The funding is part of the county’s nearly $499 million spending plan for fiscal year 2027.

Pablo Manlapit, who organized plantation workers for equal pay and an eight-hour workday, died in relative obscurity. Lawyers in Hawaiʻi hope to overturn his conspiracy conviction and elevate his place in history.

The island’s sole permitted landfill in Kekaha will fill up in just four years.

Some members of the Maui community worry that proposed upgrades to Mākena State Park could pave the way for more transformative changes in the future.

The County Council also increased funding for invasive species mitigation and mental health programs as part of its ongoing review of next year’s budget.

Community members on the North Shore overwhelmingly opposed a plan to build a cell tower less than 50 feet from one resident’s bedroom window.

Polihale State Park’s access road has been cleared and resurfaced after a two-month closure.

Few instructional opportunities exist for Kaua‘i residents to get into commercial farming, and this program connects participants to a ready market. 

North Shore residents evaluated cesspool alternatives as part of a federal grant allowing a Kaua‘i nonprofit to study the area’s groundwater and engage residents.

The island’s latest massacre of endemic shearwaters brings the state’s feline problem to the forefront.