The work of decommissioning Hoku Kea Observatory is expected to take four months.
A newly signed consent order will force county officials to make multimillion-dollar upgrades to treatment plants and take steps to eliminate large cesspools.
Representatives from fire organizations statewide are at a conference this week in Reno about minimizing and managing wildfire threats.
More than 100 people turned out recently to blast state officials for not keeping up with maintenance of a small boat harbor in Hilo.
The public is asked to refrain from snorkeling, surfing and swimming at Kahaluu Beach Park for eight days to allow coral to reproduce.
The Kohala Ditch was built in the early 1900s to water sugarcane fields, then it fed ranches and small farmers' operations. But it has languished since breaking in 2021.
The more than $200 million development would be located in a culturally and environmentally sensitive area.
Traditional stories tell us how to live harmoniously in these islands.
The state is developing new rules to address mounting problems with goats, pigs and deer but the group representing a crucial stakeholder has been floundering.
Kealakehe sewage plant discharges more than 1 million gallons of wastewater into a lava pit near the ocean.