Hawaii County

... Control work is scheduled for February 17 and 18. Public access to affected areas and the Mauna Kea Hunter Access Road will be restricted ....

... The district court's judgment is reversed, case remanded for the merits ....

... The post caused a stir among some lawmakers during the Legislature’s opening day ....

... Queen’s North Hawai’i Community Hospital, Kona Community Hospital, and Hilo Medical Center now scheduling vaccinations for those 75 years of age and older, as well as essential workers ....

"... 2033, the expiration of the existing state lease .... "

... precinct officers and district council officers who reside in Senate District 1 have selected three names to send to Governor David Ige ....

... An eruption has commenced within Kīlauea’s summit caldera ....

... Will an Hawaii County Board of Ethics decision help Hawaii County's new mayor chart a new course for law enforcement at the Mauna Kea telescope protest site? ....

... UPW members at work -- broken jaw, nose, and eye socket ....

... the State hired a DC SCOTUS player to argue that this case isn't worth the Court's time ....

... The first 60 homes, a portion of the greater 118-unit Laʻi ʻŌpua Village 4 – Akau, are anticipated to be offered to beneficiaries in mid-2021 ....

...Harry Kim won’t be mayor much longer....  

... 382 intentionally abandoned vehicles and approximately 700 tires on three parcels ....

...the geothermal facility is one of the largest and most reliable renewable energy resources in the state....

... Cordeiro’s prior convictions under state law included an incident wherein he physically assaulted and threw gasoline on a prior intimate partner; an incident in which he burned a female victim with the hot metal tip of a butane torch; and two separate incidents wherein he violently struck women while they held his infant child ....

...the first wave of Body Worn Cameras (BWC) will be live in the South Hilo, Kona, and Puna districts on Monday, November 9, 2020....

...The South Kohala District Court courtroom will be temporarily closing beginning December 1....

...anonymously collecting data from Bluetooth-enabled devices in passing vehicles....

... “Having two disparate points of view is ultimately the way of finding a more creative solution. What I hope ultimately is having a better collaboration between the scientific community and the native Hawaiians will help us arrive at a solution that's right for all of humanity.” ....

... The group will make recommendations to the board ....

...With only a few working computers left, it was time to reach out for help.... 

...The VA report noted “There was very little proactive preparation/planning for COVID...."

...he unwittingly bought into a scheme that is now the subject of an FBI investigation....

...HRS127A contains no language prohibiting supplementary or additional emergency proclamations....

... The staff were doing their job to eliminate a suspected contraband pathway and the fact of the matter is, the inmates didn’t like it .... 

...Ruiz is employed by the Hawaiʻi Police Department and last served as a patrol officer in the district of South Kohala in August of 2015.  He is currently assigned to a limited duty position at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Kona....

...environmental impact statement to analyze its proposal to retain up to approximately 23,000 acres of state-owned land at Pōhakuloa Training Area (PTA) to support continued military training....

...12 of the people named have addresses on the Big Island — four in Hilo, two in Pahoa, two in Waimea, one in Keaau, one in Kealakekua, one in Mountain View and one in Hawi. The remaining 10 addresses are on Oahu....

 ...'This case is the proverbial 'Exhibit A' of much that is wrong with takings law.'....

...Open Letter to Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim....

... OHA Negotiating Position: “$50 million per year” ....

... BOR approved a revised plan to restructure the internal management of UH-managed lands on Maunakea ....

...Here is the Imua TMT's latest voter guide. We have compiled a list of candidates and many of their stances on the TMT....

... In sentencing Estabilio, the District Judge imposed a sentence above the range suggested by the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. At the sentencing hearing, the District Judge characterized Estabilio’s conduct as “reprehensible,” and driven by “greed” and a sense of “entitlement” ....

...3 foot storm surge at center of hurricane....

...EPA banned LCCs in 2005....

...Once all three parking lot entrances were blocked, Glendon was observed walking around the parking lot with a “Lei O Mano,” which is a Hawaiian shark tooth war club....

...Cert Petition: "This case is the proverbial 'Exhibit A' of much that is wrong [with takings law]...."

... construction will probably not happen this year or through the upcoming winter season ....

" ... the fate of the Thirty Meter Telescope really coincides with the entire astronomy industry in the United States...." --Ige

...Like many Hawaiians, I believe there is room on the Mauna for both science and the sacred.  But we must protect the environment and honor the culture.  With pono management, the presence of world class scientific equipment will benefit Hawaiians and all people through advances in education, jobs, economic opportunity, and global competitiveness.”....

...A lawsuit was filed in Hilo Circuit Court in 2017 alleging essentially the same set of facts on the same date....

...The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is seeking public input on the decommissioning of the Hōkū Keʻa telescope on the summit of Maunakea....

...The University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents will consider the UH Hilo internal restructuring plan for management operations of Maunakea lands at the board’s upcoming June 18 monthly meeting....

...Creagan made his unannounced move June 3, 2020—the last day for withdrawals and one day after the deadline to file....

...61 percent of Hawaii residents support moving ahead with construction of TMT, with 32 percent opposed....

...The over 2000-page EIS had been produced by a group of ten West Hawaiʻi aquarium fishers and the National Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, on their proposal to ask the DLNR to issue permits to the ten aquarium fishers....

...The regents are expected to vote on the new internal management structure at their May 21 meeting....

...For the first time in state history, a judicial swearing-in ceremony was conducted by videoconference and broadcast live on the Judiciary’s YouTube channel....

...the department is launching an independent evaluation of the University of Hawai‘i’s (UH) compliance with the Mauna Kea Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP)....