Despite a statewide shift to vote by mail, Big Island voters flocked to the voter service center in West Hawaii to cast ballots in person on Tuesday culminating with a big Election Day surge.

Currently located in Kealakekua, the prosecutor’s office for West Hawaii encompasses a space of about 8,500 square feet. The new building will be two stories at 15,761 square feet. The project ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii County issued a request for proposals to developers for the first phase of a homeless ...

The West Hawaii Civic Center is getting solar power. Big Island Mayor Billy Kenoi switched on a 250-kilowatt solar photovoltaic project Tuesday afternoon.

KONA (HawaiiNewsNow) - Kona's West Hawaii Civic Center is going solar. Big Island Mayor Billy Kenoi is flipping the switch to the 250-kilowatt solar photovoltaic project on Tuesday. The 80,000 ...

The West Hawaii Civic Center in Kailua-Kona today turned on a 230-kilowatt solar power system that is projected to save the facility $500,000 in electricity costs during the next 20 years.

The county has already spent $1 million on the project’s design, and reports bids are set to be opened on Thursday. The Hawaii County Council has voted to approve a $12.5 million bond for ...