The volunteer board often cancels meetings for lack of quorum and doesn’t have a paid staff like other counties to shoulder some of the load.

Several people at nearby beaches said they did not know that backwash had overflowed from the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility days earlier.

Coral reefs already face a litany of threats. Experts say storm runoff from the recent Kona lows will only make matters worse.

The proposed spending plan sets aside money to buy private water systems and wells. County will rely on emergency reserves for recent storm damage.

Maui Rapid Response launched the Kahua Card program to see if cash could boost those still struggling to recover from the August 2023 wildfires.

Rescuers are continuing to search for the 71-year-old woman, who has not been seen since she fell into the raging river.

Get the latest on flooding concerns, power outages and more as a Kona low storm bears down on Hawaiʻi.

County officials are still surveying damage as second Kona low storm rolls in, and anticipate millions of dollars more will be needed. 

A family is suing a Maui landowner and the state for not protecting Native Hawaiian remains as required by law.

Bills primarily serving Hawaiʻi, Maui and Kauaʻi counties often struggle to gain traction, but a major housing bill has promise.