$1.5 MILLION NOW AVAILABLE FOR WILDFIRE MITIGATION PROJECTS ACROSS HAWAIʻI
$1.5 MILLION NOW AVAILABLE FOR WILDFIRE MITIGATION PROJECTS ACROSS HAWAIʻI HONOLULU – Grants of up to $300,000 are now...
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SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON FUTURE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS
SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON FUTURE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS Long-Range Land Transportation Plan for Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi Public Meeting Wednesday, April 1...
Temporary Water Discoloration Notice – Waimea/Kamuela Area
Temporary Water Discoloration Notice – Waimea/Kamuela Area The Department of Water Supply (DWS), County of Hawai‘i, has received...
Emergency Repairs Scheduled April 20-24 for Pāhala Recycling and Transfer Station
The Pāhala Recycling and Transfer Station will be temporarily closed from Monday, April 20 through Friday, April 24 for the...
Manager Spends 3 Nights At Zoo To Keep Animals Safe During Massive Blizzard
Manager Spends 3 Nights At Zoo To Keep Animals Safe During Massive Blizzard When a powerful blizzard buried parts of...
Another Raise For Honolulu Politicians? Salary Group Says Yes If approved, it would be the third raise in three years for top city officials.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/another-raise-for-honolulu-politicians-salary-group-says-yes/
Makana Eyre: An Inspiring Exhibit On Native Hawaiians That Most Of Us Won’t See The British Museum has mounted an exhibit in collaboration with Indigenous people. But when invaluable Hawaiian artifacts are held in collections so far from home, how many people from here will get to go see it?
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/makana-eyre-british-museum-native-hawaiians-exhibit/
VISITOR SPENDING AND VISITOR ARRIVALS INCREASED IN FEBRUARY 2026
VISITOR SPENDING AND VISITOR ARRIVALS INCREASED IN FEBRUARY 2026 HONOLULU – According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business,...
Aquarium fishing considered; 2 public meetings to be held this week
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/03/31/hawaii-news/aquarium-fishing-considered-2-public-meetings-to-be-held-this-week/
Hawaiʻi’s First-Ever Youth Apprenticeship in Creative Media Launches with $200,000 Grant from the Harold K. L. Castle Foundation
Hawaiʻi’s First-Ever Youth Apprenticeship in Creative Media Launches with $200,000 Grant from the Harold K. L. Castle Foundation Funding...
DOH CITES USED OIL TRANSPORTER AND PROCESSOR FOR OPERATING WITHOUT A PERMIT
DOH CITES USED OIL TRANSPORTER AND PROCESSOR FOR OPERATING WITHOUT A PERMIT HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health...
Engineering Students Build Life-Changing Wheelchair That Helps Paralyzed Student Return To The Outdoors
Engineering Students Build Life-Changing Wheelchair That Helps Paralyzed Student Return To The Outdoors After a devastating accident left college student...
Lahaina Wastewater Plant Spilled 200,000 Gallons. Why Did People Still Swim? Several people at nearby beaches said they did not know that backwash had overflowed from the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility days earlier.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/lahaina-wastewater-plant-spilled-200000-gallons-why-did-people-still-swim/
Neglected North Shore Plantation Waterways Fueled Damaging Floods Sugar and pineapple acreage was sold off over the years, divided into hundreds of smaller plots for farming and housing. After the deluge, everyone is pointing fingers.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/neglected-north-shore-plantation-waterways-fueled-damaging-floods/
Most dams in Hawaii classified as high hazard
Nearly all of Hawaii’s regulated dams are classified as “high hazard,” meaning their failure could result in loss of life...
Recent storms trigger widespread cancellations, stalling tourism rebound
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/03/30/hawaii-news/recent-storms-trigger-widespread-cancellations-stalling-tourism-rebound/
Woman Stops Porch Pirate With Kindness: ‘I Love You. God Loves You.’
Woman Stops Porch Pirate With Kindness: 'I Love You. God Loves You.' A simple act of compassion turned what could...
Airbnb As Tax Collector? It’s A Familiar Debate In The Legislature Taxpayer information collected by booking companies would be used to collect taxes but not to allow counties to crack down on illegal vacation rentals.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/airbnb-as-tax-collector-its-a-familiar-debate-in-the-legislature/
Big Island soldiers who died in Vietnam War are honored
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/03/29/hawaii-news/big-island-soldiers-who-died-in-vietnam-war-are-honored/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Woman With Cerebral Palsy Asks For Help Attending Prom — Internet Raises $52K And Crowns Her Prom Queen
Woman With Cerebral Palsy Asks For Help Attending Prom — Internet Raises $52K And Crowns Her Prom Queen For many...
