West Hawaii Today

A Hawaii County Council member is proposing more specific qualifications for Windward and Leeward Planning Commission members.

Fines for owners of persistently barking dogs could double under a Hawaii County Council proposal.

Legislation that would give Hawaii’s counties the authority to fully regulate and to phase out short-term vacation rentals cleared its final floor vote Wednesday in the state Senate.

What promises to be a significant step in bridging Hawaii’s digital divide — a $1 billion project to build undersea fiber-optic internet cables — was unveiled Tuesday in Honolulu.

Waimea residents are one step closer to getting a new community center/emergency shelter thanks to a generous financial donation.

Waters along the leeward side of the island just became safer with the donation of a new rescue boat at the Kailua Fire Station from the Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation.

HONOLULU — For decades, tourists to Hawaii have brought home gift boxes of the islands’ famous chocolate-covered macadamia nuts for friends and family, but these days many of the kernels in the package might not be Hawaii-grown.

A former Hawaii County Council chairman’s lawsuit against the county has been settled.

A Hawaii County program to fight feral chickens on the island could be coming later this year.

After most of the recently proposed legislative solutions have failed, Puna residents are hoping they can solve their district’s impending housing insurance crisis.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Richelle Dietz, a mother of two and wife of a U.S. Navy officer, often thinks about water.

Administrators at Hilo Benioff Medical Center are reminding patients to be prepared for parking disruptions when visiting the hospital.

The long-closed Hakalau Beach Park will reopen more than a decade after being shut to the public according to a state Department of Transportation document.

A draft environmental impact statement released earlier this month about the Army’s proposal to renew its lease on up to 22,750 acres of state land at Pohakuloa Training Area indicated that granting the extension could have an adverse impact on Hawaiian cultural practices and environmental justice.