Hawaiʻi County

Officials are monitoring a nesting female nēnē and her mate in Hilo’s Lili‘uokalani Gardens to ensure a successful nesting season for the pair.

Officials voted to extend the late pandemic era program that was set to expire this month. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.

Hawaiʻi County Council Member Ashley Kierkiewicz spoke to HPR's Bill Dorman about recent discussions to change the island's affordable housing rules.

Hawaiʻi County Council Member Ashley Kierkiewicz discusses proposed changes to the island's affordable housing rules; Author Christine Kuehn grapples with her family's work as spies for the Nazis in Hawaiʻi in her new book

The preferred location for the hub is a privately owned plot of land directly north of the Puna Kai shopping center, off of Pāhoa Village Road and Kahakai Boulevard.

Hāmākua on the northern coast of Hawaiʻi Island has had more than 90 fires so far this year — three times higher than average. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.

The Food Basket and Hawaiʻi County’s Department of Research and Development announced a $500,000 grant program to fight the island’s food insecurity issue.

The Hawaiʻi County Council has passed a resolution signaling that it wants to end the military’s presence at the Pōhakuloa Training Area — or at least task the military with taking better care of the land.

Honolulu Landing, a 364-acre stretch of coastline in Hawaiʻi Island’s Puna district, is on the market for just under $4 million. Some Hawaiʻi County Council members and Puna residents are urgently pushing to protect it from private buyers.

The partnership between Hawaiʻi County and the HALE o Hawaiʻi Community Land Trust is opening doors to affordable housing for local families.