Native Hawaiian-led productions anchor $10M push at Ko Olina
More than $10 million in investment tied to “Kaula Lu‘au” and related contracts is poised to deliver hundreds of jobs...
Year: 2026
DOE Travel: $4 Million, 8,000 Trips And Few Details On Educational Value The Department of Education’s failure to provide detailed travel records is part of a broader pattern of poor record-keeping for Hawaiʻi schools, lawmakers and government transparency advocates say.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/doe-travel-4-million-8000-trips-and-few-details-on-educational-value/
Kona golfer Barbut shoots hole in one, albatross in same 9 holes
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/10/sports/kona-golfer-barbut-shoots-hole-in-one-albatross-in-same-9-holes/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Bills seek to rein in free-roaming cat population in Hawaii
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/10/hawaii-news/bills-seek-to-rein-in-free-roaming-cat-population-in-hawaii/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Storm damage minimal for Big Island
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/10/hawaii-news/storm-damage-minimal-for-big-island/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Teacher harassment prompts push for protections
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/10/hawaii-news/teacher-harassment-prompts-push-for-protections/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
This is a Civil Defense Severe Weather update for Monday 02-09-2026 at 03:32 PM
This is a Civil Defense Severe Weather update for Monday 02-09-2026 at 03:32 PM. The National Weather Service High Surf...
GOVERNOR GREEN ANNOUNCES REOPENING OF STATE OPERATIONS FOR TUESDAY, FEB. 10
GOVERNOR GREEN ANNOUNCES REOPENING OF STATE OPERATIONS FOR TUESDAY, FEB. 10 HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green announced today that most...
Hawaiʻi County to Resume Normal Operations on Tuesday
COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI MAYOR C. KIMO ALAMEDA, PH.D. Hawaiʻi County to Resume Normal Operations on Tuesday The County of Hawaiʻi...
A Statewide Brown Water Advisory has been issued.
A Statewide Brown Water Advisory has been issued. The Hawaii Department of Health advises beach users to stay out of...
‘This Is What Community Looks Like’: Snowplow Vigilante Clears Streets For Free
‘This Is What Community Looks Like’: Snowplow Vigilante Clears Streets For Free A St. Louis man is being praised after...
Will Bailey: What A Homelessness Count Can — And Can’t — See In East Hawaiʻi Homelessness is a shifting set of responses to distance, scarcity, and history — shaped as much by geography as by policy.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/will-bailey-what-a-homelessness-count-can-and-cant-see-in-east-hawaii/
Honolulu ‘Hell-Hole’ Building Now Without Water Despite the deteriorating condition of the building, embattled Honolulu developer Chad Waters is defending his record of managing 1136 Union Mall.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/honolulu-hell-hole-building-now-without-water/
‘Incredibly Frustrating’: Affordable Oʻahu Rentals Sit Empty For 10 Months As the city housing program behind it comes under the microscope, the Makiki building has struggled to clear the last bureaucratic hurdles.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/affordable-makiki-rentals-empty-10-months/
Long-vacant state jobs targeted by lawmakers
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/09/hawaii-news/long-vacant-state-jobs-targeted-by-lawmakers/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Global tourism rivals start to gain ground amid flat growth
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/09/hawaii-news/global-tourism-rivals-start-to-gain-ground-amid-flat-growth/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Bills aimed at legalizing recreational marijuana lack support
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/09/hawaii-news/bills-aimed-at-legalizing-recreational-marijuana-lack-support/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
This is a Civil Defense Severe Weather Update for Monday 02-09-2026 at 05:45
This is a Civil Defense Severe Weather Update for Monday 02-09-2026 at 05:45:00. The following NWS Alerts remain in effect...
This is a Civil Defense Severe Weather Update message for Sunday 02-08-2026 06:42 PM.
This is a Civil Defense Severe Weather Update message for Sunday 02-08-2026 06:42 PM. On behalf of the County of...
1 p.m. update: Hawaiian Electric crews out in force to restore power across Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island, Maui County
1 p.m. update: Hawaiian Electric crews out in force to restore power across Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island, Maui County Approximately...
