Month: August 2026

Data For Dummies: Hawaiʻi Facts For Those Of Us Who Can’t Read Spreadsheets A local consulting firm has created a very user-friendly dashboard that gives people the high points about life in the islands.

August 28, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/data-for-dummies-hawaii-facts-for-those-of-us-who-cant-read-spreadsheets/

Financial Literacy Is Required For Hawai‘i Grads. Are Schools Ready? The education department is requiring financial literacy lessons after two decades of advocacy from lawmakers and educators. Implementation — and effectiveness — may vary.

August 28, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/financial-literacy-is-required-for-hawaii-grads-are-schools-ready/

This Form Of Japanese Buddhism In Hawaiʻi Could Disappear Hongwanji temples were valued by early immigrants from Japan. But as congregations age, some say ties to Japan must be watered down for the sect to have a future in the islands.

August 28, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/this-form-of-japanese-buddhism-in-hawaii-could-disappear/

Commercial aquarium fishing question may be resolved after three years After years of a statewide pause on commercial aquarium fishing, the BLNR could vote to resurrect the industry or kill it permanently on Friday.

August 28, 2026 0

https://alohastatedaily.com/2026/08/27/commercial-aquarium-fishing-question-may-be-resolved-after-three-years/

The Joshua Walker era in Rainbow Wahine volleyball ready for first serve

August 28, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/08/28/sports/the-joshua-walker-era-in-rainbow-wahine-volleyball-ready-for-first-serve/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Shorter Hawaii trips erase 1M visitor days

August 28, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/08/28/hawaii-news/shorter-hawaii-trips-erase-1m-visitor-days/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

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County’s loss of lease for Punalu‘u park sparks concerns

August 28, 2026 0

Colin Sakumoto said Thursday that a statement in a press release from Mayor Kimo Alameda’s office that Black Sand Beach...

Department of Water Supply’s WAIOHINU – NAALEHU (Public Water System #108) customers – Precautionary Boil Water notice REMAINS IN EFFECT

August 27, 2026 0

Department of Water Supply’s WAIOHINU - NAALEHU (Public Water System #108) customers – Precautionary Boil Water notice REMAINS IN EFFECT...

Volcano Watch — The tephra time machine: exploring Kīlauea’s past

August 27, 2026 0

By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory August 27, 2026 In July, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) scientists visited an exposure of tephra and lava...

Hawaiʻi County’s Lease for Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach Park to End on Aug. 29

August 27, 2026 0

Hawaiʻi County’s Lease for Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach Park to End on Aug. 29 The County of Hawaiʻi’s lease for...

THE KOHALA CENTER…Opportunities and Events

August 27, 2026 0

Opportunities The Kohala Center is hiring a waihona native collections manager We are seeking a waihona native collections manager who...

College Student Saves Three Girls From Drowning After Spotting Them Struggling in Lake Washington

August 27, 2026 0

College Student Saves Three Girls From Drowning After Spotting Them Struggling in Lake Washington A college student saved three girls...

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Hawaiʻi Ag Leaders Planned To Oust Official Despite Public Praise Agribusiness Development Corp. Executive Director Wendy Gady resigned days after the agency’s board celebrated progress.

August 27, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/hawaii-ag-board-touted-historic-strides-despite-plans-to-fire-director/

World-Traveling Hawaiʻi Bureaucrat Arranged $30M In Tech Contracts A Hawaiʻi Department of Law Enforcement official identified tech companies that impressed him at conferences about policing and surveillance. He later got a job with one of them.

August 27, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/world-traveling-hawaii-bureaucrat-arranged-30m-in-tech-contracts/

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Month: August 2026

Data For Dummies: Hawaiʻi Facts For Those Of Us Who Can’t Read Spreadsheets A local consulting firm has created a very user-friendly dashboard that gives people the high points about life in the islands.

Financial Literacy Is Required For Hawai‘i Grads. Are Schools Ready? The education department is requiring financial literacy lessons after two decades of advocacy from lawmakers and educators. Implementation — and effectiveness — may vary.

This Form Of Japanese Buddhism In Hawaiʻi Could Disappear Hongwanji temples were valued by early immigrants from Japan. But as congregations age, some say ties to Japan must be watered down for the sect to have a future in the islands.

Commercial aquarium fishing question may be resolved after three years After years of a statewide pause on commercial aquarium fishing, the BLNR could vote to resurrect the industry or kill it permanently on Friday.

The Joshua Walker era in Rainbow Wahine volleyball ready for first serve

Shorter Hawaii trips erase 1M visitor days

County’s loss of lease for Punalu‘u park sparks concerns

Department of Water Supply’s WAIOHINU – NAALEHU (Public Water System #108) customers – Precautionary Boil Water notice REMAINS IN EFFECT

Volcano Watch — The tephra time machine: exploring Kīlauea’s past

Hawaiʻi County’s Lease for Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach Park to End on Aug. 29

THE KOHALA CENTER…Opportunities and Events

College Student Saves Three Girls From Drowning After Spotting Them Struggling in Lake Washington

Hawaiʻi Ag Leaders Planned To Oust Official Despite Public Praise Agribusiness Development Corp. Executive Director Wendy Gady resigned days after the agency’s board celebrated progress.

World-Traveling Hawaiʻi Bureaucrat Arranged $30M In Tech Contracts A Hawaiʻi Department of Law Enforcement official identified tech companies that impressed him at conferences about policing and surveillance. He later got a job with one of them.

‘Our expectations are high’: Konawaena football hungry for new season

Police Arrest Ocean View Man for Custodial Interference and Drug Offenses

Second Annual HI-PAL Youth Music Showcase to Incorporate Hurricane Lala Relief Fundraiser

Major transmission line restored as Hawaiian Electric returns power to Pāhala

What’s For School Lunch?

DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY – HURRICANE LALA RECOVERY UPDATE

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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