Year: 2026

It’s Illegal To Ride A Moped Without A Helmet. Does Anyone Care? Hawaiʻi made moped helmets mandatory last year, but police aren’t issuing tickets and few riders appear to be voluntarily donning the protective gear.

April 30, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/04/its-illegal-to-ride-a-moped-without-a-helmet-does-anyone-care/

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Hawaii Commissions launch civil rights awareness campaign: ‘No Hate in the 808’

April 30, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/04/30/hawaii-news/hawaii-commissions-launch-civil-rights-awareness-campaign-no-hate-in-the-808/ https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/04/30/hawaii-news/hawaii-commissions-launch-civil-rights-awareness-campaign-no-hate-in-the-808/

Hawaii lawmakers reach compromise on tax relief

April 30, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/04/30/hawaii-news/hawaii-lawmakers-reach-compromise-on-tax-relief/

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BIIF golf: Saito, Nakagawa win individual titles

April 30, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/04/30/sports/biif-golf-saito-nakagawa-win-individual-titles/

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PUBLIC INVITED TO REVIEW DRAFT STATEWIDE PRESERVATION PLAN Papahana Kāʻeuʻeu: Hawaiʻi’s Plan for Living Heritage Stewardship (2026–2034)

April 29, 2026 0

HONOLULU – The State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) of the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) today opened a 30-day...

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MORE TREES COMING TO HAWAIʻI SCHOOL CAMPUSES

April 29, 2026 0

HONOLULU – Ten schools have been selected to participate in the statewide Shade Trees for Schools (STFS) program, a joint effort of the DLNR Division...

BIG ISLAND CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL NAMES CULINARY, FARM WINNERS Students Awarded $5K in Scholarships

April 29, 2026 0

BIG ISLAND CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL NAMES CULINARY, FARM WINNERS Students Awarded $5K in Scholarships WAIKOLOA, HAWAI‘I ISLAND—Three Hawai‘i college culinary teams...

Vector Control at Gilbert Kahele Recreation Area on May 5

April 29, 2026 0

Vector Control at Gilbert Kahele Recreation Area on May 5 The Gilbert Kahele Recreation Area will be closed from...

WATER SHUT-OFF NOTICE:AFFECTED AREA:ALL SERVICES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MĀMALAHOA HIGHWAY (HWY 19) BETWEEN MUD LANE AND THE FORMER CAMP HONOKAIA, INCLUDING MUD LANE, MALIE PLACE AND PALI ROAD; HONOKA‘A, HĀMĀKUA

April 29, 2026 0

WATER SHUT-OFF NOTICE AFFECTED AREA: ALL SERVICES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MĀMALAHOA HIGHWAY (HWY 19) BETWEEN MUD...

Restaurant Owner Opens On Easter To Grant Dying Man’s Final Wish

April 29, 2026 0

Restaurant Owner Opens On Easter To Grant Dying Man’s Final Wish In Lockport, one brother turned grief into action...

Makana Eyre: Hawaiʻi Has Felt The Sting Of Mosquitoes For 200 Years They transformed Hawaii’s ecology, helping to spread disease that sickened native birds. Now they carry viruses deadly to humans.

April 29, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/04/makana-eyre-hawaii-has-felt-the-sting-of-mosquitoes-for-200-years/

Hawaiʻi Helicopter Safety: Kauaʻi’s Waimea Canyon To Get Cameras Weather was the main cause of aviation accidents in Hawaiʻi over the past 20 years. The FAA hopes a network of remote cameras can make the skies safer.

April 29, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/04/new-cameras-planned-for-kauai-canyon-linked-to-fatal-copter-crash/

Budget Committee Makes A Deal To Save State Tax Cuts Lawmakers urgently needed to reach an agreement on the tax issue before they could move on to the state budget.

April 29, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/04/budget-committee-makes-a-deal-to-save-state-tax-cuts/

‘Vendetta’: Gov. Blasts Auditor Report On Key Homeless Program In his first public response to the critical report, Gov. Josh Green said the homeless program has been an extraordinary success and that the state auditor had taken an “unconscionable approach” in evaluating the effort.

April 29, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/04/vendetta-hawaii-gov-blasts-auditor-report-on-key-homeless-kauhale-program/

‘Devil Weed’ Threatening Hawaiʻi Is Hitching A Ride In Turtles Honu love to eat the aggressive seaweed smothering reefs in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. That’s raising hopes, but also concerns closer to home.

April 29, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/04/devil-weed-threatening-hawaii-is-hitching-a-ride-on-turtles/

Hawaii eyes fix for a century-old issue in native homestead law A conference committee vote Tuesday advanced a measure that would let nieces and nephews inherit Hawaiian home leases, keeping ancestral land within extended families.

April 29, 2026 0

Hawaii eyes fix for a century-old issue in native homestead law A conference committee vote Tuesday advanced a measure that...

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Year: 2026

It’s Illegal To Ride A Moped Without A Helmet. Does Anyone Care? Hawaiʻi made moped helmets mandatory last year, but police aren’t issuing tickets and few riders appear to be voluntarily donning the protective gear.

Hawaii Commissions launch civil rights awareness campaign: ‘No Hate in the 808’

Hawaii lawmakers reach compromise on tax relief

BIIF golf: Saito, Nakagawa win individual titles

PUBLIC INVITED TO REVIEW DRAFT STATEWIDE PRESERVATION PLAN Papahana Kāʻeuʻeu: Hawaiʻi’s Plan for Living Heritage Stewardship (2026–2034)

MORE TREES COMING TO HAWAIʻI SCHOOL CAMPUSES

BIG ISLAND CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL NAMES CULINARY, FARM WINNERS Students Awarded $5K in Scholarships

Vector Control at Gilbert Kahele Recreation Area on May 5

WATER SHUT-OFF NOTICE:AFFECTED AREA:ALL SERVICES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MĀMALAHOA HIGHWAY (HWY 19) BETWEEN MUD LANE AND THE FORMER CAMP HONOKAIA, INCLUDING MUD LANE, MALIE PLACE AND PALI ROAD; HONOKA‘A, HĀMĀKUA

Restaurant Owner Opens On Easter To Grant Dying Man’s Final Wish

Makana Eyre: Hawaiʻi Has Felt The Sting Of Mosquitoes For 200 Years They transformed Hawaii’s ecology, helping to spread disease that sickened native birds. Now they carry viruses deadly to humans.

Hawaiʻi Helicopter Safety: Kauaʻi’s Waimea Canyon To Get Cameras Weather was the main cause of aviation accidents in Hawaiʻi over the past 20 years. The FAA hopes a network of remote cameras can make the skies safer.

Budget Committee Makes A Deal To Save State Tax Cuts Lawmakers urgently needed to reach an agreement on the tax issue before they could move on to the state budget.

‘Vendetta’: Gov. Blasts Auditor Report On Key Homeless Program In his first public response to the critical report, Gov. Josh Green said the homeless program has been an extraordinary success and that the state auditor had taken an “unconscionable approach” in evaluating the effort.

‘Devil Weed’ Threatening Hawaiʻi Is Hitching A Ride In Turtles Honu love to eat the aggressive seaweed smothering reefs in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. That’s raising hopes, but also concerns closer to home.

Hawaii eyes fix for a century-old issue in native homestead law A conference committee vote Tuesday advanced a measure that would let nieces and nephews inherit Hawaiian home leases, keeping ancestral land within extended families.

BIIF surfing: Historic first season wraps up at Banyans; Kealakehe girls, Hilo boys crowned champions

DUI bills die again in Hawaii Legislature

Bill to ban disposable e-cigs gains ground

Council’s attempt to override Alameda’s veto falls short

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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