Summer Fun registration postponed
Registration for the county Summer Fun program has been postponed until May 1, the Hawaii Parks and Recreation Department announced Friday.
COVID-19 confusion: County parks being evaluated for reopening
All county parks and park facilities are closed. Except for the Hilo Municipal Golf Course.
Green briefs County Council: Lt. Gov. pushes for stricter coronavirus protections
Lt. Gov. Josh Green vowed Wednesday to continue his message of greater social distancing, more coronavirus testing and stricter laws to cut off the deadly disease before it overtakes the islands regardless of whats been going on in state Capitol corridors.
Kim administration studying stay-at-home proclamation for possible exemptions
Hawaii Countys legal department is combing through a stay-at-home emergency proclamation Gov. David Ige signed Monday, looking for interpretations that best fit the Big Island, Mayor Harry Kim said Tuesday.
Green to address County Council: Council to hear COVID-19 update Wednesday
Lt. Gov. Josh Green is scheduled to address the Hawaii County Council during a teleconference Wednesday that includes a question-and-answer session with council members.
Council seeks lockdown: Resolutions ask Ige, Kim to ‘push the pause’ button amid COVID-19 scare
Shut it down already, the County Council urged Gov. David Ige and Mayor Harry Kim in a pair of nonbinding resolutions approved unanimously Friday.
Cleanliness is next to productivity: Kim vows county will remain open for business
Office doors are propped open and the buildings reek of bleach and disinfectant. But coronavirus or no, Hawaii County is open for business and Mayor Harry Kim intends to keep it that way.
Council schedules emergency meeting: Videoconference meeting to address COVID-19; emailed public testimony encouraged
The Hawaii County Council has scheduled an emergency session Friday with the Department of Health to have the state brief them and the community on coronavirus testing.
Council closing meetings: Meeting live-streams to continue, but no oral testimony
They say you cant fight city hall. In these uncertain times, you can hardly even go there.
Kim doesn’t want to shut county down: Mayor, Civil Defense brief council members in closed meetings
Mayor Harry Kim doesnt want to shut the county down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying instead hes promoting a community effort to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus on the island.
Summer Fun help wanted: Shortages in West Hawaii and Hamakua could disappoint keiki
There are going to be some disappointed keiki headed for the islands Summer Fun program in North and South Kona, North and South Kohala and Hamakua unless more workers are found to oversee them.
Hawaiian family claims ownership of Kohala shoreline parcel
A Native Hawaiian family claiming ownership of a Kohala shoreline parcel sparked a heated outburst from a sovereignty activist that temporarily shut down a Planning Committee hearing last week, but ended with the parcel moving forward to a rezoning.
$103M bond issue breezes through council committee
The County Council has nothing but aloha for a $103 million bond measure to raise money for road construction.
Kim creates multi-agency COVID-19 task force
Mayor Harry Kim has named a multi-agency task force to tackle the likely spread of COVID-19 on the island.
Kim names multi-agency COVID-19 task force
Mayor Harry Kim has named a multi-agency task force to tackle the likely spread of COVID-19 in the county.
Yagong seeks his old council seat
Former County Council Chairman Dominic Yagong, who held the District 1 Hamakua seat for 12 years, said Tuesday he plans to run for the seat again.
20 nominations considered by PONC: Commission kicks off land-buying program for 2020
Three stretches of Alii Drive oceanfront property are on a list of properties the county will consider purchasing this year under its open space land-buying program.
Audit says water department needs clearer contingency plans
The Department of Water Supply needs to take a few more steps to ensure the public has dependable access to water when equipment breaks down, the county legislative auditor said in a report released Tuesday.
Council panel to consider Kohala Shoreline rezoning
Developers of a 38-acre shoreline parcel north of Kohala Kai want to downsize the zoning to create only six lots rather than the 50 currently allowed, but local conservationists would prefer no development there at all.
$103M bond issue would build roads
A move to leverage the county general excise tax by floating bonds to expedite road projects could mean the payments stretch out past the 2030 expiration of the GET.