Month: August 2026

More than 1,400 customers restored as Hawaiʻi Island recovery efforts continue Additional equipment, resources arrive to support ongoing restoration

August 26, 2026 0

More than 1,400 customers restored as Hawaiʻi Island recovery efforts continue Additional equipment, resources arrive to support ongoing restoration ...

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE U.S. Geological Survey Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 9:00 AM

August 26, 2026 0

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE U.S. Geological Survey Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 9:00 AM HST (Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 19:00...

13-Year-Old Spends 300 Hours 3D Printing a Custom Wheelchair for a Toddler

August 26, 2026 0

13-Year-Old Spends 300 Hours 3D Printing a Custom Wheelchair for a Toddler August 10, 2026A 13-year-old boy could have spent...

Lawsuit Alleges Hawaiʻi Prison Staff Enabled Gang Attack The suit alleges corrections officers at the state’s largest prison gave members of a prison gang access to an inmate in protective custody, who was then beaten.

August 26, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/lawsuit-alleges-hawaii-prison-staff-enabled-gang-attack/

It’s True: Power Outages Happening More Often In Hawai‘i The power isn’t just going out more frequently. It’s staying out for longer.

August 26, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/its-true-power-outages-happening-more-often-in-hawaii/

Hawaiʻi Ranchers Welcome Rain But Endure Weather Whiplash Broken fences, destroyed roads, new gulches, dead cattle and lost land may soon be the price to pay for greener grass as climate change aggravates extreme weather events.

August 26, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/hawai%ca%bbi-ranchers-welcome-rain-but-endure-weather-whiplash/

Dual U.S. and Canadian Citizen and Alleged Repeat Child Sexual Predator Arrested for Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Hawaii

August 26, 2026 0

Dual U.S. and Canadian Citizen and Alleged Repeat Child Sexual Predator Arrested for Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Hawaii...

Kamaki Kanahele, a true leader of the Hawaiian homestead movement’ dies at 81

August 26, 2026 0

Kamaki Kanahele — a leader in the homestead movement who was committed to addressing health disparities faced by Native Hawaiians...

Curtis Murayama: Herb Yamanaka has been a gift for Hawaii athletes, a godsend for Oregon

August 26, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/08/26/sports/curtis-murayama-herb-yamanaka-has-been-a-gift-for-hawaii-athletes-a-godsend-for-oregon/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

HPD monitoring drone program in Honolulu that uses them for 911 calls

August 26, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/08/26/hawaii-news/hpd-monitoring-drone-program-in-honolulu-that-uses-them-for-911-calls/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

PRESIDENT TRUMP APPROVES GOVERNOR GREEN’S REQUEST FOR FEDERAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOLLOWING TROPICAL CYCLONE LALA

August 26, 2026 0

PRESIDENT APPROVES GOVERNOR GREEN’S REQUEST FOR FEDERAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOLLOWING TROPICAL CYCLONE LALA HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green today announced that...

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VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR LARGE-SCALE PROJECT TO REMOVE INVASIVE MANGROVE FROM KAILUA WATERWAYS DLNR and Hui o Koʻolaupoko Partner on Multi-Year Restoration Effort

August 26, 2026 0

VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR LARGE-SCALE PROJECT TO REMOVE INVASIVE MANGROVE FROM KAILUA WATERWAYS DLNR and Hui o Koʻolaupoko Partner on Multi-Year...

DWS Warns Public of Individuals Impersonating Department Employees

August 25, 2026 0

DWS Warns Public of Individuals Impersonating Department Employees The County of Hawai‘i Department of Water Supply (DWS) is warning the...

GOVERNOR GREEN ORDERS FLAGS LOWERED TO HONOR DOLLY PARTON

August 25, 2026 0

GOVERNOR GREEN ORDERS FLAGS LOWERED TO HONOR DOLLY PARTON HONOLULU — At the direction of the President of the United States,...

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REBUILD OF WASHED-OUT SECTIONS OF MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY COMPLETED Over 50 Tons of Debris Removed from HDOT Facilities and Adjacent Waterways Between Tropical Cyclones Lala and Moke

August 25, 2026 0

REBUILD OF WASHED-OUT SECTIONS OF MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY COMPLETED Over 50 Tons of Debris Removed from HDOT Facilities and Adjacent Waterways...

Civil Defense Message. This is a Weather Information Update for Tuesday 08-25-2026 at 07:09 AM.

August 25, 2026 0

This is a Civil Defense Message. This is a Weather Information Update for Tuesday 08-25-2026 at 07:09 AM. As the...

A Little Boy’s Joy Over a Box of Froot Loops Inspired One Man to Change His Community

August 25, 2026 0

A Little Boy's Joy Over a Box of Froot Loops Inspired One Man to Change His Community Sometimes, it only...

In A Big Hurricane, Don’t Count On Hawaiʻi Shelters To Protect You Eight years ago, a Civil Beat investigation found the island’s shelters were unable to withstand even a moderate hurricane. Today, officials won’t say what improvements they’ve made.

August 25, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/in-a-big-hurricane-dont-count-on-hawaii-shelters-to-protect-you/

100 Autopsies: Meth Deaths Spiking 40 Years After Ice Seized Hawaiʻi Hawaiʻi was ground zero for smoking methamphetamine in the U.S. Today, it’s the only place where meth is far deadlier than opioids — yet the state has been slow to act.

August 25, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/100-autopsies-meth-deaths-spiking-40-years-after-ice-seized-hawaii/

‘It’s going to be a big loss’: Lala devastates Ka‘u coffee farms right before harvest time

August 25, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/08/25/hawaii-news/its-going-to-be-a-big-loss-lala-devastates-kau-coffee-farms-right-before-harvest-time/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

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Month: August 2026

More than 1,400 customers restored as Hawaiʻi Island recovery efforts continue Additional equipment, resources arrive to support ongoing restoration

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE U.S. Geological Survey Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 9:00 AM

13-Year-Old Spends 300 Hours 3D Printing a Custom Wheelchair for a Toddler

Lawsuit Alleges Hawaiʻi Prison Staff Enabled Gang Attack The suit alleges corrections officers at the state’s largest prison gave members of a prison gang access to an inmate in protective custody, who was then beaten.

It’s True: Power Outages Happening More Often In Hawai‘i The power isn’t just going out more frequently. It’s staying out for longer.

Hawaiʻi Ranchers Welcome Rain But Endure Weather Whiplash Broken fences, destroyed roads, new gulches, dead cattle and lost land may soon be the price to pay for greener grass as climate change aggravates extreme weather events.

Dual U.S. and Canadian Citizen and Alleged Repeat Child Sexual Predator Arrested for Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Hawaii

Kamaki Kanahele, a true leader of the Hawaiian homestead movement’ dies at 81

Curtis Murayama: Herb Yamanaka has been a gift for Hawaii athletes, a godsend for Oregon

HPD monitoring drone program in Honolulu that uses them for 911 calls

PRESIDENT TRUMP APPROVES GOVERNOR GREEN’S REQUEST FOR FEDERAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOLLOWING TROPICAL CYCLONE LALA

VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR LARGE-SCALE PROJECT TO REMOVE INVASIVE MANGROVE FROM KAILUA WATERWAYS DLNR and Hui o Koʻolaupoko Partner on Multi-Year Restoration Effort

DWS Warns Public of Individuals Impersonating Department Employees

GOVERNOR GREEN ORDERS FLAGS LOWERED TO HONOR DOLLY PARTON

REBUILD OF WASHED-OUT SECTIONS OF MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY COMPLETED Over 50 Tons of Debris Removed from HDOT Facilities and Adjacent Waterways Between Tropical Cyclones Lala and Moke

Civil Defense Message. This is a Weather Information Update for Tuesday 08-25-2026 at 07:09 AM.

A Little Boy’s Joy Over a Box of Froot Loops Inspired One Man to Change His Community

In A Big Hurricane, Don’t Count On Hawaiʻi Shelters To Protect You Eight years ago, a Civil Beat investigation found the island’s shelters were unable to withstand even a moderate hurricane. Today, officials won’t say what improvements they’ve made.

100 Autopsies: Meth Deaths Spiking 40 Years After Ice Seized Hawaiʻi Hawaiʻi was ground zero for smoking methamphetamine in the U.S. Today, it’s the only place where meth is far deadlier than opioids — yet the state has been slow to act.

‘It’s going to be a big loss’: Lala devastates Ka‘u coffee farms right before harvest time

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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