Year: 2026

‘It’s Just Tiring’: 24 Hours Inside Hawai‘i’s Homeless Crisis More than a dozen Civil Beat reporters and photographers set out to chronicle the reality of homelessness on Oʻahu on Jan. 26, the day of the homeless census. Here’s what they saw.

May 20, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/its-just-tiring-24-hours-inside-hawaiis-homeless-crisis/

BIIF track and field: Schaut, Sokham lead Big Island at states Wednesday, May 20, 2026 12:05 am

May 20, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/20/sports/biif-track-and-field-schaut-sokham-lead-big-island-at-states/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Council bill would weaken powers of the mayor’s office

May 20, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/20/hawaii-news/council-bill-would-weaken-powers-of-the-mayors-office/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Council considers new requirements for nonprofits

May 20, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/20/hawaii-news/council-considers-new-requirements-for-nonprofits/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

DOH MONITORING EBOLA, HANTAVIRUS OUTBREAKS

May 20, 2026 0

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is actively monitoring an outbreak of Bundigbugyo virus, a strain of Ebola virus, that is occurring in the...

Mayor Alameda Requests Assistance from State to Reduce Traffic Fatalities, Urges Residents to ‘Drive Safe and Make it Home’

May 19, 2026 0

Mayor Kimo Alameda is requesting assistance from the State to improve traffic safety on Hawaiʻi Island and urges residents to...

Police Investigating Fatal Traffic Collision in HPP

May 19, 2026 0

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a fatal traffic collision involving a motorcycle and a vehicle that occurred Monday afternoon, May...

A Paper Airplane, A Song Request, and a Neighbor’s Kindness That Touched Millions

May 19, 2026 0

A Paper Airplane, A Song Request, and a Neighbor’s Kindness That Touched Millions A paper airplane, a song request, and...

Kaua‘i Looks To Triple Homeless Funding On Heels Of Lower Count The County Council also increased funding for invasive species mitigation and mental health programs as part of its ongoing review of next year’s budget.

May 19, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/kauai-looks-to-triple-homeless-funding-on-heels-of-lower-count/

Candidate Faced Little Vetting For Charter School Board The Hawaiʻi education board reviews applications to the state charter school commission. Some school leaders say the process should be more rigorous.

May 19, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/controversial-candidate-faced-little-vetting-for-charter-school-board/

Maui’s Speed Bump Bonanza Is Driving Some Locals Crazy The county has installed dozens of traffic-calming devices to improve public safety. Some residents say it has gone too far.

May 19, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/mauis-speed-bump-bonanza-is-driving-some-locals-crazy/

Kona teen to compete in world jiu-jitsu competition this summer

May 19, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/19/sports/kona-teen-to-compete-in-world-jiu-jitsu-competition-this-summer/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

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Report: Expanding childcare tax credit could boost workforce

May 19, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/19/hawaii-news/report-expanding-childcare-tax-credit-could-boost-workforce/

Bill gives Maunakea authority more time to take over management of summit area

May 19, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/19/hawaii-news/bill-gives-maunakea-authority-more-time-to-take-over-management-of-summit-area/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Hilo man dies after beating, murder investigation opened

May 19, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/19/hawaii-news/hilo-man-dies-after-beating-murder-investigation-opened/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR MAKANA MCCLELLAN RECEIVES NATIONAL COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR HONOR

May 19, 2026 0

COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR MAKANA MCCLELLAN RECEIVES NATIONAL COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR HONOR HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green today announced and congratulated...

Hawaiʻi Pays The Highest Electric Rates In The Nation. We Don’t Have To Let’s make it easier and faster to permit and build clean energy in Hawaiʻi.

May 18, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/hawaii-pays-the-highest-electric-rates-in-the-nation-we-dont-have-to/

She Never Got to Say Thank You — Until Nearly 20 Years Later

May 18, 2026 0

She Never Got to Say Thank You — Until Nearly 20 Years Later Nearly two decades after a difficult childhood...

AT&T Withdraws Controversial Kaua‘i Cell Tower Plan Community members on the North Shore overwhelmingly opposed a plan to build a cell tower less than 50 feet from one resident’s bedroom window.

May 18, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/att-withdraws-controversial-kauai-cell-tower-plan/

Requiring Judges To Consider Past Trauma Of Youth Offenders Aim Of New Law The proposed law, which awaits the governor’s signature, would also bar youth who have been trafficked or sexually abused from being charged as adults for crimes in which their abuser is the victim.

May 18, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/requiring-judges-to-consider-past-trauma-of-youth-offenders-aim-of-new-law/

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Year: 2026

‘It’s Just Tiring’: 24 Hours Inside Hawai‘i’s Homeless Crisis More than a dozen Civil Beat reporters and photographers set out to chronicle the reality of homelessness on Oʻahu on Jan. 26, the day of the homeless census. Here’s what they saw.

BIIF track and field: Schaut, Sokham lead Big Island at states Wednesday, May 20, 2026 12:05 am

Council bill would weaken powers of the mayor’s office

Council considers new requirements for nonprofits

DOH MONITORING EBOLA, HANTAVIRUS OUTBREAKS

Mayor Alameda Requests Assistance from State to Reduce Traffic Fatalities, Urges Residents to ‘Drive Safe and Make it Home’

Police Investigating Fatal Traffic Collision in HPP

A Paper Airplane, A Song Request, and a Neighbor’s Kindness That Touched Millions

Kaua‘i Looks To Triple Homeless Funding On Heels Of Lower Count The County Council also increased funding for invasive species mitigation and mental health programs as part of its ongoing review of next year’s budget.

Candidate Faced Little Vetting For Charter School Board The Hawaiʻi education board reviews applications to the state charter school commission. Some school leaders say the process should be more rigorous.

Maui’s Speed Bump Bonanza Is Driving Some Locals Crazy The county has installed dozens of traffic-calming devices to improve public safety. Some residents say it has gone too far.

Kona teen to compete in world jiu-jitsu competition this summer

Report: Expanding childcare tax credit could boost workforce

Bill gives Maunakea authority more time to take over management of summit area

Hilo man dies after beating, murder investigation opened

COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR MAKANA MCCLELLAN RECEIVES NATIONAL COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR HONOR

Hawaiʻi Pays The Highest Electric Rates In The Nation. We Don’t Have To Let’s make it easier and faster to permit and build clean energy in Hawaiʻi.

She Never Got to Say Thank You — Until Nearly 20 Years Later

AT&T Withdraws Controversial Kaua‘i Cell Tower Plan Community members on the North Shore overwhelmingly opposed a plan to build a cell tower less than 50 feet from one resident’s bedroom window.

Requiring Judges To Consider Past Trauma Of Youth Offenders Aim Of New Law The proposed law, which awaits the governor’s signature, would also bar youth who have been trafficked or sexually abused from being charged as adults for crimes in which their abuser is the victim.

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

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