Year: 2026

‘We Really Are Hurting’: Hawaiʻi Deputy Pay Lags $20K Behind Cops State law enforcement Director Mike Lambert asked lawmakers for help addressing staffing shortages while also highlighting plans to install controversial gunshot detectors in three Oʻahu neighborhoods.

January 7, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/we-really-are-hurting-hawaii-deputy-pay-lags-20k-behind-cops/

Hawaiʻi To Step Up Anti-Drowning Efforts After more than a decade of refusing to convene the task force charged with putting up warning signs at dangerous beaches, the state is now recommending the group meet again.

January 7, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/hawaii-to-step-up-anti-drowning-efforts/

Big Island Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms and Ammunition

January 7, 2026 0

Big Island Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms and Ammunition U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Hawaii HONOLULU – United...

BIIF basketball: Galletes leads Wildcats in road win; plus Cowboys, Warriors cruise to victories

January 7, 2026 0

Kohala boys kept their BIIF win streak intact with another win — this time 71-29 against Kealakehe https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/07/sports/biif-basketball-galletes-leads-wildcats-in-road-win-plus-cowboys-warriors-cruise-to-victories/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

HEI settling wildfire-related litigation with shareholders

January 7, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/07/hawaii-news/hei-settling-wildfire-related-litigation-with-shareholders/

Hilo man charged with sexual assault of minor

January 7, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/07/hawaii-news/hilo-man-charged-with-sexual-assault-of-minor-2/

Downpours from kona low system should positively affect East Hawaii

January 7, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/07/hawaii-news/downpours-from-kona-low-system-should-positively-affect-east-hawaii/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

OHCA ISSUES NOVOS TO FOUR COMPANIES FOR PROVIDING ILLEGAL DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER LAB TESTING

January 6, 2026 0

OHCA ISSUES NOVOS TO FOUR COMPANIES FOR PROVIDING ILLEGAL DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER LAB TESTING HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health...

WATER SHUT-OFF NOTICE AFFECTED AREA: CUSTOMERS ALONG KAIWIKI ROAD FROM KŌPA‘A ROAD TO THE MAUKA END OF KAIWIKI ROAD, SOUTH HILO

January 6, 2026 0

WATER SHUT-OFF NOTICE AFFECTED AREA: CUSTOMERS ALONG KAIWIKI ROAD FROM KŌPA‘A ROAD TO THE MAUKA END OF KAIWIKI ROAD, SOUTH...

HAWAIʻI AWARDED $188.9 MILLION TO TRANSFORM RURAL HEALTHCARE Hawaiʻi Award is Among the Top States Per Capita

January 6, 2026 0

HAWAIʻI AWARDED $188.9 MILLION TO TRANSFORM RURAL HEALTHCARE Hawaiʻi Award is Among the Top States Per Capita HONOLULU — Governor...

Deputy Saves Christmas After Finding Abandoned Packages On The Road

January 6, 2026 0

Deputy Saves Christmas After Finding Abandoned Packages On The Road Christmas came just in time for several families in Virginia...

Maui To Settle Landfill Legal Battle After Scrapping Plan To Seize Property The county won’t say how much it intends to pay the company in damages over the eminent domain case to acquire a dump site for Lahaina fire debris.

January 6, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/maui-to-settle-landfill-legal-battle-after-scrapping-plan-to-seize-property/

$35K Mystery Payment: Petition Calls For Hawaiʻi Legislature To Investigate The House is reviewing a petition to investigate $35,000 given to a lawmaker in a paper bag. The Senate so far is mum.

January 6, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/35k-mystery-payment-petition-calls-for-hawaii-legislature-to-investigate/

Hawaiʻi Law Enforcement Leader Calls For 5-Year Ban On All Fireworks Officials say this New Year’s Eve was quieter than last, but state Department of Law Enforcement Director Mike Lambert is calling for more drastic measures to cut off the state’s supply of illegal fireworks.

January 6, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/hawaii-law-enforcement-leader-calls-for-5-year-ban-on-all-fireworks/

Hawaiʻi ICE Arrests And Detentions In 2025 Spiked From Year Before Updated tallies are not yet complete but already eclipse those in 2024. Data show immigration arrests are increasingly likely to take place at ICE offices and at the state’s civil court houses.

January 6, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/hawaii-ice-arrests-detentions-2025-far-exceed-2024/

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Year: 2026

‘We Really Are Hurting’: Hawaiʻi Deputy Pay Lags $20K Behind Cops State law enforcement Director Mike Lambert asked lawmakers for help addressing staffing shortages while also highlighting plans to install controversial gunshot detectors in three Oʻahu neighborhoods.

Hawaiʻi To Step Up Anti-Drowning Efforts After more than a decade of refusing to convene the task force charged with putting up warning signs at dangerous beaches, the state is now recommending the group meet again.

Big Island Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms and Ammunition

BIIF basketball: Galletes leads Wildcats in road win; plus Cowboys, Warriors cruise to victories

HEI settling wildfire-related litigation with shareholders

Hilo man charged with sexual assault of minor

Downpours from kona low system should positively affect East Hawaii

OHCA ISSUES NOVOS TO FOUR COMPANIES FOR PROVIDING ILLEGAL DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER LAB TESTING

WATER SHUT-OFF NOTICE AFFECTED AREA: CUSTOMERS ALONG KAIWIKI ROAD FROM KŌPA‘A ROAD TO THE MAUKA END OF KAIWIKI ROAD, SOUTH HILO

HAWAIʻI AWARDED $188.9 MILLION TO TRANSFORM RURAL HEALTHCARE Hawaiʻi Award is Among the Top States Per Capita

Deputy Saves Christmas After Finding Abandoned Packages On The Road

Maui To Settle Landfill Legal Battle After Scrapping Plan To Seize Property The county won’t say how much it intends to pay the company in damages over the eminent domain case to acquire a dump site for Lahaina fire debris.

$35K Mystery Payment: Petition Calls For Hawaiʻi Legislature To Investigate The House is reviewing a petition to investigate $35,000 given to a lawmaker in a paper bag. The Senate so far is mum.

Hawaiʻi Law Enforcement Leader Calls For 5-Year Ban On All Fireworks Officials say this New Year’s Eve was quieter than last, but state Department of Law Enforcement Director Mike Lambert is calling for more drastic measures to cut off the state’s supply of illegal fireworks.

Hawaiʻi ICE Arrests And Detentions In 2025 Spiked From Year Before Updated tallies are not yet complete but already eclipse those in 2024. Data show immigration arrests are increasingly likely to take place at ICE offices and at the state’s civil court houses.

Nalani Kanaka‘ole-Zane, renowned kumu hula and Merrie Monarch judge, dies at 79

Kurtistown woman dies after alleged assault in Kawaihae; suspect could be charged with murder or manslaughter

Feds: Sex crimes against Hawaii kids up since 2021

Weather Alerts…Winter Weather Advisory & High Surf Advisory

WCHA ALIGNS WITH AAP ON VACCINATION RECOMMENDATIONS

Mister Rogers Stamp Wins USPS Contest, Will Now Be Reissued

Kaua‘i Shrimp: Harvesting Pounds From Ponds To Help Feed Hawai‘i The shrimp farm has been part of West Kaua‘i’s agricultural landscape for decades.

$4 Billion Could Soon Begin Flowing To Maui Fire Victims It remains to be seen how much each victim will receive and whether there will even be enough to go around.

Lawmaker’s Dogs Are ‘Terrorizing’ People, Neighbor Says After Attack A neighbor who says he was attacked by the dogs in March says the animals have been menacing neighbors for two years.

HPD: Eight extra officers deployed to patrol DKI Highway

Researchers deploy sensors in aftermath of 6.0 quake

Volcano Watch — Remembering the 1926 Mauna Loa eruption a century later

‘It Makes Their Day’: Boise Seniors Experience the Joy of Bike Rides Again

Governor’s VIP Airport Lounge: See Inside The Guest Book The exclusive lounge is a quaint reminder of an era when Hawaiʻi air travel was the epitome of glamour.

Ranching Could Soon Come To An End On Moloka‘i. Paniolo Blame TB Testing Quarantine rules to prevent bovine tuberculosis are crippling the industry — and a way of life — on rural Hawai‘i island.

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