Year: 2026

By Resisting Feds’ Demand For Personal SNAP Data, Hawaiʻi Could Face Cuts Hawaiʻi is one of 22 states that have called the USDA’s demand for food stamp recipients’ information unprecedented and unlawful.

January 2, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/hawaii-resist-feds-demand-personal-snap-data-cuts/

Oʻahu Needs Sidewalks. Should The County Be Required To Build Them? Two Honolulu charter amendment proposals this year aim to enshrine sidewalk construction as a core local government responsibility.

January 2, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/oahu-needs-sidewalks-county-required-to-build-them/

News

OHA Launches New CIP Grant Program

January 2, 2026 0

OHA Launches New CIP Grant Program The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) announces the new Capital Improvement Project (CIP) grant...

Volcano Watch — Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou: a round-up of fireworks from Kīlauea’s fountains

January 2, 2026 0

By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory January 2, 2026 Kīlauea has been providing “fireworks” all year long on the Island of Hawaiʻi, and today...

An Amazon Driver Spotted Lost Cash Outside A Home. His Response Went Viral

January 1, 2026 0

An Amazon Driver Spotted Lost Cash Outside A Home. His Response Went Viral A small act of honesty from an...

Counties Are On A Hiring Spree, But Recruitment Challenges Linger Some neighbor island jobs have the edge in salaries compared to their Oʻahu counterparts, adding to hiring difficulties.

January 1, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/counties-hiring-spree-recruitment-challenges-linger/

Drones And Tougher Fireworks Enforcement Usher In The New Year Authorities were hoping for a far less explosive New Year’s Eve than last year even as a new fireworks smuggling case surfaced on the Big Island.

January 1, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/drones-and-tougher-fireworks-enforcement-usher-in-the-new-year/

PUC Approves Hawaiian Electric Wildfire Mitigation Plan and Completes Wildfire Recovery Fund Study

January 1, 2026 0

PUC Approves Hawaiian Electric Wildfire Mitigation Plan and Completes Wildfire Recovery Fund Study HONOLULU – In a major step toward...

Visitor Spending Increased in November 2025 Despite Fewer Visitor Arrivals

January 1, 2026 0

Visitor Spending Increased in November 2025 Despite Fewer Visitor Arrivals HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic...

In 2026, Hawaii will see a busy election, more rail construction, economic uncertainty

January 1, 2026 0

The primary election in August and general election in November will decide races for Hawaii’s two U.S. House seats, the...

Minimum wage hike, ‘Green fee’ tax among Hawaii’s new 2026 laws

January 1, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/01/hawaii-news/minimum-wage-hike-green-fee-tax-among-hawaiis-new-2026-laws/

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Year: 2026

By Resisting Feds’ Demand For Personal SNAP Data, Hawaiʻi Could Face Cuts Hawaiʻi is one of 22 states that have called the USDA’s demand for food stamp recipients’ information unprecedented and unlawful.

Oʻahu Needs Sidewalks. Should The County Be Required To Build Them? Two Honolulu charter amendment proposals this year aim to enshrine sidewalk construction as a core local government responsibility.

OHA Launches New CIP Grant Program

Volcano Watch — Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou: a round-up of fireworks from Kīlauea’s fountains

An Amazon Driver Spotted Lost Cash Outside A Home. His Response Went Viral

Counties Are On A Hiring Spree, But Recruitment Challenges Linger Some neighbor island jobs have the edge in salaries compared to their Oʻahu counterparts, adding to hiring difficulties.

Drones And Tougher Fireworks Enforcement Usher In The New Year Authorities were hoping for a far less explosive New Year’s Eve than last year even as a new fireworks smuggling case surfaced on the Big Island.

PUC Approves Hawaiian Electric Wildfire Mitigation Plan and Completes Wildfire Recovery Fund Study

Visitor Spending Increased in November 2025 Despite Fewer Visitor Arrivals

In 2026, Hawaii will see a busy election, more rail construction, economic uncertainty

Minimum wage hike, ‘Green fee’ tax among Hawaii’s new 2026 laws

Middle School Students Become Heroes After Saving School Bus Driver During Medical Emergency

Fixed It! Remote West Kaua‘i Beach Park Reopens Polihale State Park’s access road has been cleared and resurfaced after a two-month closure.

‘Dire Consequences’: Honolulu Races To Save Flood Zone Funds The plan is a long time coming but gained momentum in the aftermath of this spring’s devastating Kona low storms.

Will Hawaiʻi Forfeit $5 Million For Teacher Apprenticeships? State leaders say the program will improve teacher retention and recruitment by providing more mentorship and financial support to prospective educators.

Doctor Accused Of Fertility Fraud. In Hawaiʻi, No Law Prevents It The allegations expose a lack of accountability mechanisms in this state for doctors who use their sperm to artificially inseminate unwitting fertility patients.

BIIF track and field: KSH sweeps, Schaut shines at championships

Kona CDP committee weighs in on STRVs measure

WATER NOTICE AFFECTED AREA: CUSTOMERS ALONG KIPIMANA STREET BETWEEN KALARA STREET AND MĀMALAHOA HIGHWAY (HWY 11), INCLUDING ALL SIDE ROADS AND LANES; KEA‘AU

Restaurant Owners Thank Staff By Taking Everyone On An All-Expenses-Paid Cruise

Beth Fukumoto: Saving Hawaiʻi’s Income Tax Cuts Was No Small Feat Budget negotiators made hard choices and delivered on a promise that was genuinely difficult to keep.

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