Small-scale home repairs could become easier to make if Mayor Mitch Roth signs a bill that exempts repair projects below a certain cost from needing a building permit.

Hilo Benioff Medical Center is planning to build an outpatient clinic on approximately nine acres of land in Kea‘au.

Hawaiian Paradise Park residents are urged to submit feedback about a proposed new district park that will be built in the subdivision.

A longstanding effort to increase internet connectivity in Department of Hawaiian Home Lands communities received a big boost Tuesday thanks to a $72 million grant from the federal government.

The chamber’s plan contains 17 initiatives to strengthen Hawaii’s business community.

Sunshine broke through a previously overcast Monday morning as the emcee of Hilo’s Veterans Day ceremony proclaimed it an “amazing, amazing Veterans Day.”

Two competing bills changing Hawaii County’s permitting process for cell towers are set for a showdown next month.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is inviting the community to provide input about a plan to manage the Kahuku Unit, which is a separate area of the park that encompasses 132,000-plus acres in Ka‘u.

Most of the House and Senate Republicans represent districts in West Oahu, along with two of the nine members of the Honolulu City Council.

A Hawaiian Electric Co. senior vice president told lawmakers Friday the company has invested $120 million this year on “wildfire safety and resiliency measures.”

A proposal by the Hawaii County Council to revamp how the county regulates short-term vacation rentals could start again from scratch.

Hawaii County could change how it defines “affordable rental,” which could raise the cost of rent for some low-income residents.