LIHUE — A grant program aimed at helping island residents convert cesspools on their properties has selected 100 recipients, each of whom are eligible to receive a $20,000 reimbursement.

A volunteer sorts food items after checking their expiry dates at the Ottawa Food Bank in April 2020. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press) Other community food bank executives told the same story: ...

About two dozen homes and structures burned, but reconstruction has been slow because of cesspool laws and setback restrictions. Mark Ross lost his dream retirement home on Aug. 8, 2023.