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Courts face a shortage of deputiesThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 2:31PMSome Big Island courthouses lack armed deputies due to holes in the ranks at the state Department of Public Safety.

Greenwell: End 'Sunshine Law'Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 3:12PMHawaii's "Sunshine Law" is hampering the County Council and should be overturned, says North Kona Councilman Kelly Greenwell.

Dry conditions leave isle farms parchedMonday, July 26, 2010 @ 6:43AMMichelle Galimba has been moving her livestock across her 10,000-acre Kuahiwi Ranch to higher elevation in Kau on the Big Island in hopes of finding better pastures during a drought that is causing her business and others hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses.

Committee pushes back aquarium fish billThursday, July 22, 2010 @ 10:59AMA County Council committee delayed action Tuesday on a bill that would discourage the export of fish for aquariums.

Fuel spill vapors force closure of Big Island highwayThursday, July 22, 2010 @ 6:45AMBig Island Civil Defense kept Highway 19 closed yesterday afternoon after dangerous levels of naphtha were found in the air following a fuel spill.

Road block on Big Island due to oil spillWednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 1:22PMOn the Big Island a road block off the Hamakua coast due to a diesel oil spill from an overturned tanker...

Tanker truck crashes and spills chemicals on Big Island highwayWednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 1:22PMOne man is in serious condition Wednesday on the Big Island after the tanker truck he was driving...

Fire destroys Ookala homeFriday, July 16, 2010 @ 3:14PMFire destroyed the Ookala home of a prominent Honokaa physician and businessman Thursday evening, according to a neighbor.

In Brief - Big IslandThursday, July 8, 2010 @ 3:30PMPolice suspect 31 drivers of drunken driving