Year: 2026

News

A boost for Laupahoehoe: Substantial repairs planned for harbor, breakwater

June 30, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/30/hawaii-news/a-boost-for-laupahoehoe-substantial-repairs-planned-for-harbor-breakwater/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Education

UH Hilo to offer new AI concentration

June 30, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/30/hawaii-news/uh-hilo-to-offer-new-ai-concentration/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Dramatic Video Shows South Carolina Deputies Saving Child’s Life

June 29, 2026 0

Dramatic Video Shows South Carolina Deputies Saving Child's Life A South Carolina family is celebrating a miracle after two sheriff's...

Native Hawaiian Teens Learn To ‘Make Change’ For The Islands Youth from across the islands — and the continent — participated in a mock legislative event last week aimed at engaging students in shaping Hawai‘i’s future.

June 29, 2026 0

https://civilbeat.org/2026/06/native-hawaiian-teens-learn-to-make-change-for-the-islands/

Hawaiʻi Is Losing Therapists Before They Even Start. A New Law Could Help A new policy puts Hawaiʻi on par with other states.

June 29, 2026 0

https://civilbeat.org/2026/06/hawaii-is-losing-therapists-before-they-even-start-a-new-law-could-help/

Charity Program for Housing Homeless People Broke Promises, Landlord Says Small landlord now has doubts about renting to tenants from housing assistance programs; tenant says his story is off base.

June 29, 2026 0

https://civilbeat.org/2026/06/charity-program-for-housing-homeless-people-broke-promises-landlord-says/

Officials’ ‘Grab And Go’ Taking Of Girl Leads To $950,000 Payout State and Kauaʻi County workers coordinated the removal of the fifth grader without her mother’s knowledge — or an order from a judge

June 29, 2026 0

https://civilbeat.org/2026/06/officials-grab-and-go-taking-of-girl-leads-to-950000-payout/

Paddling: Puna Canoe Club hosts 6th island regatta of 2026

June 29, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/29/sports/paddling-puna-canoe-club-hosts-6th-island-regatta-of-2026/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Counting down to 250: Festivities in Hilo, Kona will celebrate America’s milestone birthday

June 29, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/29/hawaii-news/counting-down-to-250-festivities-in-hilo-kona-will-celebrate-americas-milestone-birthday/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Governors reflect on U.S.-Hawaii history, look ahead

June 29, 2026 0

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News

Bid protest delays start of Kealakehe sewage plant upgrade

June 29, 2026 0

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Teen’s Final Gift Saves Lives and Brings Organ Recipients Together at the Graduation Party She Never Got to Attend

June 28, 2026 0

Teen's Final Gift Saves Lives and Brings Organ Recipients Together at the Graduation Party She Never Got to Attend A...

West Oahu Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison for Purchasing Over 100 Pounds of Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Heroin from an Undercover Officer in Homeland Security Taskforce Operation

June 28, 2026 0

West Oahu Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison for Purchasing Over 100 Pounds of Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Heroin...

Bill would ban new paid parking lots

June 28, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/28/hawaii-news/bill-would-ban-new-paid-parking-lots/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

KILAUEA (VNUM #332010) 19°25’16” N 155°17’13” W, Summit Elevation 4091 ft (1247 m) Current Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY Current Aviation Color Code: YELLOW Summary

June 28, 2026 0

KILAUEA (VNUM #332010) 19°25'16" N 155°17'13" W, Summit Elevation 4091 ft (1247 m) Current Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY Current Aviation...

Teen’s Final Gift Saves Lives and Brings Organ Recipients Together at the Graduation Party She Never Got to Attend

June 27, 2026 0

Teen's Final Gift Saves Lives and Brings Organ Recipients Together at the Graduation Party She Never Got to Attend A...

Kohala Obituary 6/18/2026

June 27, 2026 0

Clifford Kazuto Aiona, 80, of Kapaau died June 18 at home. Retired from the former Hawaiian Telephone Co., he played...

News

Year: 2026

A boost for Laupahoehoe: Substantial repairs planned for harbor, breakwater

UH Hilo to offer new AI concentration

Dramatic Video Shows South Carolina Deputies Saving Child’s Life

Native Hawaiian Teens Learn To ‘Make Change’ For The Islands Youth from across the islands — and the continent — participated in a mock legislative event last week aimed at engaging students in shaping Hawai‘i’s future.

Hawaiʻi Is Losing Therapists Before They Even Start. A New Law Could Help A new policy puts Hawaiʻi on par with other states.

Charity Program for Housing Homeless People Broke Promises, Landlord Says Small landlord now has doubts about renting to tenants from housing assistance programs; tenant says his story is off base.

Officials’ ‘Grab And Go’ Taking Of Girl Leads To $950,000 Payout State and Kauaʻi County workers coordinated the removal of the fifth grader without her mother’s knowledge — or an order from a judge

Paddling: Puna Canoe Club hosts 6th island regatta of 2026

Counting down to 250: Festivities in Hilo, Kona will celebrate America’s milestone birthday

Governors reflect on U.S.-Hawaii history, look ahead

Bid protest delays start of Kealakehe sewage plant upgrade

Teen’s Final Gift Saves Lives and Brings Organ Recipients Together at the Graduation Party She Never Got to Attend

West Oahu Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison for Purchasing Over 100 Pounds of Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Heroin from an Undercover Officer in Homeland Security Taskforce Operation

Bill would ban new paid parking lots

KILAUEA (VNUM #332010) 19°25’16” N 155°17’13” W, Summit Elevation 4091 ft (1247 m) Current Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORY Current Aviation Color Code: YELLOW Summary

Teen’s Final Gift Saves Lives and Brings Organ Recipients Together at the Graduation Party She Never Got to Attend

Kohala Obituary 6/18/2026

OHA reopens study of KITV purchase after vote shift

Hawaiʻi County Opens Application Process for Kona Low Business Recovery Grant Program

GOVERNOR GREEN SIGNS BUDGET AND ISSUES INTENT-TO-VETO LIST

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

‘It’s never been about the money’: Peter Boy’s siblings due to receive $3.25M

Still no electricity at Hilo apartment complex

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