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Makana Eyre: Hawaiʻi Has Felt The Sting Of Mosquitoes For 200 Years They transformed Hawaii’s ecology, helping to spread disease that sickened native birds. Now they carry viruses deadly to humans.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/04/makana-eyre-hawaii-has-felt-the-sting-of-mosquitoes-for-200-years/
Hawaiʻi Helicopter Safety: Kauaʻi’s Waimea Canyon To Get Cameras Weather was the main cause of aviation accidents in Hawaiʻi over the past 20 years. The FAA hopes a network of remote cameras can make the skies safer.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/04/new-cameras-planned-for-kauai-canyon-linked-to-fatal-copter-crash/
Budget Committee Makes A Deal To Save State Tax Cuts Lawmakers urgently needed to reach an agreement on the tax issue before they could move on to the state budget.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/04/budget-committee-makes-a-deal-to-save-state-tax-cuts/
‘Vendetta’: Gov. Blasts Auditor Report On Key Homeless Program In his first public response to the critical report, Gov. Josh Green said the homeless program has been an extraordinary success and that the state auditor had taken an “unconscionable approach” in evaluating the effort.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/04/vendetta-hawaii-gov-blasts-auditor-report-on-key-homeless-kauhale-program/
‘Devil Weed’ Threatening Hawaiʻi Is Hitching A Ride In Turtles Honu love to eat the aggressive seaweed smothering reefs in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. That’s raising hopes, but also concerns closer to home.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/04/devil-weed-threatening-hawaii-is-hitching-a-ride-on-turtles/
Hawaii eyes fix for a century-old issue in native homestead law A conference committee vote Tuesday advanced a measure that would let nieces and nephews inherit Hawaiian home leases, keeping ancestral land within extended families.
Hawaii eyes fix for a century-old issue in native homestead law A conference committee vote Tuesday advanced a measure that...
DUI bills die again in Hawaii Legislature
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/04/29/hawaii-news/dui-bills-die-again-in-hawaii-legislature/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Bill to ban disposable e-cigs gains ground
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/04/23/hawaii-news/bill-to-ban-disposable-e-cigs-gains-ground/
Council’s attempt to override Alameda’s veto falls short
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/04/23/hawaii-news/councils-attempt-to-override-alamedas-veto-falls-short/
Bill to ban student cellphone use in Hawaii is shelved
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/04/29/hawaii-news/bill-to-ban-student-cellphone-use-in-hawaii-is-shelved/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
KEEP PUBLIC FORESTS CLEAN BY REPORTING ILLEGAL DUMPING
KEEP PUBLIC FORESTS CLEAN BY REPORTING ILLEGAL DUMPING HONOLULU – As people across Hawaiʻi show their love for the ʻāina during Earth Month, local officials are seeking help in...
Old Hilo Memorial Hospital Renovations Begin
The County of Hawaiʻi Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) has begun the first phase of renovations at the...
Vibrant Hawaiʻi Resilience Conference Prepares Hawaiʻi Island Communities for Disaster Response
Vibrant Hawaiʻi Resilience Conference Prepares Hawaiʻi Island Communities for Disaster Response HAWAIʻI ISLAND — Early forecasts are predicting a higher-than-normal...
Police Were Called To Check On A 91-Year-Old Woman… They Found Her Busy Trying To Beat Her Video Game High Score
Police Were Called To Check On A 91-Year-Old Woman… They Found Her Busy Trying To Beat Her Video Game High...
Oʻahu’s North Shore: Where The Buffalo Roam? If the state Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity approves, American bison from Montana will soon be on a plane to Hawaiʻi.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/04/oahus-north-shore-where-the-buffalo-roam/
Debate Over Hawaiʻi Income Taxes Gums Up Budget Negotiations If the Legislature is going to end this year’s session on time, lawmakers must make some tough decisions this week. Insiders say there is no consensus yet.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/04/debate-over-hawaii-income-taxes-gums-up-budget-negotiations/
Maui Fire Lawsuit Payouts Are Near. Few Survivors Will Break Even Money could start flowing to victims by June, nearly two years after the settlement was finalized.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/04/maui-fire-lawsuit-payouts-are-near-few-survivors-will-break-even/
Funds released for Waikoloa Village library: Building will cost at least $21M and could open in 2028
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/04/28/hawaii-news/funds-released-for-waikoloa-village-library-building-will-cost-at-least-21m-and-could-open-in-2028/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
NEW PLANT DISCOVERIES CELEBRATED DURING NATIVE PLANT MONTH Five New Species Announced by DLNR Rare Plant Program
NEW PLANT DISCOVERIES CELEBRATED DURING NATIVE PLANT MONTH Five New Species Announced by DLNR Rare Plant Program HONOLULU...
