Hawaii County News Archives

“Regardless who pays for it, if the council funds the lobbyist, naturally we'll talk to the council chairman to use that person, which I would expect will be fully available to us”

An interesting Big Island Weekly story and a West Hawaii Today article describe upcoming actions by the Hawaii County Council to hire a lobbyist that will work at the Lege on its behalf next year. via Poinography!

“The more sidewalks that are available in the community, the more people are likely to go out and walk the other being connectivity. If it is easy to walk from one place to another, people are more likely to chose non-motorized transportation”

University of Hawaii researchers who specialize in public health made an important discovery. via KHNL-TV Honolulu

Weather halts Big Isle search HILO As bad weather, including fresh snow, pelted the higher elevations of Mauna Kea yesterday, the Hawaii County Fire Department called off the search for missing hiker Bryan ... via Honolulu Star-Bulletin

HILO Searchers from a number of agencies will continue today to try to find Brian Murphy, 67, of Plymouth, Mich., missing since Wednesday on the upper slopes of Mauna Kea, said Hawaii County Fire Chief Darryl ... via Honolulu Star-Bulletin

“Without going into it, I'd just say she has some issues”

Filed under: HI Media , Neighbor Islands - Doug @ 7:01 pm One can only wonder if the Hawaii County dailies had this story a few days ago and refrained from publishing it, or if they were scooped by Hunter ... via Poinography!

The three-day Global CO2 Record Symposium in Kailua-Kona addressed the impacts of increased greenhouse gasses and how they might be mitigated. via KPUA-AM Hilo

The Hawaii County Civil Defense issued a public safety update for the Kona District. via KHNL-TV Honolulu

“All the runoff that caused the landslides and road closures has stopped”

Farmers, business owners and residents in South Kona spent Thursday cleaning up mud and debris a day after heavy rains struck the Kona Coast of the Big Island. via TheHawaiiChannel