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New Hawaiʻi Island mayor Kimo Alameda, county council sworn in during energetic inauguration
North Kona Councilman Holeka Goro Inaba will serve as council chairman for the 2024-26 term, and Hilo Councilman Dennis “Fresh” Onishi will serve as vice chairman.
Public invited to inauguration of incoming Hawaiʻi County officials
Mayor-elect Kimo Alameda, Prosecuting Attorney-elect Kelden Waltjen and members of the Hawaiʻi County Council will be sworn in. If you can’t make it in person, the ceremony is also being livestreamed. Alameda, Waltjen and incoming Council Chairman Holeka Inaba will give remarks.
Update: 2 Hawai‘i County Council races headed for a runoff in general election, preliminary reports show
With about 131,358 registered voters in Hawai‘i County, less than half, 44,382, cast ballots.
Hawai‘i County leaders reaffirm addressing animal control problems after mauling death of 71-year-old
The horrific mauling by a pack of four dogs that caused the tragic death of 71-year-old Bob Northrop of Kaʻū earlier this week has again shined a burning light on animal control issues that have plagued the Big Island for years.
Football champs Konawaena Wildcats honored by Hawaiʻi County Council
The Hawai’i County Council celebrated the Konawaena High School Wildcats on Wednesday before moving on to agenda items during its regular session meeting. The Wildcats won the Division I state high school football championship last November, bringing the school’s first-ever state football championship back to the Big Island.
