Maunakea Access Road

HILO — Crews continued to work Tuesday to repair and clear the Maunakea Access Road, which has been closed to the public since Friday because of the first snowfall of the decade.

KAILUA-KONA — The physician shortage is approaching a critical state on the Big Island.

KAILUA-KONA — Nearly 40 years after it began, the gathering has grown, but the message remains the same.

HILO — An update to the state’s strategic response plan for rapid ohia death requests more than $4 million in funding each year for five years.

HILO — Gov. David Ige on Monday approved a controversial series of administrative rules governing the University of Hawaii’s Maunakea land management practices.

HILO — The torrential rainfall that pounded East Hawaii has eased, but that doesn’t mean the precipitation has stopped completely.

KAILUA-KONA — At least $8 million will be needed to repair Kawaihae Harbor-North after the state facility was heavily damaged amid high surf at the turn of the year.

HILO — Multiple public meetings planned around the Big Island this month will introduce the results of a risk assessment conducted for a required update of the county’s multi-hazard mitigation plan.

HILO — The association of homeowners at the Mauna Kea Resort is appealing the county’s approval of a subdivision without requiring a shoreline survey and other elements of a special management area.

KAILUA-KONA — Kohala Shoreline LLC is moving forward with its development of a six-lot subdivision on the North Kohala coastline.

HONOLULU — Construction work in Hawaii is likely to slow next year, but state lawmakers seem inclined to go along with Gov. David Ige’s plan to budget extra money to boost state construction spending and give a lift to the industry.