DHHL expects to meet deadline to spend $600M
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/03/hawaii-news/dhhl-expects-to-meet-deadline-to-spend-600m/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
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Two Brave Women Spot A Man Rummaging Through A Purse — Then Step In To Save The Day
Two Brave Women Spot A Man Rummaging Through A Purse — Then Step In To Save The Day When...
Maui County Council Advances Plan To Phase Out Short-Term Vacation Rentals The split council will take the legislation up for final reading in two weeks, and plans to hear a separate bill that could effectively exempt many of the roughly 7,000 affected properties.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/maui-county-council-advances-plan-to-phase-out-short-term-vacation-rentals/
Recent Government Salary Hikes At The Top Leave Many Public Workers Behind The latest update to Civil Beat’s Public Salary Database reflects major public-sector wage increases across Hawaiʻi — but not for everyone.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/recent-government-salary-hikes-at-top-leave-many-workers-behind/
Council resolution urges state to push back against Trump’s immigration order
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/02/hawaii-news/council-resolution-urges-state-to-push-back-against-trumps-immigration-order/
Arson not suspected in Hilo fire that burned multiple buildings
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/02/hawaii-news/arson-not-suspected-in-hilo-fire-that-burned-multiple-buildings/
Marine mammal hospital tests bird flu vaccine on Hawaiian monk seals
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/02/hawaii-news/marine-mammal-hospital-tests-bird-flu-vaccine-on-hawaiian-monk-seals/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hawaiian Electric to conduct aerial line inspections
Hawaiian Electric to conduct aerial line inspections HILO, Dec. 1, 2025 – To improve system reliability, Hawaiian Electric will conduct quarterly...
County, Nonprofits Respond to Downtown Hilo Fire
County, Nonprofits Respond to Downtown Hilo Fire The County of Hawaiʻi worked closely with nonprofits Sunday to support residents...
Surgeons Rebuild Boy’s Jaw Using His Own Rib Bone, Allowing Him To Breathe And Eat On His Own
Surgeons Rebuild Boy's Jaw Using His Own Rib Bone, Allowing Him To Breathe And Eat On His Own A seven-year-old...
How Far Will $500M Go To Clean Up Army Bombs Left In Hawaiʻi? Gov. Josh Green has requested billions in investments for the military to continue training on state lands, including funds for cleaning military waste. Native Hawaiian groups say the community should spearhead the cleanup.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/how-far-500m-clean-up-army-bombs-left-hawaii/
Monk seal hospital begins vaccine trial for bird flu in pups
The endangered Hawaiian monk seal faces numerous threats — from entanglement in fishing lines to loss of habitat, shark predators,...
Fire razes four buildings in downtown Hilo
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/01/hawaii-news/fire-razes-four-buildings-in-downtown-hilo/
This is a Civil Defense message for Monday 12-01-2025 at 05:43 AM.
This is a Civil Defense message for Monday 12-01-2025 at 05:43 AM. The Fire Department reports the fire which occurred...
Motorcycle Clubs Unite To Feed Thousands This Holiday Season
Motorcycle Clubs Unite To Feed Thousands This Holiday Season For 15 years, the Tru Breed Motorcycle Club has made Thanksgiving...
Bright Spots: Shining A Light On Making Hawaiʻi A Better Place Help us give some much-needed attention to people and programs that are working well in Hawaiʻi.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/11/bright-spots-shining-a-light-on-making-hawaii-a-better-place/
The Oldest Group Of Influential Hawaiʻi Citizens You’ve Never Heard Of The Social Science Association is still going strong after 143 years. But its once high-profile community presence has faded from public view.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/11/the-oldest-group-of-influential-hawaii-citizens-youve-never-heard-of/
Overhaul of county’s affordable housing rules eyed
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/11/30/hawaii-news/overhaul-of-countys-affordable-housing-rules-eyed/
Hero Grandma Pushes Granddaughter Out Of Car’s Path, Takes The Hit Herself
Hero Grandma Pushes Granddaughter Out Of Car’s Path, Takes The Hit Herself A California grandmother is being hailed as a...
Brown grass cost a famed golf course a big tournament and highlighted Hawaii water problems
https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-maui-kapalua-golf-course-water-drought-da7bfb693791ae7dc31c3ccc18b3b1ff
