After a legal settlement, Hawaiʻi County agreed to upgrade the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant beginning in March. Now the project is four months overdue and the county could face a hefty fine.

The incumbent House representative has two opponents.

“You can’t legislate righteousness you have to vote it in, and currently people don’t even trust that system.”

“Investments in priorities like childcare, family leave and school transportation should be considered in terms of their overall benefit, not just short-term costs.”

“In our district the most pressing threat is eruptions from Kīlauea. We need alternate routes, emergency plans and shelters for our growing population.”

A new policy puts Hawaiʻi on par with other states.

Hawai‘i County Council member Matt Kaneali‘i-Kleinfelder is trying to unseat three-term state Rep. Jeanne Kapela in the Democratic primary this August.

UH schools on the Big Island and Maui are training students to convert cesspools to cleaner alternatives.

Loss of the Kohala drug store is symbolic of the healthcare access issues affecting remote regions of the state.

Five candidates are in the running in the district made up of Big Islandʻs southwest corner.