Army boots WHT from public meeting
HILO West Hawaii Today was banned from a meeting Thursday outlining Army plans to manage historic resources at Pohakuloa Training Area and Kawaihae Military Reservation.
To raise or not to raise? Salary Commission punts until next month
HILO With union-negotiated raises for county rank-and-file workers averaging 2% to 3% annually, the county Salary Commission is grappling once again with whether to raise salaries for the top 40 county officials during a tight budget year.
OSHA violations settled with Mass Transit
HILO The Federal Transit Administration isnt the only U.S. agency finding problems at the countys beleaguered Mass Transit Agency.
Polystyrene ban coming
HILO The convergence of two unrelated events has food vendors crying foul and may lead to changes in the countys polystyrene ban.
Commissions and boards could go nonpartisan
HILO A ballot initiative making county boards nonpartisan was advanced Friday by the Charter Commission.
Council budget process to remain public
HILO The County Council has dropped its plan to work on the budget out of public view, after the state Office of Information Practices issued an opinion saying a subcommittee as structured would violate the Sunshine Law.
Hilo golf course needs more green
HILO Low attendance and higher than anticipated costs have forced a $180,000 taxpayer bailout of the islands only municipal golf course.
State steps in, helps recoup $6.9M federal transit funds
HILO Some $6.9 million in federal funds has been freed up for Hawaii County buses and Mass Transit operations following state intervention in a county paperwork breakdown.
County wants critical look at 1992 landfill contract
HILO In 1992, the county inked a generous, endless contract with Waste Management Inc. to create and operate a landfill at Puuanahulu. Then the courts gave the private garbage giant a little more.
Kim budget expands to 93 new employees. Proposed $583.9M budget is 12.7% higher than this year
HILO If Mayor Harry Kim has his way, more police will patrol the island, transfer stations wont be closed on so many holidays, lines wont be quite as long at vehicle registration and licensing offices, parks will be cleaner and oceans and swimming pools safer.