"I do not think the tax cuts will force us to reduce state services; I think the tax cuts will force us toward a more ...

Local politicians running for office this coming election day on Nov. 5, expressed their thoughts and intentions during a ...

Mayor Mitch Roth opposes the charter change, saying it wouldn't allow enough time to search for the best department heads.

The state currently requires midwives to be licensed with very limited exemptions for traditional methods. A First Circuit ...

Hawaii County offered a Puna property owner $24,000 for the use of less than an acre of land needed to reopen Pohoiki Road, ...

Changes to state regulations regarding e-cigarettes and midwives are among a wishlist of state bills the Hawaii County Council hopes to see pass next year. Included in the list were 10 broad ...

A proposed resolution that would add language to the 2025 Hawai‘i State Association of Counties Legislative Package in ...

Once we rid Big Island of the scourge of roadside fruit stands, I hope the County Council will be able to find even more ways to solve problems we don’t have. Labor Day Drags a huge success ...

Incumbent George Smiley won a close race against Michael A. Brown for District 7's County Council seat, receiving just over 50% of the votes. Smiley acts as the co-chairman of the administration ...