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Following last week’s guilty plea by a former Big Island county housing official, federal authorities accused three more people of participating in a multimillion dollar affordable housing scheme.

In the Aug. 13 primary, Sen. Lorraine Inouye will challenge Sen. Laura Acasio and former HSTA President Wil Okabe to represent the greater Hilo area.

The National Science Foundation also said it plans to host four meetings on the Big Island in August as it decides on whether to fund the project.

Alan Scott Rudo pleaded guilty to conspiring to accept kickbacks in three separate schemes.

People whose undeveloped or vacant property was destroyed, isolated or otherwise damaged by the 2018 eruption can now apply.

The addition brings the total park size to 554 square miles, almost as large as the entire island of Oahu.

Honua Ola Bioenergy is asking the high court to vacate and reverse a Public Utilities Commission decision that blocks the Big Island plant from operating.

The tree-burning plant north of Hilo on the Big Island has suffered another big setback in its years-long quest to deliver electricity to customers of Hawaiian Electric.

Attorney Gregory Meyers’ nomination survived questionable allegations from a Kauai deputy prosecutor.

The scholarships will support LGBTQ students and students who are the first in their family to attend college.