Residents from the southern tip of Hawaiʻi island, in Ka’ū and Nāʻālehu, prepare and worry as Hurricane Nolo approaches.

This is the only proposed charter amendment Big Island voters will consider this year.

The County Council is weighing a bill that would more than double the rates over the next five years.

The county created a new program to respond to disasters and the mayor is now planning to hire a recovery officer to head it.

Native Hawaiians in hardest-hit areas of Big Island eligible for $184,000 in relief funds after Hurricane Lala passes by South Point.

UPDATE: The eye of the storm passed the southern point of Hawaiʻi island without making landfall, but left one person dead, others injured by a falling tree.

Hilo community members have ideas for the future of the once-bustling district.

Incumbents Dennis “Fresh” Onishi and Heather Kimball will advance to the November general election.

The election drew both newcomers and veterans to the state’s voter service centers across the islands.