Year: 2026

Engineering Students Build Life-Changing Wheelchair That Helps Paralyzed Student Return To The Outdoors

March 30, 2026 0

Engineering Students Build Life-Changing Wheelchair That Helps Paralyzed Student Return To The Outdoors After a devastating accident left college student...

Should Hawaiʻi Pay More For Teachers With Master’s Degrees? Teachers with master’s degrees have a higher starting salary than those with bachelor’s degrees, but research suggests these degrees may not improve educator quality.

March 30, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/should-hawai%ca%bbi-pay-more-for-teachers-with-masters-degrees/

Lahaina Wastewater Plant Spilled 200,000 Gallons. Why Did People Still Swim? Several people at nearby beaches said they did not know that backwash had overflowed from the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility days earlier.

March 30, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/lahaina-wastewater-plant-spilled-200000-gallons-why-did-people-still-swim/

Neglected North Shore Plantation Waterways Fueled Damaging Floods Sugar and pineapple acreage was sold off over the years, divided into hundreds of smaller plots for farming and housing. After the deluge, everyone is pointing fingers.

March 30, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/neglected-north-shore-plantation-waterways-fueled-damaging-floods/

Most dams in Hawaii classified as high hazard

March 30, 2026 0

Nearly all of Hawaii’s regulated dams are classified as “high hazard,” meaning their failure could result in loss of life...

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Recent storms trigger widespread cancellations, stalling tourism rebound

March 30, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/03/30/hawaii-news/recent-storms-trigger-widespread-cancellations-stalling-tourism-rebound/

Woman Stops Porch Pirate With Kindness: ‘I Love You. God Loves You.’

March 29, 2026 0

Woman Stops Porch Pirate With Kindness: 'I Love You. God Loves You.' A simple act of compassion turned what could...

Airbnb As Tax Collector? It’s A Familiar Debate In The Legislature Taxpayer information collected by booking companies would be used to collect taxes but not to allow counties to crack down on illegal vacation rentals.

March 29, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/airbnb-as-tax-collector-its-a-familiar-debate-in-the-legislature/

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Big Island soldiers who died in Vietnam War are honored

March 29, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/03/29/hawaii-news/big-island-soldiers-who-died-in-vietnam-war-are-honored/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Woman With Cerebral Palsy Asks For Help Attending Prom — Internet Raises $52K And Crowns Her Prom Queen

March 28, 2026 0

Woman With Cerebral Palsy Asks For Help Attending Prom — Internet Raises $52K And Crowns Her Prom Queen For many...

GOVERNOR, MAYOR AND STATE OFFICIALS COORDINATE HOUSING FOR RESIDENTS DISPLACED BY KONA LOW STORMS

March 28, 2026 0

GOVERNOR, MAYOR AND STATE OFFICIALS COORDINATE HOUSING FOR RESIDENTS DISPLACED BY KONA LOW STORMS HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green, Honolulu...

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BIIF baseball and softball: Warriors, Ka Makani and Dragons rout opponents

March 28, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/03/28/sports/biif-baseball-and-softball-warriors-ka-makani-and-dragons-rout-opponents/

BIIF hoops: Kauka wins third Player of the Year award; Morales, Wong, Kapeliela honored……..Layden Kauka took home his third DII Player of the Year award

March 28, 2026 0

Kohala boys basketball just keeps stacking up the awards. https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/03/28/sports/biif-hoops-kauka-wins-third-player-of-the-year-award-morales-wong-kapeliela-honored/

The story of the Hawaii Island Fentanyl Task Force

March 28, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/03/28/opinion/the-story-of-the-hawaii-island-fentanyl-task-force/

Kona Recovers from Kona Low

March 28, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/03/28/features/kona-recovers-from-kona-low/

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Hawaiʻi State Judiciary Warns Public About Traffic Citation Text Scam

March 27, 2026 0

Hawaiʻi State Judiciary Warns Public About Traffic Citation Text Scam HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary is warning the public...

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Year: 2026

Engineering Students Build Life-Changing Wheelchair That Helps Paralyzed Student Return To The Outdoors

Should Hawaiʻi Pay More For Teachers With Master’s Degrees? Teachers with master’s degrees have a higher starting salary than those with bachelor’s degrees, but research suggests these degrees may not improve educator quality.

Lahaina Wastewater Plant Spilled 200,000 Gallons. Why Did People Still Swim? Several people at nearby beaches said they did not know that backwash had overflowed from the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility days earlier.

Neglected North Shore Plantation Waterways Fueled Damaging Floods Sugar and pineapple acreage was sold off over the years, divided into hundreds of smaller plots for farming and housing. After the deluge, everyone is pointing fingers.

Most dams in Hawaii classified as high hazard

Recent storms trigger widespread cancellations, stalling tourism rebound

Woman Stops Porch Pirate With Kindness: ‘I Love You. God Loves You.’

Airbnb As Tax Collector? It’s A Familiar Debate In The Legislature Taxpayer information collected by booking companies would be used to collect taxes but not to allow counties to crack down on illegal vacation rentals.

Big Island soldiers who died in Vietnam War are honored

Woman With Cerebral Palsy Asks For Help Attending Prom — Internet Raises $52K And Crowns Her Prom Queen

GOVERNOR, MAYOR AND STATE OFFICIALS COORDINATE HOUSING FOR RESIDENTS DISPLACED BY KONA LOW STORMS

BIIF baseball and softball: Warriors, Ka Makani and Dragons rout opponents

BIIF hoops: Kauka wins third Player of the Year award; Morales, Wong, Kapeliela honored……..Layden Kauka took home his third DII Player of the Year award

The story of the Hawaii Island Fentanyl Task Force

Kona Recovers from Kona Low

Tour operations suspended, investigation underway for Kauai helicopter crash

DOH REPORTS ANOTHER TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE ON OʻAHU

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY INFORMATION STATEMENT U.S. Geological Survey Friday, March 27, 2026, 2:09 PM

Police Investigating Terror Threat at Kealakehe Intermediate School

Hawaiʻi State Judiciary Warns Public About Traffic Citation Text Scam

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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