with methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and an unconscious minor who had no pants and displayed physical indications of sexual assault. At that time, Kinoshita was out on bail for two state felony cases ....

... NSF discuss with the Board during the May 2024 meeting its plan to select which of the two candidate telescopes the Agency plans to continue to support ....

... Short-term rental owners in Hawaii could hardly find a better spokesperson for their cause ....

... what we need is “the collective will to share the Mauna” ....

... UH is working with MKSOA to transfer its leases, conservation district use permits, and an easement for lands on Maunakea to the new authority ....

"...a more fair, equal and sustainable capitalism...."

... Lawsuit seeks relief from growing fines of $40,000+ and end to harassment leveled against Rabbi Levi Gerlitzky by county officials for using home for religious gatherings ....

... Wind resources are forecast to be zero ....

“...30% respondents reported that if there was not a home and vacation rental option during their recent stay in Hawaii, they would not have made the trip....”

... HDOT is also working with contractors to mill and resurface a 10’ X 10’ area. Expected completion of the resurfacing, which will allow the runway to reopen, is prior to first light Tuesday, Jan. 16 ....

... they often foot the bill for property tax increases in the form of higher rent ....

... a new real property tax classification specifically for long-term rental properties ....

“...Drugs specifically played a role in 38 of the 76 traffic deaths on island in the past three years....”