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Employment HIP Ag is hiring a farmhand on Hawaiʻi Island HIP Ag is looking for a farmhand to support daily...
Month: February 2026
Hawaiian Electric preparing for severe weather this weekend Customers urged to review emergency plans
Hawaiian Electric preparing for severe weather this weekend Customers urged to review emergency plans HONOLULU, Feb. 5, 2026 – With...
NEW ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FINDS HAWAIʻI’S MEDICAL CANNABIS PROGRAM STRONG AND WELL-UTILIZED
NEW ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FINDS HAWAIʻI’S MEDICAL CANNABIS PROGRAM STRONG AND WELL-UTILIZED HONOLULU — A new independent economic analysis commissioned by...
Three Strangers Risk Their Lives To Save Child From Submerged Taxi
Three Strangers Risk Their Lives To Save Child From Submerged Taxi Three men in Dagestan, Russia, are being praised...
Higher Luxury Home Taxes? State Eyes New Ways To House Hawaiians The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands will need billions in additional revenue to provide homes for the roughly 30,000 Hawaiians on its waitlist.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/hawaii-lawmakers-are-looking-for-ways-to-permanently-fund-dhhl/
Will Disaster Insurance Overhaul Increase Protections For Future Survivors? Other states impacted by similar disasters are reforming their insurance laws. Legislators here are teeing up bills to follow suit.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/package-state-laws-strengthen-disaster-protections/
Hawaiʻi Sen. Michelle Kidani Says She’s Capable Of Handling Her Job The 77-year-old lawmaker is trying to defuse concerns that she suffers from an illness that is affecting her performance.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/hawaii-sen-michelle-kidani-says-capable-of-handling-her-job/
Governor Asks Lawmakers For $126M In Green Fee Projects Some lawmakers are questioning the administration’s plan to fund the projects through a combination of the new fee and bonds.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/governor-asks-lawmakers-for-126m-in-green-fee-projects/
Kalihi man set to plead guilty to sextorting girls in 3 countries
A 21-year-old Kalihi man will plead guilty to sextorting underage girls in Washington, Canada and the Philippines by persuading them...
Private-sector construction workers in Hawaii seek taxpayer support
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/05/hawaii-news/private-sector-construction-workers-in-hawaii-seek-taxpayer-support/?WHT=b63d020e62df431faee646d18b92246555587331
UH-Hilo hoops: Vulcans bounce back with win over Vanguard
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/05/sports/uh-hilo-hoops-vulcans-bounce-back-with-win-over-vanguard/
Hawaiʻi County Warns Public of Text Scams
Hawaiʻi County Warns Public of Text Scams The County of Hawaiʻi Finance Department is asking residents to be aware of...
Water Restriction Notice Issued for Affected South Kohala Customers
Water Restriction Notice Issued for Affected South Kohala Customers AFFECTED AREAS: ĀHUALOA TO WAIEMI SUBDIVISION, INCLUDING HONOKAIA, PU‘UKAPU, NIENIE, WAIMEA...
Hiring Event to be Held Feb. 21 in Hilo
Hiring Event to be Held Feb. 21 in Hilo Hawaiʻi Island residents are invited to a hiring event from...
NEW ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FINDS HAWAIʻI’S MEDICAL CANNABIS PROGRAM STRONG AND WELL-UTILIZED
NEW ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FINDS HAWAIʻI’S MEDICAL CANNABIS PROGRAM STRONG AND WELL-UTILIZED HONOLULU — A new independent economic analysis...
This Animal Shelter Has No… Animals — They’re Being Adopted Too Fast
This Animal Shelter Has No... Animals — They’re Being Adopted Too Fast The Bide Awhile Animal Shelter in Dartmouth,...
Hawaiʻi’s Cost Of Living Is High. But There’s Another Huge Problem A recent UH report likens Hawaiʻi’s economy to that of West Virginia — another place being “left behind.”
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/hawaiis-cost-of-living-is-high-but-theres-another-huge-problem/
Hawaiʻi Homeowners Need More Options To Get Rid Of All Cesspools By 2050 State lawmakers are taking up a bill this week that would create a low-interest loan program.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/hawaii-homeowners-need-more-options-get-rid-cesspools-2050/
Smile, You’re On Camera: Sheriff Drones May Be Watching You In Waikīkī Drones are already used by law enforcement for special operations, but the program coming to Waikīkī marks a major increase in police surveillance and will be the first time Hawaiʻi uses drones as first responders.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/waikiki-new-era-police-surveillance-drones/
BIIF hoops: Lady Warriors fall in first round at states; tonight’s BIIF boys championships set
GO COWBOYS...... First-seeded Kohala boys basketball advanced to tonight’s BIIF Division II Boys Basketball Championship after handling No. 4 Hawaii...
