The council spent money on two ships, vehicles, an airplane and a block of land near Hilo.

Ongoing health, safety and cultural concerns have still not been addressed.

UPDATED: The discovery comes after officials disclosed another young seal was most likely killed intentionally on the island in March.

Charles Littnan, a longtime marine biologist, will serve as the new science and research director.

County officials continue to approve new building permits close to shore despite rising seas.

The seal had been rescued as a pup, cared for, and released in January. Its body was found in March with blunt-force trauma.

A lengthy hearing Monday left County Council members with unanswered questions about using a new financing tool to replenish the beach.

The invasive insect has decimated the Pacific's coconut palm populations. Now it's been found on Kauai.

A nearly $8 million project will take the Hawaiian approach to land management and apply it to busy parts of town.

The analysis comes amid calls to halt marine protections that would further limit where commercial fishing can occur.