The Fallout: Life After Aging Out Of An Abusive Foster Home The former foster sons of John Teixeira were left to find their way in the world. Some made it. Some did not.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/life-after-aging-out-of-abusive-foster-home/
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GOVERNOR GREEN, STATE OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE KING KAMEHAMEHA III ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REBUILDING SITE
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LEADERSHIP TRANSITION AT BUDGET AND FINANCE
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OCTOBER IS STOP THE ANT MONTH Hawaiʻi Residents Can Help Stop the Spread of Invasive Ants
OCTOBER IS STOP THE ANT MONTH Hawaiʻi Residents Can Help Stop the Spread of Invasive Ants HONOLULU – October...
CERT Training Offered in Keaʻau
CERT Training Offered in Keaʻau The County of Hawaiʻi Civil Defense Agency invites residents to register for free Community Emergency...
Reconnecting Communities: County Begins Reconstruction of Pohoiki Road
Reconnecting Communities: County Begins Reconstruction of Pohoiki Road Work to rebuild Pohoiki Road (top) began in late August, marking another...
Volcano: Kilauea (VNUM #332010) Volcanic Activity Summary: Episode 34 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 7:03 a.m. HST on October 1 after just over 6 hours of continuous fountaining.
Volcano: Kilauea (VNUM #332010) Volcanic Activity Summary: Episode 34 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 7:03 a.m. HST...
Boy Gives Up His Only Foul Ball So A Grandmother Can Finally Have Her First
Boy Gives Up His Only Foul Ball So A Grandmother Can Finally Have Her First For her 80th birthday,...
Family Court Must Release Records In Isabella Kalua Child Abuse Death The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court on Tuesday broke with more than two decades of precedent to order the release of 975 pages showing how the 6-year-old was placed with parents now accused of killing her.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/family-court-must-release-records-in-isabella-kalua-child-abuse-death/
They Signed Up For Co-Living In Honolulu And Got A ‘Hell Hole’ Dozens of people have been living in a downtown office building without kitchens, air conditioning and proper ventilation. The landlord says he is working to address safety concerns and plans to convert the building to student housing.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/they-signed-up-for-co-living-in-honolulu-and-got-a-hell-hole/
‘You Take What You Can Get’: Hawaiʻi Brushed Off Signs Of Abuse At Foster Home Some boys tried to warn about what was happening, but their reports were discounted or ignored.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/hawaii-brushed-off-signs-abuse-foster-home/
Blessing held for vets center at UH Hilo
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/01/hawaii-news/blessing-held-for-vets-center-at-uh-hilo/
Arbitrator awards police officers their largest pay raise in 17 years
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/01/hawaii-news/arbitrator-awards-police-officers-their-largest-pay-raise-in-17-years/
Two admitted to hospital after county bus rollover
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/01/hawaii-news/two-admitted-to-hospital-after-county-bus-rollover/
TRAVEL TO HAWAIʻI CONTINUES: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW DURING THE FEDERAL SHUTDOWN
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Episode 34 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 12:53 a.m
Volcano: Kilauea (VNUM #332010) Volcanic Activity Summary: Episode 34 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 12:53 a.m. HST on...
Bride’s Landlord Becomes The Father Figure She Never Expected
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Kauaʻi Water Utility Hawks $1.3B Plan To Overhaul Century-Old System The repairs are needed to protect the island’s drinking water and ensure sufficient supply to face the growing wildfire risk, officials said.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/09/kaua%ca%bbi-water-utility-hawks-1-3b-plan-to-overhaul-century-old-system/
‘Lord Of The Flies’: How Hawaiʻi’s Model Foster Dad Preyed On Boys John Teixeira answered a desperate need for the state: Where to put boys no one else would take. He’d eventually take in almost 60. But there would be a cost.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/09/lord-of-the-flies-how-hawaiis-model-foster-dad-preyed-on-boys/
MONTHLY SIREN AND EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM TEST FOR OCTOBER 2025
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