Hawaii Tribune-Herald

In the wake of the 2023 Lahaina wildfire, Hawaiian Electric released on Monday a three-year fire-safety plan detailing how the company will reduce the chances of electric infrastructure causing a fire in the future.

Hawaii’s Continuums of Care will forgo this year’s unsheltered Point in Time Count — a key measure of homelessness conducted annually since 2012, except in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic — though the sheltered count will proceed as planned.

Hawaii’s top source of international visitors, Japan, is not projected to recover to pre-pandemic levels this decade.

The Governor’s Office said the decision to reduce the salary for HTA’s president and CEO “reflects the agency’s streamlined operations and redefined responsibilities.”

A lease snafu could cause Aloha Petroleum’s Waiakea fuel depot property to revert back to the state.

Legislators are expected to introduce — or reintroduce — bills aimed at intercepting shipments of illegal fireworks coming into Hawaii harbors and perhaps increasing penalties.

A dry December led to the entire state being in drought, including the Big Island.

Traffic fatalities on Hawaii Island nearly doubled in 2024 over the previous year.

After a moderately strong 2024, real estate agents are predicting a robust housing market on the Big Island in 2025 — but not necessarily an affordable one.

The following is a list of the Big Island’s official traffic fatalities in 2024, compliled using information provided by the Hawaii Police Department. The date is the date of death. The collision that caused the fatality could have occurred earlier.

Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen said HUD’s Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery fund award represents a critical milestone in the effort to recover from the fires in Lahaina and Kula.

Aloha United Way, in partnership with the Bank of Hawaii Foundation, released the 2024 ALICE in Hawaii report Thursday, urging policy action to address rising living costs, housing instability and economic challenges especially faced by the state’s ALICE — asset-limited, income-constrained, employed — households.

A panel advising Gov. Josh Green is urging the state Legislature to appropriate almost $2 billion over the next five years to help reduce and respond to future natural disaster damage in Hawaii.

Access to Waipi‘o Valley Road has been restricted since 2022 for work to make the steep, narrow and winding county road less dangerous.