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Historic Big Island Hotel Is Set To Become Workforce Housing Hawaii News Now

Historic Big Island Hotel Is Set To Become Workforce Housing

The Manago Hotel is a local landmark originally opened by an immigrant Japanese couple more than 100 years ago.

Hawaii Officials Blame Age And Weather For Cracks On Kona Runway Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2024

Hawaii Officials Blame Age And Weather For Cracks On Kona Runway

The airport, which shut down for several hours, is scheduled for $120 million in upgrades this summer.

Kona Airport Closes Due To Runway Cracks Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Kona Airport Closes Due To Runway Cracks

The Hawaii Department of Transportation said recent winter rains contributed to runway deterioration.

Big Island Police Seize Drugs After A Fatal  Overdose At The Hilo Jail Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Big Island Police Seize Drugs After A Fatal Overdose At The Hilo Jail

Two inmates were found unresponsive in their cell, and one of them died in an apparent fentanyl overdose.

Big Island Woman Killed Despite A Restraining Order Against Ex-Boyfriend Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Big Island Woman Killed Despite A Restraining Order Against Ex-Boyfriend

Elizabeth Fernandez was found dead at her South Kona home. The body of her ex-boyfriend was found outside after he apparently killed himself.

Hawaii Inmate In Arizona Prison Died With Meth In His System Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Inmate In Arizona Prison Died With Meth In His System

Other prisoners were seen entering the cell of Richard Taylor Jr. before his body was found at the Saguaro Correctional Center.

Vacancies In State Child Welfare Services Jobs Reach Their Highest Point In Over A Decade David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Vacancies In State Child Welfare Services Jobs Reach Their Highest Point In Over A Decade

A report from Department of Human Services to the federal government paints a grim picture, but the state plans to award extra pay to try to attract more workers.

Big Island Detective Charged With Perjury, Tampering With Government Record State Department of the Attorney General

Big Island Detective Charged With Perjury, Tampering With Government Record

Detective William Brown is accused of falsifying testimony before a grand jury in March.

Matthew Leonard: How The Hamakua Burn Of 1901 Started Hawaii’s Fire Clock Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Matthew Leonard: How The Hamakua Burn Of 1901 Started Hawaii’s Fire Clock

Government intervention, or the lack of it, was a contentious issue during the widely reported disaster.

State Ag Agency On Track For Stricter Control Of Invasive Pests David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

State Ag Agency On Track For Stricter Control Of Invasive Pests

The department has been going back and forth on new rules since at least February.