DOH CLOSES MAUI BEACH BALLROOM DUE TO COCKROACH INFESTATION
DOH CLOSES MAUI BEACH BALLROOM DUE TO COCKROACH INFESTATION KAHULUI, Hawaiʻi — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Maui...
Day: January 7, 2026
Water Restriction Notice Downgraded to Water Conservation Notice for Affected South Kohala Customers
Water Restriction Notice Downgraded to Water Conservation Notice for Affected South Kohala Customers AFFECTED AREAS: ĀHUALOA TO WAIEMI SUBDIVISION, INCLUDING...
Louisiana Factory Boss Hands Out $240 Million In Employee Bonuses
Louisiana Factory Boss Hands Out $240 Million In Employee Bonuses A Louisiana business leader is being praised for an extraordinary...
‘We Really Are Hurting’: Hawaiʻi Deputy Pay Lags $20K Behind Cops State law enforcement Director Mike Lambert asked lawmakers for help addressing staffing shortages while also highlighting plans to install controversial gunshot detectors in three Oʻahu neighborhoods.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/we-really-are-hurting-hawaii-deputy-pay-lags-20k-behind-cops/
Hawaiʻi To Step Up Anti-Drowning Efforts After more than a decade of refusing to convene the task force charged with putting up warning signs at dangerous beaches, the state is now recommending the group meet again.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/hawaii-to-step-up-anti-drowning-efforts/
Big Island Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms and Ammunition
Big Island Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms and Ammunition U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Hawaii HONOLULU – United...
BIIF basketball: Galletes leads Wildcats in road win; plus Cowboys, Warriors cruise to victories
Kohala boys kept their BIIF win streak intact with another win — this time 71-29 against Kealakehe https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/07/sports/biif-basketball-galletes-leads-wildcats-in-road-win-plus-cowboys-warriors-cruise-to-victories/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
HEI settling wildfire-related litigation with shareholders
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/07/hawaii-news/hei-settling-wildfire-related-litigation-with-shareholders/
Hilo man charged with sexual assault of minor
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/07/hawaii-news/hilo-man-charged-with-sexual-assault-of-minor-2/
Downpours from kona low system should positively affect East Hawaii
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/07/hawaii-news/downpours-from-kona-low-system-should-positively-affect-east-hawaii/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
