Mayor Mitch Roth opposes the charter change, saying it wouldn’t allow enough time to search for the best department heads.

The Center for Food Safety says that Cloverleaf Dairy on the Big Island has been knowingly polluting the ocean with animal and milk waste for years.

The state has evolved from a plantation system into another extractive economy: Tourism and luxury homes.

Speakers stressed the need to play a bigger role in land stewardship and driving social change.

Mahalo to Mitch Roth and Kimo Alameda for joining us at this pop-up to talk about key issues on Hawaii Island.

A charter change on the November ballot would give the commission more time to study county operations.

County officials say there is still an ongoing investigation into the 1991 murder.

The ballot measure would allow a candidate who wins a seat in the primary to take office early when there is a vacancy.

Our Hawaii island sailors have demonstrated food sovereignty is possible.

Incumbent Mitch Roth and challenger Kimo Alameda will make their cases and take our questions.