GOVERNOR GREEN SIGNS BUDGET AND ISSUES INTENT-TO-VETO LIST
GOVERNOR GREEN SIGNS BUDGET AND ISSUES INTENT-TO-VETO LIST HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green today signed HB 1800, Act 175, Session...
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Two Teen Out for a Summer Bike Ride End Up Saving Elderly Woman Trapped Outside for 16 Hours
Two Teen Out for a Summer Bike Ride End Up Saving Elderly Woman Trapped Outside for 16 Hours What...
140 Kauai Coffee Jobs Saved Through New Land Lease Agreement The new lease comes after several months of uncertainty about the coffee grower’s future.
https://civilbeat.org/2026/06/140-kauai-coffee-jobs-saved-through-new-land-lease-agreement/
Can A $400+ Million Loan Push The Stagnant Coco Palms Project Ahead? The Kaua‘i project is could reopen in 2028, after being closed for nearly four decades.
https://civilbeat.org/2026/06/can-a-400-million-loan-push-the-stagnant-coco-palms-project-ahead/
Part Of A Frantic Charge To Feed People During Covid, He’s Now Charged With Fraud Former city employee, who helped steer federal funds to the hungry, is accused of deceiving the food bank into spending money that wasn’t there.
https://civilbeat.org/2026/06/ex-city-workers-fraud-charges-followed-covid-spending-frenzy/
Hawaii among worst states with SNAP payment errors
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/26/hawaii-news/hawaii-among-worst-states-with-snap-payment-errors/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
CRB battle ramps up: More weapons available for those fighting invasive bug
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/26/hawaii-news/crb-battle-ramps-up-more-weapons-available-for-those-fighting-invasive-bug/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
THE KOHALA CENTER: Info/Opportunities/Events
Messages for our community Working Together to Manage Little Fire Ants at Niuliʻi In November 2025, routine sampling at Niuliʻi...
FIRST PACIFIC CLIMATE SUMMIT CONCLUDES WITH JOINT COMMITMENT TO REGIONAL RESILIENCE
FIRST PACIFIC CLIMATE SUMMIT CONCLUDES WITH JOINT COMMITMENT TO REGIONAL RESILIENCE HONOLULU – At the inaugural Pacific Climate...
Volcano Watch — A hui hou to a giant of volcanology
By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory June 25, 2026 In 2025, Professor Bruce Houghton retired from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa after 25...
‘It Was Destiny’: Garbage Truck Crew Saves Dog From Trash Can, Then Adopts Him
'It Was Destiny': Garbage Truck Crew Saves Dog From Trash Can, Then Adopts Him A starving dog buried beneath a...
$17 Million In Court Settlements Is Coming To Red Hill Families The deals amount to roughly $27,000 per plaintiff. Some victims of the water contamination say that doesn’t go far enough.
https://civilbeat.org/2026/06/17-million-in-court-settlements-is-coming-to-red-hill-families/
UH Hilo athletics building to be renovated
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/25/hawaii-news/uh-hilo-athletics-building-to-be-renovated/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Sewer rate hikes proposed
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/25/hawaii-news/sewer-rate-hikes-proposed/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Savings Challenge Pays off for Hawaiʻi Island Families
The County of Hawaiʻi Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) distributed one-time savings match payments to participants in the...
Boy Rings Woman’s Doorbell at 3 A.M. and Leads Her to His Dad — She Performs CPR for 10 Minutes and Saves His Life
Boy Rings Woman's Doorbell at 3 A.M. and Leads Her to His Dad — She Performs CPR for 10 Minutes...
‘Making Sanitation Sexy’: Hawai‘i Colleges Are Growing Wastewater Workforce UH schools on the Big Island and Maui are training students to convert cesspools to cleaner alternatives.
https://civilbeat.org/2026/06/making-sanitation-sexy-hawaii-colleges-are-growing-wastewater-workforce/
Honolulu Spent $450K On Plans For Flood-Prone Stream. Then It Did Nothing The city has been told repeatedly that failing to clear the North Shore stream would lead to catastrophic flooding.
https://civilbeat.org/2026/06/honolulu-spent-450k-on-plans-for-flood-prone-stream-then-it-did-nothing/
Hawaii County urged to develop composting plan
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/24/hawaii-news/hawaii-county-urged-to-develop-composting-plan/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCE HEMP RETAIL REGISTRATION ENFORCEMENT TO BEGIN JULY 1, 2026
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCE HEMP RETAIL REGISTRATION ENFORCEMENT TO BEGIN JULY 1, 2026 ...
