2026 Youth Track and Field Meets Announced
The County of Hawai‘i Department of Parks & Recreation will host its annual youth track and field meets in Kona...
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Family On Disney Vacation Invites Strangers to Join Them After Seeing Baby’s Heartbreaking Story
Family On Disney Vacation Invites Strangers to Join Them After Seeing Baby’s Heartbreaking Story In the middle of their Disney...
‘The Maui Method:’ A New Fix For A Major Fire Hazard In Hawaiʻi Government officials developed a way to deal with tons of electric vehicle batteries left in the aftermath of wildfires and found at illegal dumpsites.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/maui-fix-fire-hazard-ev-batteries/
‘Fraud Magnet’? Top Senator Wants To Halt SBA Contracts, Citing Hawaiʻi Case In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Joni Ernst cited a criminal investigation of Christopher Dawson, accused of hijacking small business funding intended to help Native Hawaiians.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/fraud-magnet-top-senator-wants-to-halt-sba-contracts-citing-hawai%ca%bbi-case/
DBEDT Forecasts Economic Growth of 1.5 Percent in 2026
DBEDT Forecasts Economic Growth of 1.5 Percent in 2026 HONOLULU—The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) released its...
Volcano Watch — (Lava) fountains of knowledge: announcing January 2026 Volcano Awareness Month events on the Island of Hawaiʻi
By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory December 11, 2025 As the year 2025 comes to a close, we reflect on the historic past year...
‘We Have A Purpose’: Metallica Helps Baltimore Mom Land Life-Changing Job
'We Have A Purpose': Metallica Helps Baltimore Mom Land Life-Changing Job A new career has completely transformed life for Baltimore...
Neal Milner: Judge Seniors For What We Can Do, Not For What We Can’t Too many people only see the aging population as sick or incapacitated. That’s not the whole story.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/neal-milner-judge-seniors-for-what-we-can-do-not-for-what-we-cant/
Here Are The Texts A Honolulu Official Sent Threatening Funding Over Vote The mayor’s right-hand man says he stands by the messages he sent to two council members ahead of a confirmation hearing.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/here-are-the-texts-a-honolulu-official-sent-threatening-funding-over-vote/
More Homeless People Are Dying On Oʻahu. Can We Reverse The ‘Crisis’? An effort underway to bring the death rate down involves outreach, special facilities that offer medical care and shelter, and a controversial new law.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/more-homeless-people-dying-oahu/
Japan’s Foreign Ministry honors isle-based Nisei veterans groups
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/11/hawaii-news/japans-foreign-ministry-honors-isle-based-nisei-veterans-groups/?WHT=d568797da8434a43cbcc5430911241df3a73ba39
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...
