Month: October 2025

Data Dive: Farmworkers Earn Well Over Minimum Wage But Not Enough For Hawai‘i Farm and ranch workers made almost $22 an hour on average last year but still fell just below the state’s survival wage.

October 20, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/data-dive-farmworkers-earn-well-over-minimum-wage-but-not-enough-for-hawaii/

Makana Eyre: What’s In A Name? For Hawaiians There’s A Lot Keeping Hawaiian names alive is a responsibility and a way to place Hawaiʻi and Hawaiian culture firmly in the wider world.

October 20, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/makana-eyre-whats-in-a-name-for-hawaiians-theres-a-lot/

Amazon Plans To Build A 42,000-Square-Foot Warehouse On Kauaʻi Local retailers are bracing for the e-commerce giant’s arrival as its Hawaiʻi footprint expands.

October 20, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/amazon-plans-to-build-a-42000-square-foot-warehouse-on-kaua%ca%bbi/

‘Complete Failure’: Honolulu Permit Workers Say Tech Upgrade Is A Bust The permitting director insists the new program is working and problems are being fixed, but some staff are begging for a return to the old system.

October 20, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/complete-failure-honolulu-permit-workers-say-tech-upgrade-is-a-bust/

Waimea man pleads not guilty to child porn charges

October 20, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/20/hawaii-news/waimea-man-pleads-not-guilty-to-child-porn-charges/

Council bill would allow housing in industrial-commercial zones

October 20, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/20/hawaii-news/council-bill-would-allow-housing-in-industrial-commercial-zones/

Officer Stays Two Hours With Injured Dog, Shares His Lunch

October 19, 2025 0

Officer Stays Two Hours With Injured Dog, Shares His Lunch When Officer Samuel Lopez of the Murfreesboro (TN) Police...

Public Needs To Know More About State’s Massive Stadium Project The proposed stadium itself is shrinking in size, but plans for surrounding development are shrouded in secrecy.

October 19, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/public-needs-to-know-more-about-states-massive-stadium-project/

Affordable housing project proposed for Hilo

October 19, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/19/hawaii-news/affordable-housing-project-proposed-for-hilo/

Consultant selected to lead alternate route study for Puna

October 19, 2025 0

Wilson Okamoto Corp. https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/19/hawaii-news/consultant-selected-to-lead-alternate-route-study-for-puna/

35 Years After A Tragic Night, A Woman Finally Finds The Stranger Who Stayed By Her Side

October 18, 2025 0

35 Years After A Tragic Night, A Woman Finally Finds The Stranger Who Stayed By Her Side When Jennifer...

UH-Hilo men’s soccer: Vulcans blank HPU

October 18, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/18/sports/uh-hilo-mens-soccer-vulcans-blank-hpu/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

EPISODE 35 Begins….HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY STATUS REPORT U.S. Geological Survey Friday, October 17, 2025, 10:05 PM

October 18, 2025 0

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY STATUS REPORT U.S. Geological Survey Friday, October 17, 2025, 10:05 PM KILAUEA (VNUM #332010) 19°25'16" N 155°17'13"...

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Strike By Kaiser Permanente Workers Is About More Than Money Many employees who are on strike in Hawaiʻi, California and Oregon point to the lack of staffing as the primary reason they walked.

October 17, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/strike-by-kaiser-permanente-workers-is-about-more-than-money/

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Should OHA Play A Bigger Role In Military Lease Negotiations? Board Chair Kai Kahele plans to take up the issue at an OHA meeting on the Big Island in November.

October 17, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/should-oha-play-a-bigger-role-in-military-lease-negotiations/

Police Still Don’t Know How Theresa Cachuela’s Killer Got A Gun Cachuela’s death shows the danger ghost guns pose to victims of domestic violence and the general public, law enforcement officers say.

October 17, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/police-still-dont-know-how-theresa-cachuelas-killer-got-a-gun/

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Month: October 2025

Data Dive: Farmworkers Earn Well Over Minimum Wage But Not Enough For Hawai‘i Farm and ranch workers made almost $22 an hour on average last year but still fell just below the state’s survival wage.

Makana Eyre: What’s In A Name? For Hawaiians There’s A Lot Keeping Hawaiian names alive is a responsibility and a way to place Hawaiʻi and Hawaiian culture firmly in the wider world.

Amazon Plans To Build A 42,000-Square-Foot Warehouse On Kauaʻi Local retailers are bracing for the e-commerce giant’s arrival as its Hawaiʻi footprint expands.

‘Complete Failure’: Honolulu Permit Workers Say Tech Upgrade Is A Bust The permitting director insists the new program is working and problems are being fixed, but some staff are begging for a return to the old system.

Waimea man pleads not guilty to child porn charges

Council bill would allow housing in industrial-commercial zones

Officer Stays Two Hours With Injured Dog, Shares His Lunch

Public Needs To Know More About State’s Massive Stadium Project The proposed stadium itself is shrinking in size, but plans for surrounding development are shrouded in secrecy.

Affordable housing project proposed for Hilo

Consultant selected to lead alternate route study for Puna

35 Years After A Tragic Night, A Woman Finally Finds The Stranger Who Stayed By Her Side

UH-Hilo men’s soccer: Vulcans blank HPU

EPISODE 35 Begins….HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY STATUS REPORT U.S. Geological Survey Friday, October 17, 2025, 10:05 PM

SPEED REDUCTION ON KUAKINI HIGHWAY NEAR OLD MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY AND KAMEHAMEHA III ROAD

Road closure for utility work in north Kona Overnight road closure for pole replacement

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE U.S. Geological Survey Friday, October 17, 2025, 9:34 AM

Community Welcomes 5-Year-Old Home After Nearly 1,000 Days In The Hospital

Strike By Kaiser Permanente Workers Is About More Than Money Many employees who are on strike in Hawaiʻi, California and Oregon point to the lack of staffing as the primary reason they walked.

Should OHA Play A Bigger Role In Military Lease Negotiations? Board Chair Kai Kahele plans to take up the issue at an OHA meeting on the Big Island in November.

Police Still Don’t Know How Theresa Cachuela’s Killer Got A Gun Cachuela’s death shows the danger ghost guns pose to victims of domestic violence and the general public, law enforcement officers say.

Police Chief Reed Mahuna has announced four promotions within Hawai‘i Police Department, including two officers to the rank of assistant chief, one officer promoted to major, and one officer promoted to captain. The promotions took effect May 1, 2026.

BIRTH OF HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL PUP AT KAIMANA BEACH PROMPTS COORDINATED SAFETY RESPONSE

Employees raised over $330,000 for local charities in 2025

Subaru Telescope on Maunakea Helps Reveal Changes in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Missing 76-Year-Old Found Alive After Enduring 4 Days Without Food Or Water In Wilderness

13 Years Of Fighting Pesticide Use In Hawaiʻi. Another Year Of Nothing Another failed legislative session means we continue to suffer from inadequate data and a lack of help for families and communities.

NPS seeks feedback on plans for new section of Ala Kahakai trail

Trial set in Kona state tax fraud case

Police Continue Search for Suspect Considered Armed and Dangerous

Students Honor Principal Who Saved Them By Crowning Him Prom King

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