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The Philippine Consulate Outreach Team, in partnership with the County of Hawai’i’s Immigration Information Office, will be in Hilo on Monday, August 29th from 8am to 6pm at the Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi St., Hilo.

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The County of Hawai`i Department of Human Resources has forwarded the names of five Fire Chief applicants to the Hawai`i County Fire Commission for consideration in selecting our County’s next Fire Chief.

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Governor Neil Abercrombie today ordered that all national and Hawai’i flags at all State offices and agencies as well as the Hawai’i National Guard are to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, August 15, 2011 in memory of former Hawai’i County Mayor Herbert Matayoshi.

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The revised preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) for Hawai‘i County will be released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and available for public comment during open houses on August 9 and 10. Results of the Kona and Puna Flood Studies are not included in the preliminary digital flood insurance rate maps for […]

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Most County of Hawai`i offices that serve the public will be closed on Friday, July 29, which will be the first county employee furlough day of the new fiscal year. Starting in August, the county furlough days will be scheduled on the first Friday of each month. In an effort to minimize any inconvenience to […]

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County of Hawai`i Mayor Billy Kenoi today announced a new two-year agreement with the Hawai`i Government Employees Association that continues a limited county furlough program to save an estimated $2.1 million per year. The agreement calls for HGEA members to accept furloughs of one day per month for the two-year period that began July 1, […]

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The Regents Candidate Advisory Council (RCAC) has presented a list of candidates to Gov. Neil Abercrombie to fill a Hawai‘i County seat on the UH Board of Regents. Gov. Abercrombie must select his nominee for the Board of Regents from this list, and the appointment must be confirmed by the state Senate during the next […]

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Extensive roadwork on the utility corridors in and around the Henry St junction at Palani Rd continues. Henry Street is scheduled to reopen in the third or fourth week of July. Until then, no left or right turns onto Henry Street at Palani Rd are permitted.

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Council calls special meeting (June 24); needs majority six votes to over-ride mayor’s veto

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The Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Legacy Land Conservation Program will award four grants to nonprofit organizations and county agencies for the protection of lands having important cultural, natural, and agricultural resources.

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The County of Hawai‘i, Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission is currently accepting suggestion forms for properties to be considered in 2011. The deadline to submit is May 31st. For more information please visit our website at http://www.hawaii-county.com/finance/ponc.htm or contact Alexandra Kelepolo at 961-8069.

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The study found that in Fiscal Year 2007-2008, providing services such as public safety, parks and recreation, water delivery, solid waste disposal and wastewater services produced 134,130 metric tons of carbon emissions or the equivalent to using 311,930 barrels of oil.

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Hawaii County Civil Defense Director Quince Mento talks about loss estimates on Big Island from tsunami damage to county, commercial and residential structures.

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Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi and Mayor Sadaji Akutsu of Shibukawa, Japan, reaffirmed a sister-city relationship between Shibukawa and the County of Hawaii in a ceremony in Hilo on Jan. 14, 2011. The sister-city relationship was established in 1997 to promote friendship and good will between the peoples of Ikaho-Machi and the County of Hawaii.

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