Kanu o ka ‘Aina is slated to receive $1.8 million for a multipurpose building that’ll provide a certified commercial kitchen, and athletic and performance space for pupils at the K-12 public charter school in Waimea.

A 20-year-old plan to upgrade the Kealakehe wastewater treatment plant to produce and sell R-1, the highest grade of recycled water, risks sliding down the priority scale as the county tries to shore up other projects to avoid federal fines.

Kolekole Beach Park is unlikely to reopen before the end of the year — although there’s a slight chance it could open briefly in late spring.

 After more than a quarter-century as a central figure in choral music on Hawaii Island, Tom McAlexander is laying down his baton.