PFAS DETECTED IN HALEAKALĀ NATIONAL PARK WATER SYSTEM
PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been detected in water samples collected at the Haleakalā Park Rain Shed Chlorinator of...
Day: May 11, 2026
Police Investigating Fatal Traffic Collision in South Kohala
Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a traffic collision that claimed the life of a 59-year-old Waimea man on Sunday afternoon,...
23-Year-Old’s 9-Day Live Stream Raises Over $68 Million For Children Fighting Cancer
23-Year-Old’s 9-Day Live Stream Raises Over $68 Million For Children Fighting Cancer What began as a simple fundraising goal turned...
Makana Eyre: What’s Behind Hawaiʻi’s Love Affair With Toyota Tacomas? I thought I was immune to the lure of the pickup. Then I hopped behind the wheel of my dad’s red stick shift.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/makana-eyre-whats-behind-hawai%ca%bbis-love-affair-with-toyota-tacomas/
Effort To Get Cruise Ships On Board With Green Fee Is Sputtering Some legislators worry the state will lose its case to uphold cruise ship payments and with it millions in environmental funding.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/effort-to-get-cruise-ships-on-board-with-green-fee-is-sputtering/
‘Renovation Aloha’ Hosts Fined For Illegal Airbnbs In Latest Misstep Tens of thousands of dollars in fines for illegal vacation rentals are unpaid, the city says.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/renovation-aloha-hosts-fined-for-illegal-airbnbs-in-latest-misstep/
‘It’s gonna be very devastating’: Five Hawaii Island early childhood education sites to close
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/11/hawaii-news/its-gonna-be-very-devastating-five-hawaii-island-early-childhood-education-sites-to-close/?WHT=d84ef7837e5a3812cfc884d4d4d033377c0f9185
County approval sought for festival that has irritated neighbors
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/11/hawaii-news/county-approval-sought-for-festival-that-has-irritated-neighbors/?WHT=5fe381fe4980c40e161f5b40ac4dbbd184e8bf51
Tax cuts preserved, immigration enforcement limited as Legislature sends final bills to Green
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/11/hawaii-news/tax-cuts-preserved-immigration-enforcement-limited-as-legislature-sends-final-bills-to-green/
