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Toxic Maui Wildfire Debris Heading Soon To Permanent Home It took nearly a year and a half to remove the ash and wreckage from commercial lots and residential properties and move it to the Olowalu landfill. Now that debris is headed to Central Maui.

March 1, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/toxic-maui-wildfire-debris-heading-soon-to-permanent-home/

Public Input Sought for Affordable Housing Production Program

February 28, 2025 0

Public Input Sought for Affordable Housing Production Program The County of Hawaiʻi Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) is...

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TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF MAʻAKUA RIDGE-PAPALI TRAIL FOR LITTLE FIRE ANT ERADICATION

February 28, 2025 0

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF MAʻAKUA RIDGE-PAPALI TRAIL FOR LITTLE FIRE ANT ERADICATION Hauʻula, Oʻahu — Starting today, a portion of the Hauʻula...

Hawaiʻi Wildfire Summit Held on Hawaiʻi Island

February 28, 2025 0

Hawaiʻi Wildfire Summit Held on Hawaiʻi Island The Hawaiʻi Fire Department (HFD) this week is teaming up with partners from...

Utility work in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

February 28, 2025 0

Utility work in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Crews to rebuild transmission line to improve system reliability and resilience HILO,...

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SAFETY CAMERAS TO BEGIN SENDING WARNING FOR SPEED MARCH 1

February 28, 2025 0

SAFETY CAMERAS TO BEGIN SENDING WARNING FOR SPEED MARCH 1 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises motorists...

Colorado Woman Donates Kidney To Save Pennsylvania Man 35 Years After They Went To Prom Together

February 28, 2025 0

Colorado Woman Donates Kidney To Save Pennsylvania Man 35 Years After They Went To Prom Together A high school prom...

Toxic Maui Wildfire Debris Heading Soon To Permanent Home It took nearly a year and a half to remove the ash and wreckage from commercial lots and residential properties and move it to the Olowalu landfill. Now that debris is headed to Central Maui.

February 28, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/toxic-maui-wildfire-debris-heading-soon-to-permanent-home/

The Cost Of A New Aloha Stadium Is Now Up To $650 Million Utilities and infrastructure are expected to add millions more but stadium developers would be expected to pay for those costs.

February 28, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/aloha-stadium-is-a-blackhole-who-will-pay-for-its-replacement/

Lifeline considered for Hawaii nonprofits

February 28, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/02/28/hawaii-news/lifeline-considered-for-hawaii-nonprofits/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Volcano Watch — The nose knows (and so did HVO gas instrumentation…eventually)

February 27, 2025 0

By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory February 27, 2025 It was a dark and stormy night… No, this isn’t a ghost story or horror...

2-27-25 Three Officers Honored By Kona Crime Prevention Committee

February 27, 2025 0

Community: 2-27-25 Three Officers Honored By Kona Crime Prevention Committee Three Hawai‘i Police Department officers were honored for their outstanding investigations and...

Eruption still paused….HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE U.S. Geological Survey Thursday, February 27, 2025

February 27, 2025 0

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE U.S. Geological Survey Thursday, February 27, 2025 KILAUEA (VNUM #332010) 19°25'16" N 155°17'13" W, Summit Elevation...

Official Report: Fern Acres Subdivision 11-2704 Lehua St Mountain View, HI 96771 Structure Fire, Keaau

February 27, 2025 0

Thursday, 2/27/2025 2:04am 6 HFD apparatus; 12 HFD personnel Cause Undertermined Loss: $27,000 Unpermitted Vacant Single story post/pier Structure Vol...

Cafe Owner Helps Homeless Veteran, Community Rallies To Change His Life

February 27, 2025 0

Cafe Owner Helps Homeless Veteran, Community Rallies To Change His Life A simple act of kindness by a Michigan café owner has...

Hawaiian Homes Commission Greenlights New Hilo Power Plant Native Hawaiian homesteaders nearby say they are already bearing the brunt of Hilo’s garbage, sewage, oil refining and airport facilities.

February 27, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/hawaiian-homes-commission-greenlights-new-hilo-power-plant/

State Is Scrambling To Fix SNAP Food Program Following $11M Fine For Errors Hawaiʻi hopes the federal government will waive half of the penalty if the state invests more than $5 million in new technology.

February 27, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/11m-fine-errors-snap-program/

Critic Of High Costs Of Tiny House Villages Quits Top Homelessness Post Former homeless director John Mizuno will become a special advisor in Gov. Josh Green’s administration.

February 27, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/critic-of-high-costs-of-tiny-house-villages-quits-top-homelessness-post/

Dismantling Haʻikū Stairs Is Urgent Safety Issue, City Says In Court Filing Providing security to keep hikers away has proved costly and leaving the stairs partially in place is a safety hazard, the city said in a court filing Wednesday.

February 27, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/dismantling-ha%ca%bbiku-stairs-is-urgent-safety-issue-city-says-in-court-filing/

Oʻahu Public Housing Tenants Promised Relocation Help Hit Dead-Ends Kūhiō Park Terrace residents have been left angry and bewildered as Hawaiʻi Public Housing Authority moves to relocate them so their homes can be torn down.

February 27, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/o%ca%bbahu-public-housing-tenants-promised-relocation-help-hit-dead-ends/

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Toxic Maui Wildfire Debris Heading Soon To Permanent Home It took nearly a year and a half to remove the ash and wreckage from commercial lots and residential properties and move it to the Olowalu landfill. Now that debris is headed to Central Maui.

Public Input Sought for Affordable Housing Production Program

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF MAʻAKUA RIDGE-PAPALI TRAIL FOR LITTLE FIRE ANT ERADICATION

Hawaiʻi Wildfire Summit Held on Hawaiʻi Island

Utility work in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

SAFETY CAMERAS TO BEGIN SENDING WARNING FOR SPEED MARCH 1

Colorado Woman Donates Kidney To Save Pennsylvania Man 35 Years After They Went To Prom Together

Toxic Maui Wildfire Debris Heading Soon To Permanent Home It took nearly a year and a half to remove the ash and wreckage from commercial lots and residential properties and move it to the Olowalu landfill. Now that debris is headed to Central Maui.

The Cost Of A New Aloha Stadium Is Now Up To $650 Million Utilities and infrastructure are expected to add millions more but stadium developers would be expected to pay for those costs.

Lifeline considered for Hawaii nonprofits

Volcano Watch — The nose knows (and so did HVO gas instrumentation…eventually)

2-27-25 Three Officers Honored By Kona Crime Prevention Committee

Eruption still paused….HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE U.S. Geological Survey Thursday, February 27, 2025

Official Report: Fern Acres Subdivision 11-2704 Lehua St Mountain View, HI 96771 Structure Fire, Keaau

Cafe Owner Helps Homeless Veteran, Community Rallies To Change His Life

Hawaiian Homes Commission Greenlights New Hilo Power Plant Native Hawaiian homesteaders nearby say they are already bearing the brunt of Hilo’s garbage, sewage, oil refining and airport facilities.

State Is Scrambling To Fix SNAP Food Program Following $11M Fine For Errors Hawaiʻi hopes the federal government will waive half of the penalty if the state invests more than $5 million in new technology.

Critic Of High Costs Of Tiny House Villages Quits Top Homelessness Post Former homeless director John Mizuno will become a special advisor in Gov. Josh Green’s administration.

Dismantling Haʻikū Stairs Is Urgent Safety Issue, City Says In Court Filing Providing security to keep hikers away has proved costly and leaving the stairs partially in place is a safety hazard, the city said in a court filing Wednesday.

Oʻahu Public Housing Tenants Promised Relocation Help Hit Dead-Ends Kūhiō Park Terrace residents have been left angry and bewildered as Hawaiʻi Public Housing Authority moves to relocate them so their homes can be torn down.

Customers Line Up Before Sunrise to Support Young Woman’s Front Porch Bakery

The Big Island’s Rare Coastal Pools Are Under Siege Sea level rise is endangering the fragile brackish waters on the Kona Coast, but it’s also creating new ones.

High Grocery Bills Burden Shoppers In Hawaiʻi And Beyond Americans across the country are changing their eating and shopping habits.

‘We hope to keep getting bigger and better’: Kai ‘Ehitu aims for Hawaii glory at state regatta

Underwater fiber cable project clears hurdle

Evacuation Order Lifted for Kawaihae Village Subdivision, Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway Reopened

Civil Defense message for Sunday 07-26-2026 at 09:23 AM

Off-Duty Firefighter Hears Desperate Cries and Saves Three Children Trapped Beneath Overturned Boat

Civil Defense Brush Fire Update for Sunday 07-26-2026 at 06:19 AM

UH Forest Stewards programcelebrates milestone

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