#Billy Kenoi

There were no formal speakers, but there was plenty of laughter, hugs, music and food, with a few tears; it was almost like a family reunion of sorts, exactly how Kenoi’s youngest sister Kina Kenoi Sai said her brother would have wanted it.

More than 150 people gathered Wednesday at the Pāhoa park to celebrate the legacy and life of the former Hawai‘i County mayor, Billy Kenois

The Hawai‘i County Council is making sure its voice is heard during the upcoming session of the Hawai‘i State Legislature.

Local and state leaders will remember former Hawai‘i County Mayor Billy Kenoi as an inspiring leader.

Former Hawaiʻi County Mayor Billy Kenoi has died.

Former Big Island Mayor William P. Kenoi will offer the keynote address.

Del Rosario’s assignment comes as a number of Big Island judges recused themselves from hearing the case.

Big Island Mayor Billy Kenoi was arrested on Tuesday.

The Hawai’i County Council will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the West Hawai’i Civic Center in Kona.

Hawai’i County officials met with residents of Waipi’o Valley last Wednesday to discuss options for the Waipi’o Access Road.

Bill 78 was postponed during the Hawai’i County Council Finance Committee meeting on Tuesday.

Several Hawai’i County residents provided testimony regarding Mayor Billy Kenoi’s use of his county purchasing card.

A recent audit report examining county pCard expenditures exposes questionable spending in the Mayor’s Office and county Department of Liquor Control.

The 2015 “Ride of Silence” in Hilo will start at 5 p.m. at the Hawaii County building parking lot to memorialize cyclists injured or killed by motorists, and to raise awareness on roads.

A ceremony was held Monday in Hilo to remember the lives of four Hawai’I Police Department officers who died while serving their community.

Big Island Mayor Billy Kenoi won’t run for any other public office. Kenoi remains embroiled in a controversy over personal spending on his county p-Card.

During the meeting, which was attended by Governor David Ige, Hawai’i County Mayor Billy Kenoi announced that Railroad Avenue will open at Noon Saturday.

Mayor Billy Kenoi beat the midnight cut-off time and finished the IRONMAN World Championships in Kailua-Kona.

Topics addressed in Thursday’s informational meeting include the status of the Pahoa Post Office, access to health care, and the current movement of the June 27 Kilauea lava flow.

His plate has been filled with the Puna community’s concerns over the June 27 Kilauea lava flow, but Mayor Billy Kenoi will keep his commitment to competing in Saturday’s IRONMAN.