Year: 2026

Free School Meals Are Popular. Hawaiʻi Isn’t Sold. Three years after lawmakers first considered making school meals free for all kids, students and teachers are still pushing for change.

April 14, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/04/free-school-meals-are-popular-hawaii-isnt-sold/

HECO ‘May Be Screwed’: $1 Billion Power Project Is In A Flood Zone The electric company says the site is located several stories above sea level and has never experienced a flood in almost 90 years.

April 14, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/04/heco-may-be-screwed-1-billion-power-project-is-in-a-flood-zone/

Finalists named for 2026 Hawaiʻi Island appointment to UH Board of Regents

April 14, 2026 0

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2026/04/13/finalists-2026-hawaii-island-regent/ The Candidate Advisory Council (CAC) for the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents has presented a list of three candidates to Gov. Josh Green to...

Modest growth expected for Hawaii tourism in 2026

April 14, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/04/14/hawaii-news/modest-growth-expected-for-hawaii-tourism-in-2026/

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DKI Highway speed limit bill dies in state Legislature

April 14, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/04/14/hawaii-news/dki-highway-speed-limit-bill-dies-in-state-legislature/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Moku‘ola bridge repair could take 2 years; full reconstruction estimated at $20M

April 14, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/04/14/hawaii-news/mokuola-bridge-repair-could-take-2-years-full-reconstruction-estimated-at-20m/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense and partners have reopened an information center in Volcano

April 13, 2026 0

Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense and partners have reopened an information center in Volcano to provide residents with information on tephra...

HILO TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK WITH ‘READY. SET. ACTION!’ EVENT HONORING HEALTH, VOLUNTEERS AND MAYOR’S HEALTH CHALLENGE

April 13, 2026 0

HILO TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK WITH ‘READY. SET. ACTION!’ EVENT HONORING HEALTH, VOLUNTEERS AND MAYOR’S HEALTH CHALLENGE ...

12-Year-Old Girl Saves Two Brothers Unaware Of Fire Inside Their Home

April 13, 2026 0

12-Year-Old Girl Saves Two Brothers Unaware Of Fire Inside Their Home A 12-year-old girl in Richmond Hill is being celebrated...

More Hawaiʻi Students Are Prepped For College. Will They Attend? Hawaiʻi has been pushing for more college and career readiness for high school students, but college enrollment is stagnant.

April 13, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/04/hawaii-students-college-prep-classes-enrollment-uh/

Stolen Time: A Hawaiʻi Family Remembers WWII Incarceration Ireichō is a book containing the names of 125,284 individuals of Japanese ancestry incarcerated without due process during World War II. Survivors like my father place a Japanese hanko, or stamp, under their name — and the names of their family members — acknowledging the time stolen from their lives.

April 13, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/04/stolen-time-a-hawaii-family-remembers-wwii-incarceration/

$100K Tab For Failed Hawaiʻi Island Charter School May Fall To Taxpayers The case raises questions about whether the state could be on the hook for millions of dollars if other charter schools close.

April 13, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/04/100k-for-failed-hawaii-island-charter-school-taxpayers/

Fatal Work Accident Spurs Hawaiʻi Immigrant’s Widow To Fight Back An undocumented Chinese warehouse worker faced safety hazards at a Honolulu job site that a lawsuit says cost him his life after 87 weeks in the hospital.

April 13, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/04/fatal-work-accident-hawaii-immigrants-widow-fight/

‘Our girls are incredible’: Ka Makani flag football handles Warriors on road, remains unbeaten

April 13, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/04/13/sports/our-girls-are-incredible-ka-makani-flag-football-handles-warriors-on-road-remains-unbeaten/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

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‘It was just a wonderful journey’

April 13, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/04/13/hawaii-news/it-was-just-a-wonderful-journey/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Police Investigating Possible Drowning in Keauhou

April 12, 2026 0

Police Investigating Possible Drowning in Keauhou Hawai’i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving a 26-year-old man that...

DOH AUTHORIZES REOPENING OF MAGICS BEACH GRILL FOLLOWING CRITICAL FOOD SAFETY VIOLATIONS

April 12, 2026 0

DOH AUTHORIZES REOPENING OF MAGICS BEACH GRILL FOLLOWING CRITICAL FOOD SAFETY VIOLATIONS KAILUA-KONA, Hawaiʻi — The Hawai‘i Department of...

Lost For A Week In The Wild, Loyal Dog Molly Is Miraculously Found

April 12, 2026 0

Lost For A Week In The Wild, Loyal Dog Molly Is Miraculously Found After a terrifying fall left her injured...

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A parade fit for royalty

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https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/04/12/hawaii-news/a-parade-fit-for-royalty/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

UH calls on colorful cast of AI chatbots to help engage and support students

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https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/04/12/hawaii-news/uh-calls-on-colorful-cast-of-ai-chatbots-to-help-engage-and-support-students/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

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Year: 2026

Free School Meals Are Popular. Hawaiʻi Isn’t Sold. Three years after lawmakers first considered making school meals free for all kids, students and teachers are still pushing for change.

HECO ‘May Be Screwed’: $1 Billion Power Project Is In A Flood Zone The electric company says the site is located several stories above sea level and has never experienced a flood in almost 90 years.

Finalists named for 2026 Hawaiʻi Island appointment to UH Board of Regents

Modest growth expected for Hawaii tourism in 2026

DKI Highway speed limit bill dies in state Legislature

Moku‘ola bridge repair could take 2 years; full reconstruction estimated at $20M

Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense and partners have reopened an information center in Volcano

HILO TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK WITH ‘READY. SET. ACTION!’ EVENT HONORING HEALTH, VOLUNTEERS AND MAYOR’S HEALTH CHALLENGE

12-Year-Old Girl Saves Two Brothers Unaware Of Fire Inside Their Home

More Hawaiʻi Students Are Prepped For College. Will They Attend? Hawaiʻi has been pushing for more college and career readiness for high school students, but college enrollment is stagnant.

$100K Tab For Failed Hawaiʻi Island Charter School May Fall To Taxpayers The case raises questions about whether the state could be on the hook for millions of dollars if other charter schools close.

Fatal Work Accident Spurs Hawaiʻi Immigrant’s Widow To Fight Back An undocumented Chinese warehouse worker faced safety hazards at a Honolulu job site that a lawsuit says cost him his life after 87 weeks in the hospital.

‘Our girls are incredible’: Ka Makani flag football handles Warriors on road, remains unbeaten

‘It was just a wonderful journey’

Police Investigating Possible Drowning in Keauhou

DOH AUTHORIZES REOPENING OF MAGICS BEACH GRILL FOLLOWING CRITICAL FOOD SAFETY VIOLATIONS

Lost For A Week In The Wild, Loyal Dog Molly Is Miraculously Found

A parade fit for royalty

UH calls on colorful cast of AI chatbots to help engage and support students

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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