Hawai‘i County Council is weighing the mayor’s budget request to build more housing before finishing an evacuation route in Waikōloa.

After several attacks, police are trying to get the owner of a dog that’s been terrorizing a Puna neighborhood to surrender the animal.

Mike Lambert said he had hoped to stay longer with DLE but plans to step down this summer because of a retirement system issue.

A committee of stakeholders from across the criminal justice system is working to bring the state more in line with national trends on drug possession and probation.

Some community members say the incident at a Kapolei Middle School underscores the need for behavioral health staff at the state’s public schools.

The state entered into a contract to provide panic buttons to Hawaiʻi schools two years ago, but DOE campuses still don’t have access to the technology.

The man was wielding a knife and didn’t stop approaching police after being shocked with a Taser, police chief said.

Drones are already used by law enforcement for special operations, but the program coming to Waikīkī marks a major increase in police surveillance and will be the first time Hawaiʻi uses drones as first responders.

Fireworks citations and fines were up on Oʻahu, but the jury is still out on how effective aerial drones will be.

The rental car facilities have fire suppression equipment that must be removed because it contains toxic “forever chemicals.”