#Administrator

Proposed Hawaiʻi County office of sustainability, climate moving forward

The Hawai‘i County Council on Wednesday voted 5-1 to approve first reading of Bill 48, which would create a new Hawai’i County Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity and Resilience to help the Big Island weather the storm of climate change.

Hawaiʻi County Council approves new animal control agency with 45 full-time positions

On Wednesday, the Hawai‘i County Council affirmed its commitment to fixing the problems with animal control on Big Island, acting to create a new Hawai‘i County Animal Control and Protection Agency by approving the second and final reading of Bill 22.

New disaster, emergency leadership for State of Hawaiʻi

Luke Meyers will join the Office of Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green as State Disaster Management Advisor and retired Col. James D.S. Barros was named as the new Administrator for the Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency.

Interim Civil Defense Administrator Named

A new interim administrator for the Hawai’i County Civil Defense agency has been named.