Japan’s Foreign Ministry honors isle-based Nisei veterans groups
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WATER NOTICE AFFECTED AREA: CUSTOMERS ALONG KEALAKEHE PARKWAY, MAKAI OF QUEEN KA‘AHUMANU HIGHWAY (HONOKŌHAU HARBOR), INCLUDING ALL SIDE ROADS AND LANES; NORTH KONA
WATER NOTICE AFFECTED AREA: CUSTOMERS ALONG KEALAKEHE PARKWAY, MAKAI OF QUEEN KA‘AHUMANU HIGHWAY (HONOKŌHAU HARBOR), INCLUDING ALL SIDE ROADS AND...
NEW PROTECTIONS GIVE NĒNĒ ANOTHER CHANCE TO NEST IN LILI‘UOKALANI GARDENS After Years of Tragic Deaths, Prohibitions on Cat Feeding May Lead to New Goslings
NEW PROTECTIONS GIVE NĒNĒ ANOTHER CHANCE TO NEST IN LILI‘UOKALANI GARDENS After Years of Tragic Deaths, Prohibitions on Cat Feeding May Lead to New Goslings HILO, Hawaiʻi – Nēnē nesting season has begun...
Hawaiian Electric boosts resilience across islands Major progress made in 2025 in downtown Honolulu/Chinatown, Nānākuli, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Upcountry Maui, other areas
Hawaiian Electric boosts resilience across islands Major progress made in 2025 in downtown Honolulu/Chinatown, Nānākuli, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Upcountry...
Āhualoa to Pōhākea Water Restriction CANCELLED AFFECTED AREAS: KAHANA DRIVE EAST OF KALEHUA ROAD, PA‘AUILO MAUKA ROAD BETWEEN KALŌPĀ MAUKA ROAD AND PŌHĀKEA ROAD, AND ALL SIDE ROADS AND ADJACENT AREAS; HĀMĀKUA
Āhualoa to Pōhākea Water Restriction CANCELLED AFFECTED AREAS: KAHANA DRIVE EAST OF KALEHUA ROAD, PA‘AUILO MAUKA ROAD BETWEEN KALŌPĀ...
Ohio Couple Adopts All Four Siblings So They Can Stay Together
Ohio Couple Adopts All Four Siblings So They Can Stay Together An Ohio family is stepping into the holiday...
When Disaster Strikes, Can Hawaiʻi Feed Itself? More Prep Is Needed With the Maui fires and Covid pandemic in mind, advocates cite progress in bolstering the food system but recognize there’s work to do.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/disaster-strikes-hawaii-feed-itself-more-prep-needed/
Water Restriction Notice Issued for South Kohala – Lalamilo Customers AFFECTED AREAS: KAWAIHAE, KAWAIHAE HARBOR, HAPUNA BEACH RESORT, MAUNA KEA BEACH RESORT, PUAKŌ, MAUNA LANI RESORT; SOUTH KOHALA
Water Restriction Notice Issued for South Kohala - Lalamilo Customers AFFECTED AREAS: KAWAIHAE, KAWAIHAE HARBOR, HAPUNA BEACH RESORT, MAUNA KEA...
Hawaiʻi County Announces Affordable Housing Production Program Grant Awards
Hawaiʻi County Announces Affordable Housing Production Program Grant Awards The County of Hawaiʻi will be distributing $11.8 million in...
‘For One Night, They Were Just Dads’: Angola Prison Hosts First Ever Father-Daughter Dance
'For One Night, They Were Just Dads': Angola Prison Hosts First Ever Father-Daughter Dance In a moment unlike anything...
Makana Eyre: Kalihi Noodle Company Spreads Its Ramen Worldwide Hidehito Uki started Sun Noodle in Honolulu on a shoestring more than 40 years ago.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/makana-eyre-kalihi-noodle-company-spreads-its-ramen-worldwide/
Hawaiian Electric Sues Par Hawaiʻi Claiming Faulty Fuel Ruined Turbines Utility claims metals in fuel caused millions of dollars in damage to a Big Island power plant, and also damaged a Kauaʻi facility.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/hawaiian-electric-sues-par-hawaii-claiming-faulty-fuel-ruined-turbines/
Fireworks Firm Tied To Illegal Hawaiʻi Shipment OK’d To Sell Firecrackers The Honolulu Fire Department says it has no legal basis to deny the company a permit to sell firecrackers despite its involvement in a shipment of $2.7 million of illegal fireworks seized by the Coast Guard in 2022.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/fireworks-firm-illegal-shipment-sell-firecrackers/
Alexander & Baldwin to be Taken Private in $2.3 Billion Transaction
Shareholders to Receive $21.20 Per Share in Cash Representing a 40.0% Premium to Closing Price on December 8, 2025 HONOLULU, Dec....
New scam on the rise in Hawaii: Officials, others warn of cryptocurrency ATM fraud
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/09/hawaii-news/new-scam-on-the-rise-in-hawaii-officials-others-warn-of-cryptocurrency-atm-fraud/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
East Hawaiʻi Sort Station Size Restriction Extended for Commercial Waste
East Hawaiʻi Sort Station Size Restriction Extended for Commercial Waste The County of Hawaiʻi Department of Environmental Management announces...
New Traffic Signal on Waikoloa Road to Start Dec. 15
New Traffic Signal on Waikoloa Road to Start Dec. 15 A new traffic signal at the intersection of Waikoloa Road...
Lifeguard Certification Course Offered in January
Lifeguard Certification Course Offered in January The County of Hawai‘i Department of Parks and Recreation is offering a lifeguard...
‘I’ve Never Swam In My Life’: School Bus Driver Rescues Missing 4-Year-Old From Lake
'I’ve Never Swam In My Life’: School Bus Driver Rescues Missing 4-Year-Old From Lake A school bus driver in...
Delayed Maui County Grants Leave Local Nonprofits in Limbo The county says it is tightening up its oversight of public money to prevent fraud and abuse.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/delayed-maui-county-grants-leave-local-nonprofits-in-limbo/
