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Hawai‘i County Council pays tribute to fallen Maui firefighter with Big Island connection

Tre Evans-Dumaran is a 2016 graduate of Kamehameha Schools Hawai‘i in Kea‘au. He died Saturday after spending more than a week in the intensive care unit at a Maui hospital after being sucked into a storm drain and washed out to sea on Jan. 27 while responding to an emergency call during flash flooding in Kīhei.

David, Chung reflect on their time serving on Hawai‘i County Council

The former chairwoman and vice chairman of the Council both served nearly a decade before being term-limited.

Kagiwada wins Hawai’i County Council District 2 seat; three County Charter amendments approved

Only one Hawai’i County Council seat is up for grabs: District 2 that pits political newcomers Jennifer Kagiwada and Matthias Kusch. Three proposed County Charter Amendments also are on the ballot.

County Council and housing office divided on how to use new funding for homeless problem

The county’s housing office says the way to deal with the problem is: housing, housing, housing. The County Council understands housing is a component of the solution but says it’s not the only one.

County Council passes first reading of gun bill with a few amendments

The bill proposes several “sensitive places” where carrying a licensed firearm, concealed or not, would be prohibited on the Big Island.