Month: August 2026

Hawaiʻi Schools’ New Cellphone Ban Is Here. What Are Teens Saying? As the school year begins, Civil Beat talked to high school students about the rollout of the state’s new cellphone policy.

August 11, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/hawaii-schools-new-cellphone-ban-what-teens-saying/

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‘Dangerously Close To Capacity’: Maui Weighs $53M Kīhei Desalination Plant Community members gave the idea a lukewarm reception when the Maui Department of Water Supply shared details.

August 11, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/dangerously-close-to-capacity-maui-weighs-53m-kihei-desalination-plant/

He Oversaw Airports And Billions Of Dollars. Now He’s Accused Of Taking Bribes Ford Fuchigami, who is on leave pending a review of his work, had “an extraordinary career as a public servant” before being charged in Hawaiʻi’s latest political corruption case.

August 11, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/he-oversaw-airports-and-billions-of-dollars-now-hes-accused-of-taking-bribes/

State jobless rate rises for third straight month

August 11, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/08/11/hawaii-news/state-jobless-rate-rises-for-third-straight-month/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Waikoloa Hulu Street Evacuation Drill Scheduled for Aug. 15

August 11, 2026 0

Waikoloa Hulu Street Evacuation Drill Scheduled for Aug. 15 Waikoloa Village residents and visitors will have another chance to...

DOH PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE IN RESPONSE TO THE FLOODING ON MAUI, MOLOKAʻI, OʻAHU AND LĀNAʻI

August 11, 2026 0

DOH PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE IN RESPONSE TO THE FLOODING ON MAUI, MOLOKAʻI, OʻAHU AND LĀNAʻI HONOLULU...

Hawaiʻi County Invites Public Input for HUD Grant Planning Process

August 11, 2026 0

Hawaiʻi County Invites Public Input for HUD Grant Planning Process The County of Hawaiʻi Office of Housing and Community Development...

NOTICE OF TRAFFIC IMPACT AFFECTED AREA: KEA‘AU-PĀHOA ROAD (HWY 130) BETWEEN PUAKALO STREET AND KALOLI DRIVE; PAHOA, PUNA

August 10, 2026 0

NOTICE OF TRAFFIC IMPACT AFFECTED AREA: KEA‘AU-PĀHOA ROAD (HWY 130) BETWEEN PUAKALO STREET AND KALOLI DRIVE; PAHOA, PUNA, HAWAI‘I ...

Public Utilities Commission approves Hawaiian Electric’s request to expand renewables, energy storage – Request for proposals open to potential developers – Competitive bidding ensures customers’ interests are protected

August 10, 2026 0

Public Utilities Commission approves Hawaiian Electric’s request to expand renewables, energy storage - Request for proposals open to potential developers...

Police Partner with Community to Enhance Waikoloa School Campus

August 10, 2026 0

Police Partner with Community to Enhance Waikoloa School Campus Hawaiʻi Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section and volunteers from...

11-Year-Old Leukemia Patient’s Window Signs Fill Hospital Floor With Pizza, Cupcakes, and Kindness

August 10, 2026 0

11-Year-Old Leukemia Patient's Window Signs Fill Hospital Floor With Pizza, Cupcakes, and Kindness An 11-year-old girl undergoing leukemia treatment discovered...

Kaua‘i’s Only Emergency Homeless Shelter To Get Major Overhaul Part of the facility is expected to remain open during renovations, which are expected to cost $18 million.

August 10, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/kauais-only-emergency-homeless-shelter-to-get-major-overhaul/

Another Hawaiʻi Prison Death Has Family Seeking Answers A corrections official told the family Denise Foster died of injuries after “an incident.” The Foster family says they learned Denise was attacked in her cell.

August 10, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/another-hawaii-prison-death-has-family-seeking-answers/

Major Landlord Accused Of Discriminating Against Section 8 Renters In Hawaiʻi Testers sent by a nonprofit were told by agents for Greystar, the largest owner of apartment complexes in the United States, that their vouchers would not work.

August 10, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/major-landlord-accused-discriminating-section-8-renters-hawaii/

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Liquid natural gas proposal builds momentum $2 billion facility in Kapolei could go online by 2030.

August 10, 2026 0

https://alohastatedaily.com/2026/08/10/liquid-natural-gas-proposal-builds-momentum/

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Bolstering Big Isle trails: DLNR hires nonprofit, expert to help with best practices for maintenance, improvements

August 10, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/08/10/hawaii-news/bolstering-big-isle-trails-dlnr-hires-nonprofit-expert-to-help-with-best-practices-for-maintenance-improvements/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Tiny Dog Rescued After Swimming for Miles in San Francisco Bay Reunites With Family

August 9, 2026 0

Tiny Dog Rescued After Swimming for Miles in San Francisco Bay Reunites With Family What began as a frightening swim...

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Month: August 2026

Hawaiʻi Schools’ New Cellphone Ban Is Here. What Are Teens Saying? As the school year begins, Civil Beat talked to high school students about the rollout of the state’s new cellphone policy.

‘Dangerously Close To Capacity’: Maui Weighs $53M Kīhei Desalination Plant Community members gave the idea a lukewarm reception when the Maui Department of Water Supply shared details.

He Oversaw Airports And Billions Of Dollars. Now He’s Accused Of Taking Bribes Ford Fuchigami, who is on leave pending a review of his work, had “an extraordinary career as a public servant” before being charged in Hawaiʻi’s latest political corruption case.

State jobless rate rises for third straight month

Waikoloa Hulu Street Evacuation Drill Scheduled for Aug. 15

DOH PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE IN RESPONSE TO THE FLOODING ON MAUI, MOLOKAʻI, OʻAHU AND LĀNAʻI

Hawaiʻi County Invites Public Input for HUD Grant Planning Process

NOTICE OF TRAFFIC IMPACT AFFECTED AREA: KEA‘AU-PĀHOA ROAD (HWY 130) BETWEEN PUAKALO STREET AND KALOLI DRIVE; PAHOA, PUNA

Public Utilities Commission approves Hawaiian Electric’s request to expand renewables, energy storage – Request for proposals open to potential developers – Competitive bidding ensures customers’ interests are protected

Police Partner with Community to Enhance Waikoloa School Campus

11-Year-Old Leukemia Patient’s Window Signs Fill Hospital Floor With Pizza, Cupcakes, and Kindness

Kaua‘i’s Only Emergency Homeless Shelter To Get Major Overhaul Part of the facility is expected to remain open during renovations, which are expected to cost $18 million.

Another Hawaiʻi Prison Death Has Family Seeking Answers A corrections official told the family Denise Foster died of injuries after “an incident.” The Foster family says they learned Denise was attacked in her cell.

Major Landlord Accused Of Discriminating Against Section 8 Renters In Hawaiʻi Testers sent by a nonprofit were told by agents for Greystar, the largest owner of apartment complexes in the United States, that their vouchers would not work.

Liquid natural gas proposal builds momentum $2 billion facility in Kapolei could go online by 2030.

Bolstering Big Isle trails: DLNR hires nonprofit, expert to help with best practices for maintenance, improvements

Tiny Dog Rescued After Swimming for Miles in San Francisco Bay Reunites With Family

‘These are storied areas’

Council members split on bed and breakfast bill

Instead of Anger, This Driver Gave the Man Who Hit Him a Hug

Hawaiian Electric preparing for Tropical Storm Norbert, supporting power restoration on Kauaʻi – Company sending additional staff, vehicles to Kauaʻi this weekend

Two Aussies Were on Vacation in Thailand When They Saw Workers Struggling With an Excavator. So They Stopped to Help

‘You Just Want To Cry’: Kauaʻi Takes Stock Of Lowell’s Damage Communities on Kauaʻi, Lānaʻi and Niʻihau are picking up the pieces left by Hurricane Lowell, a storm Gov. Josh Green compared with the 1992 disaster ʻIniki.

Radio Silence Amid Lowell Reveals Critical Gap In Emergency Plan Radio is critical during disasters. Kauaʻi has again exposed that many stations lack generators and other equipment needed to stay on the air.

Honolulu Man Involved in Trans-Pacific Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

Kona man accused of possessing, disseminating child porn

Remembering Hawaii’s 9/11 victims

Hawai‘i Island police arrested 50-year-old John Gonzalez of Kealakekua

Volcano Watch — Remembering the 1919–1920 Maunaiki eruption of Kīlauea

Hawai’i Police Department Welcomes New Officiers

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