Council votes to override mayor’s veto
The Hawaii County Council defied Mayor Mitch Roth — and its own legal advisers — in overturning a veto on Wednesday.
Incentivizing long-term housing
Homeowners who rent out parts of their home for six months or more would be eligible for a tax break under a bill approved by the Hawaii County Council.
Harris and Walz make their national entrance before upbeat Democrats
PHILADELPHIA — Vice President Kamala Harris finished her two-week sprint to find a running mate by formally introducing Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota to the Democratic Party and the nation during a jubilant rally on Tuesday evening in Philadelphia.
Trump’s plan for attacking Tim Walz: Paint him as a Bernie Sanders liberal
The Trump team was all set for Josh Shapiro.
Limits on ohana unit size discussed by council
A newly amended Hawaii County Council bill would limit the square footage of future ohana housing units.
Maui transitional housing for fire survivors proliferating one year after disaster
A year after a devastating fire, Lahaina is ready to rebuild. But how?
Across nine generations, Archie Kalepa’s family has seen the waterfront in Lahaina, a town on the island of Maui, undergo repeated transformation.
Harris nears her big VP reveal after fierce lobbying from Democrats
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to reveal her running mate Tuesday morning, a decision that will end a 16-day sprint to vet, interview and choose a person who could potentially become the future leader of the Democratic Party.
Summit discusses fentanyl crisis, impact on youth
County and state policy makers urged public engagement in protecting Big Island keiki from the scourge of fentanyl.
Final draft of 2045 General Plan released
Hawaii County released a final draft of its plan for the island’s development over the next 25 years.
Organizations around island support breastfeeding mothers
Programs and health organizations across the island are working together to support breastfeeding mothers inside and outside of hospitals and clinics.
Gov. Green sees hope, progress since deadly Lahaina wildfires
DOE, county seek solutions to school bus crisis
An elementary school principal whose school is one of those impacted by what the state Department of Education says is a shortage of bus drivers said suspension of service to all public schools in the Hilo-Waiakea and Ka‘u-Keaau-Pahoa Complex Areas is “an inconvenience all the way around.”
Big Isle tourism down in first half of ‘24
Tourism on the Big Island and Hawaii in general is down as high prices filter out overseas visitors.
Trump cancels with Harris on ABC news and pitches one with FOX news instead
Former President Donald Trump declared late Friday that he was dropping out of an ABC News debate scheduled for Sept. 10 and presented a counterproposal to Vice President Kamala Harris, his presumptive opponent, to face off on Fox News six days earlier.
Olympic surfing comes to a ‘poisoned’ paradise
TAHITI, French Polynesia — Fifty years ago this July, as the waters of the South Pacific rushed toward the shores of Teahupo’o in a perfect, powerful curl, as they have always done, another wave visited the tiny hamlet. This time it was an invisible and airborne one: a surge of radiation escaping from a nuclear weapon test conducted by France in this far-flung reach of their republic.
Ma‘i Movement forges ahead with fight against ‘period poverty’
The Ma‘i Movement continues to work toward its goal of ending “period poverty” in Hawaii.
US Sues TikTok over child privacy violations
The Justice Department sued TikTok on Friday, accusing it of illegally collecting children’s data and escalating a long-running battle between the U.S. government and the Chinese-owned app.
Appeals court further narrows voting rights act’s scope
A federal appeals court further narrowed the scope of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, ruling that members of separate minority groups cannot join together to claim that a political map has been drawn to dilute their voting power.
Maui wildfire plaintiffs reach $4 billion settlement as anniversary nears
Nearly a year after a ferocious wildfire on Maui killed 102 people and leveled the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii’s largest utility has agreed to pay the largest share of a legal settlement totaling just more than $4 billion and compensating more than 10,000 homeowners, businesses and other plaintiffs.
