8/31/2024 Updated: Hawai’i Island Mile Marker Map
CLICK FOR MAP - Additions to Gulches in the North Kona and Ka'ū Districts following heavy rainfall and request to...
NOTICE OF TRAFFIC IMPACT AFFECTED AREA: KEA‘AU-PĀHOA ROAD (HWY 130) BETWEEN PUAKALO STREET AND KALOLI DRIVE; PAHOA, PUNA
NOTICE OF TRAFFIC IMPACT AFFECTED AREA: KEA‘AU-PĀHOA ROAD (HWY 130) BETWEEN PUAKALO STREET AND KALOLI DRIVE; PAHOA, PUNA, HAWAI‘I ...
Public Utilities Commission approves Hawaiian Electric’s request to expand renewables, energy storage – Request for proposals open to potential developers – Competitive bidding ensures customers’ interests are protected
Public Utilities Commission approves Hawaiian Electric’s request to expand renewables, energy storage - Request for proposals open to potential developers...
Police Partner with Community to Enhance Waikoloa School Campus
Police Partner with Community to Enhance Waikoloa School Campus Hawaiʻi Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section and volunteers from...
11-Year-Old Leukemia Patient’s Window Signs Fill Hospital Floor With Pizza, Cupcakes, and Kindness
11-Year-Old Leukemia Patient's Window Signs Fill Hospital Floor With Pizza, Cupcakes, and Kindness An 11-year-old girl undergoing leukemia treatment discovered...
Kaua‘i’s Only Emergency Homeless Shelter To Get Major Overhaul Part of the facility is expected to remain open during renovations, which are expected to cost $18 million.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/kauais-only-emergency-homeless-shelter-to-get-major-overhaul/
Another Hawaiʻi Prison Death Has Family Seeking Answers A corrections official told the family Denise Foster died of injuries after “an incident.” The Foster family says they learned Denise was attacked in her cell.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/another-hawaii-prison-death-has-family-seeking-answers/
Major Landlord Accused Of Discriminating Against Section 8 Renters In Hawaiʻi Testers sent by a nonprofit were told by agents for Greystar, the largest owner of apartment complexes in the United States, that their vouchers would not work.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/major-landlord-accused-discriminating-section-8-renters-hawaii/
Liquid natural gas proposal builds momentum $2 billion facility in Kapolei could go online by 2030.
https://alohastatedaily.com/2026/08/10/liquid-natural-gas-proposal-builds-momentum/
Bolstering Big Isle trails: DLNR hires nonprofit, expert to help with best practices for maintenance, improvements
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/08/10/hawaii-news/bolstering-big-isle-trails-dlnr-hires-nonprofit-expert-to-help-with-best-practices-for-maintenance-improvements/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Tiny Dog Rescued After Swimming for Miles in San Francisco Bay Reunites With Family
Tiny Dog Rescued After Swimming for Miles in San Francisco Bay Reunites With Family What began as a frightening swim...
‘These are storied areas’
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/08/09/hawaii-news/these-are-storied-areas/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Council members split on bed and breakfast bill
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/08/09/hawaii-news/council-members-split-on-bed-and-breakfast-bill/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Instead of Anger, This Driver Gave the Man Who Hit Him a Hug
Instead of Anger, This Driver Gave the Man Who Hit Him a Hug Traffic accidents often end with raised voices,...
One ‘Ohana Fund reaches $175M in offers to Maui wildfire victims
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/08/08/hawaii-news/one-ohana-fund-reaches-175m-in-offers-to-maui-wildfire-victims/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hawaiʻi Island Destination Management Action Plan 2026-2028
Hawaiʻi Island Destination Management Action Plan 2026-2028 The Hawaiʻi Island Destination Management Action Plan (DMAP) 2026-2028 outlines a community-driven approach...
OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNIZED AT DLNR 2026 EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARDS
OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNIZED AT DLNR 2026 EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARDS HONOLULU – Employees of the Hawaiʻi Department of Land...
GOVERNOR GREEN, MAYOR BISSEN ANNOUNCE WILDFIRES DISASTER CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM MOVE FROM STATE TO COUNTY New Phase of Recovery will Ensure Continued Services for Fire-Impacted Residents on Maui
HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green and Mayor Richard Bissen announced today, August 7, 2026, that the state of Hawaiʻi Department...
THREE YEARS AFTER MAUI WILDFIRES, DOH CONTINUES TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM COMMUNITY HEALTH
HONOLULU – Three years after devastating wildfires swept through Lahaina and parts of Upcountry Maui, the Hawaiʻi Department of Health...
DOH ISSUES NOTICES OF VIOLATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE FINES TO ISLAND SMOKE AND VAPE FOR REFUSING TO ALLOW LAWFUL INSPECTION
HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH), Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation (OMCCR) issued two notices of...
Officer Flores Honored as Ka‘ū Officer of the Quarter
For his quick thinking and tactical preparedness that led to the apprehension of a wanted man, Officer Joshua Flores was...