Kimo Alameda

Hawaiʻi Island Mayor Kimo Alameda shares recovery updates after Hurricane Lala devastated areas like the Nāʻālehu Cemetery.

Hawaiʻi Island Mayor Kimo Alameda shares recovery updates after Hurricane Lala devastated areas like the Nāʻālehu Cemetery; The Center for Oral History at UH Mānoa plans new projects after receiving over half a million dollars in new funding.

Hawaiʻi Island Mayor Kimo Alameda urges the public to be on guard as federal and state law enforcement officers are working together to track down Jacob Baker, who is wanted in connection with three homicides in the Puna area.

Hawaiʻi County Mayor Kimo Alameda delivered his second State of the County address last week in Hilo.

Hawaiʻi County Mayor Kimo Alameda spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the discovery of two bodies under a historic banyan tree that toppled over last week in Hilo.

The Big Island takes in roughly $937 million in revenue, the majority of which comes from property taxes. On top of routine expenses, the county is facing significant costs for repairs to its aging wastewater infrastructure.

Residents of fire-prone Waikōloa Village were hopeful that they would get a new evacuation route this year. Work on an egress road started under former Hawaiʻi County Mayor Mitch Roth, but now the new mayoral administration is casting doubt on the project. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.

The County of Hawaiʻi has reached an agreement for COVID-19 hazard pay with the Hawaiʻi Government Employees Association and Hawaiʻi Fire Fighters Association. Hazard pay negotiations had been a contentious issue.

It’s Kimo Alameda's turn to drive the bus for the Hawaiʻi Island. The Conversation talked to him about his legislative priorities this session and his plans as the new mayor.

The nine-member council officially selected Holeka Goro Inaba as its chair. He said his primary role as chair is to make sure that council hearings operate “in the most efficient, respectful and effective manner.”