Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
hawaiicounty.gov Hawaii County ( Hawaiian : Kalana o Hawaiʻi ; officially known as the County of Hawaiʻi ) is a county in the U.S. state of Hawaii in the Hawaiian Islands . It is coextensive with the Island of Hawaii , often called the "Big Island" to distinguish it from the state as a whole.
Hawaii County began electing a mayor in 1968 when the present form of charter government was instituted. For most of the 20th century elected members of the Board of Supervisors, precursor to the Hawaii County Council, chose the chairman, and that chairman was essentially the chief operating officer of Hawaii County.
The five counties of Hawaii on the Hawaiian Islands enjoy somewhat greater status than many counties on the United States mainland. Counties in Hawaii are the only legally constituted government bodies below that of the state.
Hawaiicounty.gov This page was last edited on 4 February 2025, at 19:48 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ...
Police ask anyone who witnessed the collision to contact Officer Dayson Taniguchi at (808) 326-4646, ext. 229, or at dayson.taniguchi@hawaiicounty.gov. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may ...
KELSEY WALLING / HAWAII TRIBUNE HERALD A Hawaii Fire Department helicopter is stationed at the Boiling Pots parking lot as first responders conduct a search for a missing swimmer on Sept. 18 in Hilo.
Benjamin Moszkowicz was appointed Chief of Hawai'i Police Department by the Hawai'i County Police Commission on December 16, 2022. Chief Moszkowicz comes to Hawai'i Island from Honolulu Police Department, where he most recently served as Major in the Traffic Division.
English: Hawai‘i County Code (HCC) § 2-154 Section 2-154. County seal description. (a) The seal of the County shall be circular in shape, approximately two inches in diameter, and the design being described as follows: (1) Description — A Hawaiian scene showing the mountain, the sun, coconut trees and a canoe on the ocean.