Planning commissioners are debating new rules to tighten up attendance requirements despite some pushback.

Hawaiʻi island residents have been tracking coconut rhinoceros beetles’ destruction throughout the islands. Fearing the same for their home, they’re urging the state to move faster.

The Hawaiʻi County Fire Commission has appointed a temporary replacement but filling Todd’s shoes within the State Fire Council presents a bigger challenge.

The 81-acre site was being eyed by real estate developers but Hawaiʻi County just bought it and a local fishing group will manage it.

Hawaiʻi was one of just six U.S. states where the rate of road deaths in 2025 rose compared to 2024.

Extinct in the wild since 2002, several ʻalalā have survived their first year since being released on the Valley Isle.

The county has tried to combat homelessness in recent years, but more people are living on the streets of Hilo and Kona.

Neighbor islands bear the brunt of the growing shortage, which contributes to uneven costs and poorer care.

Some neighbor island jobs have the edge in salaries compared to their Oʻahu counterparts, adding to hiring difficulties.  

Tactics vary by island in the ongoing fight to save Hawaiʻi’s iconic palms from coconut rhinoceros beetles.