Kamehameha Schools/2022
Kamehameha Schools Faces Pushback On Plan To Build ‘Low-Impact’ Resort On Big Island
A draft environmental impact statement remains open for public comment through Aug. 7.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Wastewater, Housing And Hazard Pay Are Driving The Big Island Mayor’s Race
Mayor Mitch Roth lost the endorsements of the state's biggest public worker union but has maintained support from several others.
Naka Nathaniel
Naka Nathaniel: Hilo, Of All Places, Seems Poised For Growth
The site of Civil Beat's next "Storytellers" event Is defying its sleepy reputation.
Screenshot/Newspapers.com
This UH Professor Is On A Mission To Get The State To Revisit A 1906 Murder Case
A professor on the Big Island is trying to get an official apology for three Korean men she believes were wrongly executed in Hawaii more than a century ago.
Hawaii News Now/Screenshot/2022
EPA Is Investigating Wastewater Released Into Puhi Bay From Troubled Hilo Sewage Plant
The federal agency and state health officials will determine whether the aging facility violated its discharge permit and the Clean Water Act.
Courtesy: Hawaii County
607,000 Gallons Of Wastewater Released Into Hilo Bay
The release prompted a county water quality advisory.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat
Private Donations Are Helping Hawaii Fire Departments Fill Budget Holes
Hawaii County is on track to top $40 million in contributions from a single foundation.
Hawaii News Now
Workforce Housing Project At Historic Big Island Hotel Falls Through
The Manago Hotel was slated to become an affordable housing site but now it's back on the market.
USGS photo
Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Erupts Again In Remote Area
Kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes in the world.
Courtesy: Symbrosia
Cattle Are A Major Source Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Hawaii Seaweed Could Change That
Local businesses are getting big funding boosts to help make farmed algae part of the solution in addressing the amount of methane cattle produce.