Flames leave behind a charred Hawaii Island ambulance. On the Big Island, Emergency Medical Services falls under the Fire Department. The Fire Chief told KHON2, it started while an ambulance from the Kailua station was transporting a patient to the hospital.
The Hawaiʻi County Council has forged ahead with an audit into how its Office of Housing and Community Development issues and uses affordable housing credits.
Earlier this month, Hawaiʻi County Council member Holeka Goro Inaba introduced a resolution for an audit into the county’s affordable housing credits after state and federal investigators indicted four people in an affordable housing scheme.