Kohala Obituary 6/18/2026
Clifford Kazuto Aiona, 80, of Kapaau died June 18 at home. Retired from the former Hawaiian Telephone Co., he played...
Month: June 2026
OHA reopens study of KITV purchase after vote shift
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/27/hawaii-news/oha-reopens-study-of-kitv-purchase-after-vote-shift/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hawaiʻi County Opens Application Process for Kona Low Business Recovery Grant Program
Hawaiʻi County Opens Application Process for Kona Low Business Recovery Grant Program The County of Hawaiʻi announces the launch of...
GOVERNOR GREEN SIGNS BUDGET AND ISSUES INTENT-TO-VETO LIST
GOVERNOR GREEN SIGNS BUDGET AND ISSUES INTENT-TO-VETO LIST HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green today signed HB 1800, Act 175, Session...
Two Teen Out for a Summer Bike Ride End Up Saving Elderly Woman Trapped Outside for 16 Hours
Two Teen Out for a Summer Bike Ride End Up Saving Elderly Woman Trapped Outside for 16 Hours What...
140 Kauai Coffee Jobs Saved Through New Land Lease Agreement The new lease comes after several months of uncertainty about the coffee grower’s future.
https://civilbeat.org/2026/06/140-kauai-coffee-jobs-saved-through-new-land-lease-agreement/
Can A $400+ Million Loan Push The Stagnant Coco Palms Project Ahead? The Kaua‘i project is could reopen in 2028, after being closed for nearly four decades.
https://civilbeat.org/2026/06/can-a-400-million-loan-push-the-stagnant-coco-palms-project-ahead/
Part Of A Frantic Charge To Feed People During Covid, He’s Now Charged With Fraud Former city employee, who helped steer federal funds to the hungry, is accused of deceiving the food bank into spending money that wasn’t there.
https://civilbeat.org/2026/06/ex-city-workers-fraud-charges-followed-covid-spending-frenzy/
Honokaa suspect in child enticement case to receive mental exam
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/26/hawaii-news/honokaa-suspect-in-child-enticement-case-to-receive-mental-exam/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hawaii among worst states with SNAP payment errors
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/26/hawaii-news/hawaii-among-worst-states-with-snap-payment-errors/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
CRB battle ramps up: More weapons available for those fighting invasive bug
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/26/hawaii-news/crb-battle-ramps-up-more-weapons-available-for-those-fighting-invasive-bug/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
THE KOHALA CENTER: Info/Opportunities/Events
Messages for our community Working Together to Manage Little Fire Ants at Niuliʻi In November 2025, routine sampling at Niuliʻi...
FIRST PACIFIC CLIMATE SUMMIT CONCLUDES WITH JOINT COMMITMENT TO REGIONAL RESILIENCE
FIRST PACIFIC CLIMATE SUMMIT CONCLUDES WITH JOINT COMMITMENT TO REGIONAL RESILIENCE HONOLULU – At the inaugural Pacific Climate...
Volcano Watch — A hui hou to a giant of volcanology
By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory June 25, 2026 In 2025, Professor Bruce Houghton retired from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa after 25...
‘It Was Destiny’: Garbage Truck Crew Saves Dog From Trash Can, Then Adopts Him
'It Was Destiny': Garbage Truck Crew Saves Dog From Trash Can, Then Adopts Him A starving dog buried beneath a...
$17 Million In Court Settlements Is Coming To Red Hill Families The deals amount to roughly $27,000 per plaintiff. Some victims of the water contamination say that doesn’t go far enough.
https://civilbeat.org/2026/06/17-million-in-court-settlements-is-coming-to-red-hill-families/
‘We are so very talented on every island’: ‘Bows football coaches visit Hilo
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/25/sports/we-are-so-very-talented-on-every-island-bows-football-coaches-visit-hilo/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
UH Hilo athletics building to be renovated
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/25/hawaii-news/uh-hilo-athletics-building-to-be-renovated/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Sewer rate hikes proposed
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/25/hawaii-news/sewer-rate-hikes-proposed/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested and charged a 23-year-old Honokaʻa man for allegedly using a digital messaging platform to entice a minor for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity.
Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested and charged a 23-year-old Honokaʻa man for allegedly using a digital messaging platform to entice...
