Higher tax rate eyed for Hawaii County homes worth $4M or more
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/15/hawaii-news/higher-tax-rate-eyed-for-hawaii-county-homes-worth-4m-or-more/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
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Author’s Interaction With A UPS Driver Goes Viral For All The Right Reasons
Author’s Interaction With A UPS Driver Goes Viral For All The Right Reasons A small moment of kindness between...
Police Seeking Runaway Navia Nash
2-13-26 Police Seeking Runaway Navia Nash Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Navia Nash who...
New Roundabout Installed at Kawili/Manono Intersection
New Roundabout Installed at Kawili/Manono Intersection A new roundabout has been installed at the intersection of Kawili and Manono...
2-13-26 Hawai‘i Police Chief Launches New Monthly Informal Talk Story Sessions
2-13-26 Hawai‘i Police Chief Launches New Monthly Informal Talk Story Sessions The Hawaiʻi Police Department is launching a new series...
Hawaiʻi County and Former Director Douglass Adams Fully Exonerated in Jury Trial
Hawaiʻi County and Former Director Douglass Adams Fully Exonerated in Jury Trial Following a contentious multi-day jury trial in the...
Taryn Smith Becomes The First American Woman To Row Solo Across The Atlantic Ocean
Taryn Smith Becomes The First American Woman To Row Solo Across The Atlantic Ocean When Taryn Smith from Omaha,...
Kirstin Downey: Robocalls Drop Faster In Hawaiʻi Than U.S. — But Not Enough The bipartisan fight against telephone scammers is gaining traction, but predatory calls are still far too common.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/kirstin-downey-robocalls-drop-faster-in-hawaii-than-u-s-but-not-enough/
Hawaiian Royalty Burial Grounds: Lawmakers Punt On Oversight Woes Lawmakers are hesitant to move quickly on the sensitive issue and want a task force to come back in two years with a proposal for how to oversee Mauna ‘Ala.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/hawaiian-royalty-burial-grounds-lawmakers-punt-on-oversight-woes/
Lobbyist Under Fire Tied To Taxpayer-Funded Kidney Center That Was Never Built Records show firms associated with politically connected contractor Dennis Mitsunaga collected nearly $1.8 million for a Kapolei building that has never materialized.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/lobbyist-under-fire-tied-to-taxpayer-funded-kidney-center-that-was-never-built/
Portion of shoreline closed after sewage spill at Papaikou Treatment Plant
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/13/hawaii-news/portion-of-shoreline-closed-after-sewage-spill-at-papaikou-treatment-plant/
2-12-26 Police Thank Kona Community For Successful HI-PAL Kona Bicycle Day Event
2-12-26 Police Thank Kona Community For Successful HI-PAL Kona Bicycle Day Event Hawaiʻi Police Department The Kona Community Policing Section thanks...
2-12-26 Police Remind Motorists to Move Over for First Responder Safety
2-12-26 Police Remind Motorists to Move Over for First Responder Safety Hawai‘i Island police are reminding motorists to drive with caution and...
SMALL BUSINESSES INVITED TO ATTEND FREE WORKSHOPS STATEWIDE
SMALL BUSINESSES INVITED TO ATTEND FREE WORKSHOPS STATEWIDE HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) and the U.S. Small...
Mayor Alameda Delivers 2026 State of the County Address
Mayor Alameda Delivers 2026 State of the County Address Mayor Kimo Alameda today delivered his second State of the County...
HAWAIʻI DISTRICT LAND OFFICE IMPLEMENTING “PAʻAHANA WEDNESDAYS”
HAWAIʻI DISTRICT LAND OFFICE IMPLEMENTING “PAʻAHANA WEDNESDAYS” HILO, Hawaiʻi – Beginning Wednesday, February 4, 2026 through June 24, 2026, the DLNR Land Division’s Hawaiʻi District Land...
Wastewater Spill at Pāpaʻikou Treatment Plant Leads to Shoreline Closure
Wastewater Spill at Pāpaʻikou Treatment Plant Leads to Shoreline Closure The County of Hawaiʻi Department of Environmental Management reports...
Volcano Watch — Handling the pressure: what gases trapped inside crystals tell us
By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory February 12, 2026 USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists use tiny features within crystals in erupted lava to answer...
He Knew He Only Had Days Left. A Restaurant’s Kindness Made His Final Meal Special
He Knew He Only Had Days Left. A Restaurant's Kindness Made His Final Meal Special A simple act of kindness...
Neal Milner: Hawaiʻi Senators’ Response Is A Disservice To Michelle Kidani Not only is an elected official’s health the public’s business, her colleagues are misunderstanding aging and dementia.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/neal-milner-hawaii-senators-response-is-a-disservice-to-michelle-kidani/
