Hawaii County continues to work with the state as it ramps up investment to combat coconut rhinoceros beetles.

Hawaii County’s ban on people who were convicted of minor violent crimes purchasing firearms violates the Second Amendment, a lawsuit filed in federal court says.

The Nightmare Begins At the time that Ausman purchased the home, Hawaii County was in the process of setting up a new Electronic Permitting and Information Center (EPIC) to track building permits.

Hawaii County’s new 17,127-square-foot Emergency Call Center in Hilo opened this week, housing dispatch operations for the Police and Fire departments. “After decades of planning, we now have ...

The state Department of Agriculture and Hawaii County Public Works Department have been working collaboratively since January to combat the coconut rhinoceros beetle after detections in the Kona area.