#Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs
Council favors proposed performance audit of Hawai‘i County R&D Department
Resolution 539 says differing interpretations of the Hawai‘i County Research and Development Department’s role and functions have led to frequent operational changes, inconsistent priorities and difficuluties in the general oversight and evaluation of the department fulfilling its duty to the people of the Big Island.
More funding proposed for Hawai’i Fire Department to prevent, battle wildfires
The Big Island’s wildfire risk alone is substantial, affecting more than 62,000 people, or 24.4% of the island’s total population, and encompassing a total property value of $18.5 billion.
Hawaiʻi County councilwoman calls for ‘drastic’ action at abandoned Uncle Billy’s hotel in Hilo
The former nearly 150-room Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel on the Big Island’s Waiakea Peninsula is now nothing more than a nuisance — for the Banyan Drive area and Hawai‘i County. It has long been condemned and is dilapidated to the point where most of the rooms are exposed to the elements and debris is strewn throughout the structure.
