Month: June 2025

Accountability Proves Elusive In $25,000 Damage To This Popular Oʻahu Reef No one was held responsible for the 2024 Kewalo Basin incident, highlighting some of the difficulties in reef damage enforcement.

June 25, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/accountability-elusive-25000-damage-oahu-reef/

State Utility Official Under Investigation For Bullying Staff, Toxic Environment Whistleblower says utility commission risks “a mass departure of critical staff.”

June 25, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/state-utility-official-investigation-bullying-toxic-environment/

How Hawaiʻi’s School Transfer System Leaves Students Behind Geographic exceptions were intended to give families more flexibility with their children’s education, but the process may be exacerbating educational inequality.

June 25, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/hawaii-school-transfer-system-leaves-students-behind/

Penn asks judge for ‘identity verification’ of his mother

June 25, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/06/25/hawaii-news/penn-asks-judge-for-identity-verification-of-his-mother/

Bail reduced for Ocean View standoff suspect

June 25, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/06/25/hawaii-news/bail-reduced-for-ocean-view-standoff-suspect/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Luke signs bills expanding preschool eligibility

June 25, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/06/25/hawaii-news/luke-signs-bills-expanding-preschool-eligibility/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

County Transfer Stations Remain Open on July 4 Scrap Metal and Appliance Recycling Will Be Unavailable on the Holiday

June 25, 2025 0

County Transfer Stations Remain Open on July 4 Scrap Metal and Appliance Recycling Will Be Unavailable on the Holiday ...

Community: 6-24-25 (Update) Ocean View Man Charged Following Barricaded Standoff in Ocean View

June 24, 2025 0

Community: 6-24-25 (Update) Ocean View Man Charged Following Barricaded Standoff in Ocean View A wanted fugitive who Hawai‘i Island police arrested following...

Community: 6-24-25 HI-PAL and Hilo Officers Host Outreach Event at Lanakila Housing Complex

June 24, 2025 0

Community: 6-24-25 HI-PAL and Hilo Officers Host Outreach Event at Lanakila Housing Complex The Hawai‘i Police Department’s Police Athletic League (HI-PAL), in...

Panaʻewa Zoo Admission Fees to Be Collected Starting Aug. 1

June 24, 2025 0

Panaʻewa Zoo Admission Fees to Be Collected Starting Aug. 1 Following extensive public input, the County of Hawai‘i Department...

Dolphin Quest will host a Science Talk with Dr. Randall Wells, the director of the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program – the world’s longest-running study of a wild dolphin population!

June 24, 2025 0

Aloha Dolphin Quest Friend, We're excited to announce that Dolphin Quest will host a Science Talk with Dr. Randall Wells,...

HAWAIʻI’S HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE RANKED AMONG BEST IN THE NATION

June 24, 2025 0

HAWAIʻI’S HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE RANKED AMONG BEST IN THE NATION HONOLULU — Hawaiʻi has once again been recognized as one...

DOH REOPENS HONG KONG CHOP SUEY IN CAPTAIN COOK

June 24, 2025 0

DOH REOPENS HONG KONG CHOP SUEY IN CAPTAIN COOK CAPTAIN COOK, Hawaiʻi — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) issued...

Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Proposed Activity in a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard Designated Floodplain and Adjacent to a Wetland

June 24, 2025 0

Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Proposed Activity in a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard Designated Floodplain and Adjacent...

Abandoned Dog Once Called ‘Too Loud’ Becomes Hero, Saves Monk From Bear Attack

June 24, 2025 0

Abandoned Dog Once Called 'Too Loud' Becomes Hero, Saves Monk From Bear Attack In a remarkable story of second chances...

Violence At State Hospital Triggers Workplace Safety Complaint Allegations filed with the Hawaii Occupational Safety & Health Division echo claims from a whistleblower lawsuit.

June 24, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/violence-at-state-hospital-triggers-workplace-safety-complaint/

Maui Water Wars: A&B Drops Out Of Battle For Long-Term Water Control A legacy plantation company is stepping away from its generations-long hold on a consequential East Maui water system.

June 24, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/maui-water-wars-ab-drops-out-of-battle-for-long-term-water-control/

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Month: June 2025

Accountability Proves Elusive In $25,000 Damage To This Popular Oʻahu Reef No one was held responsible for the 2024 Kewalo Basin incident, highlighting some of the difficulties in reef damage enforcement.

State Utility Official Under Investigation For Bullying Staff, Toxic Environment Whistleblower says utility commission risks “a mass departure of critical staff.”

How Hawaiʻi’s School Transfer System Leaves Students Behind Geographic exceptions were intended to give families more flexibility with their children’s education, but the process may be exacerbating educational inequality.

Penn asks judge for ‘identity verification’ of his mother

Bail reduced for Ocean View standoff suspect

Luke signs bills expanding preschool eligibility

County Transfer Stations Remain Open on July 4 Scrap Metal and Appliance Recycling Will Be Unavailable on the Holiday

Community: 6-24-25 (Update) Ocean View Man Charged Following Barricaded Standoff in Ocean View

Community: 6-24-25 HI-PAL and Hilo Officers Host Outreach Event at Lanakila Housing Complex

Panaʻewa Zoo Admission Fees to Be Collected Starting Aug. 1

Dolphin Quest will host a Science Talk with Dr. Randall Wells, the director of the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program – the world’s longest-running study of a wild dolphin population!

HAWAIʻI’S HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE RANKED AMONG BEST IN THE NATION

DOH REOPENS HONG KONG CHOP SUEY IN CAPTAIN COOK

Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Proposed Activity in a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard Designated Floodplain and Adjacent to a Wetland

Abandoned Dog Once Called ‘Too Loud’ Becomes Hero, Saves Monk From Bear Attack

Violence At State Hospital Triggers Workplace Safety Complaint Allegations filed with the Hawaii Occupational Safety & Health Division echo claims from a whistleblower lawsuit.

Maui Water Wars: A&B Drops Out Of Battle For Long-Term Water Control A legacy plantation company is stepping away from its generations-long hold on a consequential East Maui water system.

Sappington, Buwalda win Kona Marathon titles

Lease extension still in the works for Hilo mall

6-23-25 MADD Honors Three Hawai‘i Police Department Officers for Efforts Curbing Impaired Driving

Astronomers Determine Brown Dwarf Age Using Tiny Stellar Pulsations

Water Restriction Notice Issued for Downtown Hilo Customers AFFECTED AREA: DOWNTOWN HILO; SOUTH HILO

‘They Made Us Feel Like Royalty’: Tornado Forces Joyful Merging Of Wedding And Volleyball Tournament

Honolulu Cyclists Lament Safety Barriers, Green Paint In Bike Lanes New asphalt along South King Street meant bike path safety features had to be removed temporarily. They are taking too long to be replaced, cyclists say.

Hawaiʻi Transportation Officials Want A New Military Partnership A bill being considered by the Legislature would allow the state DOT to act as a military contractor to expedite federal projects for improvements to airports and roads.

Auditor Issues Urgent Warning About Key Hawaiʻi Homeless Program A Civil Beat investigation prompted a review, which found problems in the homeless program requiring “immediate attention.”

ʻŌhiʻa Trees, Invasive Species: Years Of Research Could Be Lost The Forest Service is looking to close its Big Island labs — the only ones of their kind, researchers say, that help protect the Pacific’s unique tropical forests.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CHARGES DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION EMPLOYEE WITH FRAUD-, THEFT- RELATED CRIMES

Kauai Man Sentenced to Federal Prison and Ordered to Repay $1.4 Million for Stealing from Federal COVID-19 Relief Program

2,000 acres in Kapoho being considered for preservation

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