Observatory leaders have assured local emergency officials their public service will continue, but questions linger about how and where that work will happen.

A powerful Big Island landowner seems to be backing off it’s opposition to a much-needed road from Puna to Hilo. Now, the county needs to act.

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

Plagued by poverty, poor infrastructure, volcanic eruptions and crime, the windward region still attracts a broad spectrum of people looking for their own slice of paradise.