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Community Solar Farms Meant To Save Money Fail To Gain Traction In Hawaiʻi Making solar available to middle- and low-income residents was intended to help meet the state’s 2045 all-renewable energy goal. Now one developer says: “We just want out.”
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/community-solar-farms-to-save-money-fail-to-gain-traction-in-hawaii/
County of Hawaiʻi Civil Defense Agency to Host First-Ever Keanakolu Summit – Amateur Radio Meeting
County of Hawaiʻi Civil Defense Agency to Host First-Ever Keanakolu Summit - Amateur Radio Meeting As hurricane season approaches,...
Honolulu Police Chief Joe Logan To Step Down Under Pressure Big Island Police Chief Ben Moszkowicz may take over as interim chief, if the police commission agrees.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/honolulu-police-chief-joe-logan-to-step-down-under-pressure/
Honolulu Police Chief Joe Logan To Step Down Under Pressure Big Island Police Chief Ben Moszkowicz may take over as interim chief, if the police commission agrees.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/honolulu-police-chief-joe-logan-to-step-down-under-pressure/
INCIDENTS ON HAWAIʻI ISLAND SHED LIGHT ON HAWAIIAN HAWK ABUSE
INCIDENTS ON HAWAIʻI ISLAND SHED LIGHT ON HAWAIIAN HAWK ABUSE HILO, Hawaiʻi – Threats to Hawaiʻi’s endangered wildlife usually...
GOVERNOR GREEN WELCOMES NEW STATE FIRE MARSHAL The Position was Abolished Nearly 46 Years Ago
GOVERNOR GREEN WELCOMES NEW STATE FIRE MARSHAL The Position was Abolished Nearly 46 Years Ago HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green, M.D.,...
This Volunteer Made A Homeless Woman Breakfast. What Happened Next Brought Him To Tears
This Volunteer Made A Homeless Woman Breakfast. What Happened Next Brought Him To Tears Sometimes, the most powerful transformations begin...
Honolulu Police Can’t Spend Entire Budget Because It Can’t Fill Positions The City Council will consider a resolution aimed at reducing vacancies and encouraging more hires and fewer retirements.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/honolulu-police-cant-spend-entire-budget-because-it-cant-fill-positions/
Foreclosure Off The Table At Black Sand Beach A developer has come up with enough money to satisfy a $3.4 million debt and resolve a mortgage default, surprising those who had other plans for the area.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/foreclosure-off-the-table-at-black-sand-beach/
Honolulu Sewer Rates Are Likely To Go Up — A Lot Additional upgrades are needed to prevent contaminated wastewater from being discharged into the ocean.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/honolulu-sewer-rates-are-likely-to-go-up-a-lot/
Steel City Twinz: 6-Year-Old Brothers Spreading Joy With ‘Sunshine In A Cup’
Steel City Twinz: 6-Year-Old Brothers Spreading Joy With 'Sunshine In A Cup' Meet the Steel City Twinz—6-year-old twin brothers Major...
Punalu‘u Village developers avoid foreclosure
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/06/01/hawaii-news/punaluu-village-developers-avoid-foreclosure/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Young Musician Receives Life-Changing Surprise While Testing Guitars
Young Musician Receives Life-Changing Surprise While Testing Guitars What started as a quiet shopping trip turned into a life-changing...
Funding Cuts May Doom The Long-Stalled Thirty Meter Telescope The National Science Foundation, which was supposed to provide much of the funding for TMT, opts to fund the Giant Magellan Telescope instead.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/funding-cuts-may-doom-the-long-stalled-thirty-meter-telescope/
GOVERNOR GREEN SIGNS FIVE BILLS TO ADVANCE EDUCATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SUCCESS FOR KEIKI
GOVERNOR GREEN SIGNS FIVE BILLS TO ADVANCE EDUCATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SUCCESS FOR KEIKI HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green, M.D., today...
Hawaiʻi County Launches Laulima Community Survey
Hawaiʻi County Launches Laulima Community Survey The County of Hawaiʻi invites the public to help shape the future of...
Young Adults Are Powering A New Trend: Taking A Break From The Internet With The Offline Club
Young Adults Are Powering A New Trend: Taking A Break From The Internet With The Offline Club In a...
State Efforts To Shore Up HECO Gain Traction On Wall Street HECO’s parent company got a boost to its credit rating after significant moves during the last legislative session to shore up the utility’s finances.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/state-efforts-to-shore-up-heco-gain-traction-on-wall-street/
