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Kamehameha Pharmacy…..This Rural Hawaiʻi Pharmacy Was A Lifeline For Seniors. Now It’s Gone Loss of the Kohala drug store is symbolic of the healthcare access issues affecting remote regions of the state.

June 23, 2026 0

https://civilbeat.org/2026/06/this-rural-hawai%ca%bbi-pharmacy-was-a-lifeline-for-seniors-now-its-gone/

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Puna lawmaker targeted in threatening social media post

June 23, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/23/hawaii-news/puna-lawmaker-targeted-in-threatening-social-media-post/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Hawaii utilities work to strengthen grid resiliency

June 23, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/23/hawaii-news/hawaii-utilities-work-to-strengthen-grid-resiliency/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

New Jersey School Requires Freshmen to Complete 55-Mile Appalachian Trail Hike

June 22, 2026 0

New Jersey School Requires Freshmen to Complete 55-Mile Appalachian Trail Hike In a world where many teenagers spend their...

Turtle Bay’s Tiniest Residents Could Thwart Luxury Resort Plans Litigation could see new environmental conditions for construction and cultural interests on land parcels at Turtle Bay.

June 22, 2026 0

https://civilbeat.org/2026/06/turtle-bays-tiniest-residents-could-thwart-luxury-resort-plans/

County eyes Kona Kmart for events center

June 22, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/22/hawaii-news/county-eyes-kona-kmart-for-events-center/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Proposed protest limits at University of Hawaii trigger concerns

June 22, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/22/hawaii-news/proposed-protest-limits-at-university-of-hawaii-trigger-concerns/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

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Toll booth, cultural center proposed for Maunakea Access Road

June 22, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/22/hawaii-news/toll-booth-cultural-center-proposed-for-maunakea-access-road/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

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STATEMENT FROM DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES ON SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE OF WAIʻANAE BOAT HARBOR

June 21, 2026 0

STATEMENT FROM DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES ON SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE OF WAIʻANAE BOAT HARBOR HONOLULU – Board...

Mom Never Thought Her Daughter Would Go to Prom. Then This Special Night Happened

June 21, 2026 0

Mom Never Thought Her Daughter Would Go to Prom. Then This Special Night Happened A teenage girl with a...

Hilo chef and restaurauteur Miyo Harumi dies at 82

June 21, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/21/hawaii-news/hilo-chef-and-restaurauteur-miyo-harumi-dies-at-82/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

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Puna Alternate Route Study underway but delayed

June 21, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/21/hawaii-news/puna-alternate-route-study-underway-but-delayed/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Man Carries Stranded Moose Calf Across Busy Highway to Reunite It With Its Mother

June 20, 2026 0

Man Carries Stranded Moose Calf Across Busy Highway to Reunite It With Its Mother A tense situation on a...

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June 2026 Updates from HTA

June 20, 2026 0

Aloha kākou, Last month, the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) released its April 2026 visitor statistics...

Volcano Watch — What is the difference between an eruption and an episode?

June 20, 2026 0

By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory June 19, 2026 Over the last year and a half, the historic episodic eruption at the summit of...

Hawaiʻi County, Black Sand Beach LLC Provide an Update on Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach Park

June 19, 2026 0

The County of Hawai’i and Black Sand Beach LLC announce that they have agreed to extend the lease for Punaluʻu...

After Losing His Wife, This Retired Rhode Island Man Found Healing by Turning Other People’s Trash Into Treasure

June 19, 2026 0

After Losing His Wife, This Retired Rhode Island Man Found Healing by Turning Other People's Trash Into Treasure What...

Decade Of Big Island’s ‘Try Wait’ Moratorium Spurs Plenty Fish — And Poaching Ten years of no fishing has led to a huge recovery on a stretch of the Kona Coast. Now comes the hard part: Protecting those gains.

June 19, 2026 0

https://civilbeat.org/2026/06/decade-of-big-islands-try-wait-moratorium-spurs-plenty-fish-and-poaching/

Bouncing back: Coral preservation efforts at Kahalu‘u are paying off

June 19, 2026 0

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Commission approves permit for renovation of Kona Seaside Shops

June 19, 2026 0

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Kamehameha Pharmacy…..This Rural Hawaiʻi Pharmacy Was A Lifeline For Seniors. Now It’s Gone Loss of the Kohala drug store is symbolic of the healthcare access issues affecting remote regions of the state.

Puna lawmaker targeted in threatening social media post

Hawaii utilities work to strengthen grid resiliency

New Jersey School Requires Freshmen to Complete 55-Mile Appalachian Trail Hike

Turtle Bay’s Tiniest Residents Could Thwart Luxury Resort Plans Litigation could see new environmental conditions for construction and cultural interests on land parcels at Turtle Bay.

County eyes Kona Kmart for events center

Proposed protest limits at University of Hawaii trigger concerns

Toll booth, cultural center proposed for Maunakea Access Road

STATEMENT FROM DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES ON SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE OF WAIʻANAE BOAT HARBOR

Mom Never Thought Her Daughter Would Go to Prom. Then This Special Night Happened

Hilo chef and restaurauteur Miyo Harumi dies at 82

Puna Alternate Route Study underway but delayed

Man Carries Stranded Moose Calf Across Busy Highway to Reunite It With Its Mother

June 2026 Updates from HTA

Volcano Watch — What is the difference between an eruption and an episode?

Hawaiʻi County, Black Sand Beach LLC Provide an Update on Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach Park

After Losing His Wife, This Retired Rhode Island Man Found Healing by Turning Other People’s Trash Into Treasure

Decade Of Big Island’s ‘Try Wait’ Moratorium Spurs Plenty Fish — And Poaching Ten years of no fishing has led to a huge recovery on a stretch of the Kona Coast. Now comes the hard part: Protecting those gains.

Bouncing back: Coral preservation efforts at Kahalu‘u are paying off

Commission approves permit for renovation of Kona Seaside Shops

“I Think I’ve Found My People”: Group of Guys Take Lonely Man With Autism Under Their Wing at Festival, Give Him the Best Weekend of His Life

‘Not A Boondoggle’: Lawmakers Get $300K For Travel, Destination Unknown There will be a trip to study transit-oriented development, but no one can say exactly who’s going, where or when.

Storms 2026 Hawaiʻi Can’t Catch A Break From Storms. It Has To Adapt As the state recovers from multiple natural disasters, residents and officials are starting to talk about what needs to change to make the islands more resilient.

BIIF football: Wildcats shut out ‘Riders in crosstown clash; Warriors stay unbeaten in island play

Under bill, county would be required to prioritize use of native plants

This Father-Son Duo Fixes Cars for Whatever Customers Can Afford

Collaboration During A Disaster Is Critical No single organization can see or do everything.

Palikapu Dedman, activist and founder of Pele Defense Fund, dies at 80

UH seeks changes to Maunakea summit master plan

Pizza Shop Owner Sees Woman Eating From the Trash, Gives Her a Fresh Slice and Makes a Promise to Feed Anyone Who Is Hungry

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