KAILUA-KONA — Jim Smallwood was a temporary resident at Kona Community Hospital and the night staff realized they had a serious problem on their hands, or perhaps more aptly stated, under their skin.

KAILUA-KONA — If we build it, will they come?

KAILUA-KONA — Kona Community Hospital has lifted visitation restrictions after 40 days of patient quarantine, the hospital announced in a release Monday.

KAILUA-KONA — A large-scale emergency homeless site in West Hawaii may be operational inside of four months, as Hawaii County has made the preliminary development of Village 9 off Kealakehe Parkway in Kona a high priority for the upcoming year.

KAILUA-KONA — Hawaii County Department of Water Supply employees at a public meeting in Holualoa Wednesday evening fielded inquiries on a new 16-inch transmission line set to span 5,240 feet of Mamalahoa Highway between Water Pipe Road and Kamila Place.

KAILUA-KONA — Hawaii Island is known for several black sand beaches, but Spencer Beach Park isn’t one of them.

KAILUA-KONA — Sometimes, if you want something done, you just have to do it yourself.

KAILUA-KONA — Hawaii County Department of Water Supply has scheduled a public meeting to discuss a project that will add a transmission line to the Waiaha system in an effort to ease transport of water from mauka to makai throughout North Kona.

KAILUA-KONA — Less than two weeks was all it took to transform a tranquil space of refuge in West Hawaii to one characterized by disorder and disrespect.