State challenges EPA decision
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Mohouli Street Rehabilitation Project to Begin July 27
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/why-isnt-hawaiis-affordable-housing-more-affordable/
Country Club property draws interest; state orders structural inspection
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
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
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
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.
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.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/empty-homes-tax-oahu-voters-blocked-from-weighing-in/
‘Hawaii Builds’ initiative aims to fast-track affordable housing
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
Former Public Works employee suing county
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
The Hawaiʻi Police Department's Kona Community Policing Section extends its heartfelt mahalo to the Big Island community for the incredible...
PROGRESS OF PUʻUHONUA O WAIʻANAE MOVE TO MAUKA FARM VILLAGE
PROGRESS OF PUʻUHONUA O WAIʻANAE MOVE TO MAUKA FARM VILLAGE HONOLULU – Board of Land and Natural Resources...
HOPE Services Hawaiʻi, Ka Hale A Ke Ola and Project Vision Hawai’i’s Medical Respite Care Programs on the Neighbor Islands Earn National Certification
HOPE Services Hawaiʻi, Ka Hale A Ke Ola and Project Vision Hawai’i’s Medical Respite Care Programs on the Neighbor Islands...
GOVERNOR GREEN ORDERS FLAGS LOWERED IN HONOR OF FALLEN HAWAIʻI SOLDIER
GOVERNOR GREEN ORDERS FLAGS LOWERED IN HONOR OF FALLEN HAWAIʻI SOLDIER HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green has ordered the United...
