Year: 2025

Fatal Police Shooting: Teen’s Family Could Get $1 Million Settlement The Honolulu City Council is slated to vote on whether to approve the settlement in the 2021 death of 16-year-old Iremamber Sykap at its next meeting.

November 20, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/11/fatal-police-shooting-teens-family-could-get-1-million-settlement/

Hawaiʻi’s New Remote Weather Stations Boost Wildfire Risk Assessment The state has installed 16 new weather stations across Maui County since the deadly fires in August 2023 and plans to install more soon on other islands.

November 20, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/11/hawaii-new-remote-weather-stations-boost-wildfire-risk-assessment/

Education

Hawai‘i DOE Wants $83,000 To Provide Data On Gender Equity In Schools DOE has recently stepped up its oversight of high school sports, but parents say they want more information on how female athletes are treated.

November 20, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/11/hawaii-doe-wants-83000-to-provide-data-on-gender-equity-in-schools/

News

OHA Chair Kahele urges Congress to include Section 2831 in final FY 2026 NDAA

November 20, 2025 0

OHA Chair Kahele urges Congress to include Section 2831 in final FY 2026 NDAA HONOLULU (Nov 17, 2025) –...

Sports

BIIF basketball: Vik Queens and Daggers ready to compete this season

November 20, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/11/20/sports/biif-basketball-vik-queens-and-daggers-ready-to-compete-this-season/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Disposable foodware bill passes first reading

November 20, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/11/20/hawaii-news/disposable-foodware-bill-passes-first-reading/

After six years of repairs and renovations, Hawaii’s first Christian church reopens

November 20, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/11/20/hawaii-news/after-six-years-of-repairs-and-renovations-hawaiis-first-christian-church-reopens/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Judge frees Kona couple accused of cocaine distribution near school

November 20, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/11/20/hawaii-news/judge-frees-kona-couple-accused-of-cocaine-distribution-near-school/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Hawaiian Electric unveils new look for its EV fast chargers as work continues to enhance charging equipment reliability

November 19, 2025 0

Hawaiian Electric unveils new look for its EV fast chargers as work continues to enhance charging equipment reliability EVs and...

News

PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO BE INTRODUCED AT FOUR MORE STATE PARKS

November 19, 2025 0

PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO BE INTRODUCED AT FOUR MORE STATE PARKS HONOLULU – Four popular Hawaiʻi state parks will...

Hawaiʻi County Expands Transit Fleet

November 19, 2025 0

Hawaiʻi County Expands Transit Fleet The County of Hawaiʻi recently held a blessing ceremony for nine new Paratransit vans...

Waimea Celebrates Cherry Trees with 33rd Annual Festival February 7 2026 Event Honors Fred and Nancy Nonaka

November 19, 2025 0

Waimea Celebrates Cherry Trees with 33rd Annual Festival February 7 2026 Event Honors Fred and Nancy Nonaka WAIMEA, HAWAI‘I ISLAND—The free 33rd Waimea...

Keaukaha Community, Schools to Conduct Tsunami Evacuation Exercise

November 19, 2025 0

Keaukaha Community, Schools to Conduct Tsunami Evacuation Exercise Schools and residents in Keaukaha will take part in an evacuation...

High School Football Player Wins Hearts After Helping Custodian Clean Up Post-Game Mess

November 19, 2025 0

High School Football Player Wins Hearts After Helping Custodian Clean Up Post-Game Mess After a heated rivalry game in...

Contractor: City Offered $8M To Settle $320M Claim For Honolulu Rail Delays Hitachi Rail Honolulu JV, which is still on the job, refiles a suit alleging HART exhibited an ‘inability to learn’ from its mistakes.

November 19, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/11/contractor-city-offered-8m-to-settle-320m-claim-for-honolulu-rail-delays/

Fatal HPD Chases Cost City Millions. Will New Law Change That? As Honolulu looks to settle with the family of a teenager killed in a 2021 chase, efforts to regulate police pursuits continue to draw criticism.

November 19, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/11/fatal-hpd-chases-cost-city-millions-will-new-law-change-that/

The Foster Girl’s Bones Kept Breaking. Expert Suggested She Didn’t Feel Pain In response to a Hawaiʻi Supreme Court decision, case files in one of Hawaiʻi’s most notorious child abuse cases were unsealed. They reveal how the state and experts ignored multiple warnings before Ariel Sellers died.

November 19, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/11/why-foster-girls-bones-keep-breaking-expert-suggested-she-didnt-feel-pain/

Year: 2025

Fatal Police Shooting: Teen’s Family Could Get $1 Million Settlement The Honolulu City Council is slated to vote on whether to approve the settlement in the 2021 death of 16-year-old Iremamber Sykap at its next meeting.

Hawaiʻi’s New Remote Weather Stations Boost Wildfire Risk Assessment The state has installed 16 new weather stations across Maui County since the deadly fires in August 2023 and plans to install more soon on other islands.

Hawai‘i DOE Wants $83,000 To Provide Data On Gender Equity In Schools DOE has recently stepped up its oversight of high school sports, but parents say they want more information on how female athletes are treated.

OHA Chair Kahele urges Congress to include Section 2831 in final FY 2026 NDAA

BIIF basketball: Vik Queens and Daggers ready to compete this season

Disposable foodware bill passes first reading

After six years of repairs and renovations, Hawaii’s first Christian church reopens

Judge frees Kona couple accused of cocaine distribution near school

Hawaiian Electric unveils new look for its EV fast chargers as work continues to enhance charging equipment reliability

PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO BE INTRODUCED AT FOUR MORE STATE PARKS

Hawaiʻi County Expands Transit Fleet

Waimea Celebrates Cherry Trees with 33rd Annual Festival February 7 2026 Event Honors Fred and Nancy Nonaka

Keaukaha Community, Schools to Conduct Tsunami Evacuation Exercise

High School Football Player Wins Hearts After Helping Custodian Clean Up Post-Game Mess

Contractor: City Offered $8M To Settle $320M Claim For Honolulu Rail Delays Hitachi Rail Honolulu JV, which is still on the job, refiles a suit alleging HART exhibited an ‘inability to learn’ from its mistakes.

Fatal HPD Chases Cost City Millions. Will New Law Change That? As Honolulu looks to settle with the family of a teenager killed in a 2021 chase, efforts to regulate police pursuits continue to draw criticism.

Pelfrey aiming to qualify for Winter Olympics in women’s halfpipe

UH debuts advanced robotic optics on Maunakea

Funds eyed for Puapuaʻa Iki restoration in Kona

Horse Swept Away By Floodwaters Rescued After 8-Hour Fight For His Life

Businessman and Two Attorneys Sentenced for Their Roles in Multimillion Dollar Scheme to Bribe Hawaii County Public Official

Hawaii signs big man to help hold down post

Sulla sentenced for role in Hawaii County housing credits scam

‘I love the determination and pride of our team’: ‘Riders water polo rolling through turnaround season

Man Arrested and Charged Following Drug Search Warrant in Kona

DUI Roadblock and Child Safety Seat Clinic April 25 in Hilo

INSTALLATION OF TWO SPEED HUMPS AND ONE SPEED TABLE IN HONALO

Waikoloa Theft Suspects Sought

Police Seek Three Suspects in Kona Assault

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