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Another Road Won’t Help Waikōloa In A Wildfire Evacuation, Study Finds Critics dismissed the new study’s findings while resolving to do more to protect the West Hawaiʻi community from wildfires.

July 23, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/another-road-wont-help-waikoloa-in-a-wildfire-evacuation-study-finds/

Community Control Of Kauaʻi Fishery Is Showing ‘Remarkable’ Results Ten years in, Native Hawaiian fishermen, North Shore nonprofit leaders and scientists are encouraged by what they see in the state’s fir

July 23, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/community-control-of-kauai-fishery-is-showing-remarkable-results/

State challenges EPA decision

July 23, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/07/23/hawaii-news/state-challenges-epa-decision/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Mohouli Street Rehabilitation Project to Begin July 27

July 22, 2026 0

Mohouli Street Rehabilitation Project to Begin July 27 The County of Hawaiʻi Department of Public Works announces the start...

STATE TAKES ON HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC FOR WALKING BACK POLLUTION COMMITMENTS

July 22, 2026 0

STATE TAKES ON HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC FOR WALKING BACK POLLUTION COMMITMENTS HONOLULU – Attorney General Anne Lopez has filed a...

Hawai‘i Island police have identified the driver of the Honda CR-V that was involved in a fatal traffic collision that occurred early Monday afternoon

July 22, 2026 0

Hawai‘i Island police have identified the driver of the Honda CR-V that was involved in a fatal traffic collision that...

For 34 Summers, Japanese Surgeons Have Returned to Rural Vietnam to Give Children Free Life Changing Surgeries

July 22, 2026 0

For 34 Summers, Japanese Surgeons Have Returned to Rural Vietnam to Give Children Free Life Changing Surgeries For more than...

Honolulu Cut Speed Limits By Schools But Didn’t Change The Signs The speed limit on Oʻahu school zones is 20 miles per hour. You wouldn’t know it by driving by.

July 22, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/honolulu-cut-speed-limits-by-schools-but-didnt-change-the-signs/

‘We Fight’: Leaders Vow To Defend Native Hawaiian Programs The kickoff of the three-day annual convention began with a gut check about the toll budget cuts and legal attacks could take on Native Hawaiian-serving programs.

July 22, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/we-fight-leaders-vow-to-defend-native-hawaiian-programs/

Why Isn’t Hawaiʻi’s ‘Affordable Housing’ More Affordable? A complicated formula results in a price-setting benchmark that’s higher than if it measured only income. The result: More people qualify, but rents are out of reach for many.

July 22, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/why-isnt-hawaiis-affordable-housing-more-affordable/

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Country Club property draws interest; state orders structural inspection

July 22, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/07/22/hawaii-news/country-club-property-draws-interest-state-orders-structural-inspection/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

New Streetlights to be Installed in Downtown Hilo

July 21, 2026 0

New Streetlights to be Installed in Downtown Hilo The County of Hawaiʻi Department of Public Works (DPW) announces that work...

Woman died in a two-vehicle traffic collision Highway 11

July 21, 2026 0

A woman died in a two-vehicle traffic collision early Monday afternoon, July 20, in the area of the 22 mile...

Neighbors Rush Into Burning Home to Save 87 Year Old Woman With Alzheimer’s

July 21, 2026 0

Neighbors Rush Into Burning Home to Save 87 Year Old Woman With Alzheimer's A group of neighbors in England...

HECO Is At War With Governor’s Energy Partner Over Creating New Utility A Japanese rival wants build a new liquefied natural gas power plant and start a new regulated utility for Oʻahu, ending HECO’s 135-year monopoly.

July 21, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/heco-is-at-war-with-governors-energy-partner-over-creating-new-utility/

Empty Homes Tax: Oʻahu Voters Blocked From Weighing In The decision may mark the end of a protracted battle over how to handle the island’s thousands of empty homes in the midst of a severe housing crisis.

July 21, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/empty-homes-tax-oahu-voters-blocked-from-weighing-in/

‘Hawaii Builds’ initiative aims to fast-track affordable housing

July 21, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/07/21/hawaii-news/hawaii-builds-initiative-aims-to-fast-track-affordable-housing/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

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Former Public Works employee suing county

July 21, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/07/21/hawaii-news/former-public-works-employee-suing-county/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Mahalo to the Big Island community for the incredible support shown during the 1st Annual “Fill a Police Cruiser” Back-to-School Supply Drive

July 21, 2026 0

The Hawaiʻi Police Department's Kona Community Policing Section extends its heartfelt mahalo to the Big Island community for the incredible...

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PROGRESS OF PUʻUHONUA O WAIʻANAE MOVE TO MAUKA FARM VILLAGE

July 20, 2026 0

PROGRESS OF PUʻUHONUA O WAIʻANAE MOVE TO MAUKA FARM VILLAGE HONOLULU – Board of Land and Natural Resources...

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Another Road Won’t Help Waikōloa In A Wildfire Evacuation, Study Finds Critics dismissed the new study’s findings while resolving to do more to protect the West Hawaiʻi community from wildfires.

Community Control Of Kauaʻi Fishery Is Showing ‘Remarkable’ Results Ten years in, Native Hawaiian fishermen, North Shore nonprofit leaders and scientists are encouraged by what they see in the state’s fir

State challenges EPA decision

Mohouli Street Rehabilitation Project to Begin July 27

STATE TAKES ON HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC FOR WALKING BACK POLLUTION COMMITMENTS

Hawai‘i Island police have identified the driver of the Honda CR-V that was involved in a fatal traffic collision that occurred early Monday afternoon

For 34 Summers, Japanese Surgeons Have Returned to Rural Vietnam to Give Children Free Life Changing Surgeries

Honolulu Cut Speed Limits By Schools But Didn’t Change The Signs The speed limit on Oʻahu school zones is 20 miles per hour. You wouldn’t know it by driving by.

‘We Fight’: Leaders Vow To Defend Native Hawaiian Programs The kickoff of the three-day annual convention began with a gut check about the toll budget cuts and legal attacks could take on Native Hawaiian-serving programs.

Why Isn’t Hawaiʻi’s ‘Affordable Housing’ More Affordable? A complicated formula results in a price-setting benchmark that’s higher than if it measured only income. The result: More people qualify, but rents are out of reach for many.

Country Club property draws interest; state orders structural inspection

New Streetlights to be Installed in Downtown Hilo

Woman died in a two-vehicle traffic collision Highway 11

Neighbors Rush Into Burning Home to Save 87 Year Old Woman With Alzheimer’s

HECO Is At War With Governor’s Energy Partner Over Creating New Utility A Japanese rival wants build a new liquefied natural gas power plant and start a new regulated utility for Oʻahu, ending HECO’s 135-year monopoly.

Empty Homes Tax: Oʻahu Voters Blocked From Weighing In The decision may mark the end of a protracted battle over how to handle the island’s thousands of empty homes in the midst of a severe housing crisis.

‘Hawaii Builds’ initiative aims to fast-track affordable housing

Former Public Works employee suing county

Mahalo to the Big Island community for the incredible support shown during the 1st Annual “Fill a Police Cruiser” Back-to-School Supply Drive

PROGRESS OF PUʻUHONUA O WAIʻANAE MOVE TO MAUKA FARM VILLAGE

Civil Defense Message for Friday 08-21-2026 at 06:48 PM

HDOT PREPARATIONS FOR HEAVY RAINS FROM TROPICAL STORM MOKE

National Hurricane Center has upgraded Tropical Depression Two-C to Tropical Storm Moke

Officer Saves Man on Bridge With Three Powerful Words: ‘I Love You’

Dozens Of Hawaiʻi’s Mentally Ill Inmates To Move to Waiawa Prison Experts say some inmates at Hālawa don’t need to be in the restrictive setting of a medium-security prison, and the setting at Waiawa will be more therapeutic.

HAWAI‘I JULY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 2.7 PERCENT Jobs Increased by 1,200 Year Over Year

Andre Ilagan is first from UH to be invited to play in U.S. Open

Hawaii must ‘harden infrastructure’ against natural disasters, Rep. Tokuda says

‘Take this new storm seriously’: A week after Lala, more potentially damaging weather is on the way

Volcano Watch — A thank you letter to the HVO field technicians

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