Disposable foodware bill passes first reading
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/11/20/hawaii-news/disposable-foodware-bill-passes-first-reading/
After six years of repairs and renovations, Hawaii’s first Christian church reopens
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/11/20/hawaii-news/after-six-years-of-repairs-and-renovations-hawaiis-first-christian-church-reopens/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Judge frees Kona couple accused of cocaine distribution near school
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/11/20/hawaii-news/judge-frees-kona-couple-accused-of-cocaine-distribution-near-school/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hawaiian Electric unveils new look for its EV fast chargers as work continues to enhance charging equipment reliability
Hawaiian Electric unveils new look for its EV fast chargers as work continues to enhance charging equipment reliability EVs and...
PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO BE INTRODUCED AT FOUR MORE STATE PARKS
PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO BE INTRODUCED AT FOUR MORE STATE PARKS HONOLULU – Four popular Hawaiʻi state parks will...
Hawaiʻi County Expands Transit Fleet
Hawaiʻi County Expands Transit Fleet The County of Hawaiʻi recently held a blessing ceremony for nine new Paratransit vans...
Waimea Celebrates Cherry Trees with 33rd Annual Festival February 7 2026 Event Honors Fred and Nancy Nonaka
Waimea Celebrates Cherry Trees with 33rd Annual Festival February 7 2026 Event Honors Fred and Nancy Nonaka WAIMEA, HAWAI‘I ISLAND—The free 33rd Waimea...
Keaukaha Community, Schools to Conduct Tsunami Evacuation Exercise
Keaukaha Community, Schools to Conduct Tsunami Evacuation Exercise Schools and residents in Keaukaha will take part in an evacuation...
High School Football Player Wins Hearts After Helping Custodian Clean Up Post-Game Mess
High School Football Player Wins Hearts After Helping Custodian Clean Up Post-Game Mess After a heated rivalry game in...
Contractor: City Offered $8M To Settle $320M Claim For Honolulu Rail Delays Hitachi Rail Honolulu JV, which is still on the job, refiles a suit alleging HART exhibited an ‘inability to learn’ from its mistakes.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/11/contractor-city-offered-8m-to-settle-320m-claim-for-honolulu-rail-delays/
Fatal HPD Chases Cost City Millions. Will New Law Change That? As Honolulu looks to settle with the family of a teenager killed in a 2021 chase, efforts to regulate police pursuits continue to draw criticism.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/11/fatal-hpd-chases-cost-city-millions-will-new-law-change-that/
The Foster Girl’s Bones Kept Breaking. Expert Suggested She Didn’t Feel Pain In response to a Hawaiʻi Supreme Court decision, case files in one of Hawaiʻi’s most notorious child abuse cases were unsealed. They reveal how the state and experts ignored multiple warnings before Ariel Sellers died.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/11/why-foster-girls-bones-keep-breaking-expert-suggested-she-didnt-feel-pain/
Pelfrey aiming to qualify for Winter Olympics in women’s halfpipe
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/11/19/sports/pelfrey-aiming-to-qualify-for-winter-olympics-in-womens-halfpipe/
UH debuts advanced robotic optics on Maunakea
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/11/19/community/uh-debuts-advanced-robotic-optics-on-maunakea/
Funds eyed for Puapuaʻa Iki restoration in Kona
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/11/19/hawaii-news/funds-eyed-for-puapua%ca%bba-iki-restoration-in-kona/
CRASH RESPONDER SAFETY WEEK IS NOV. 17-21 Motorists Reminded: “Safety Starts with You” During Crash Responder Safety Week
HONOLULU – November 17-21 has been declared Crash Responder Safety Week by Governor Josh Green — and the Hawaiʻi Department...
Hawaiʻi County Renews Voluntary Compliance Order for Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Host Materials
Hawaiʻi County Renews Voluntary Compliance Order for Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Host Materials The County of Hawaiʻi is renewing a...
High School Football Player Wins Hearts After Helping Custodian Clean Up Post-Game Mess
High School Football Player Wins Hearts After Helping Custodian Clean Up Post-Game Mess After a heated rivalry game in...
DHHL Severs Ties To Company That It Says Abandoned Homesteaders Waimana Enterprises, founded by Al Hee, was hit with utility violations and previously got wrapped up in a fraud case.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/11/dhhl-severs-ties-to-company-that-it-says-abandoned-homesteaders/
Fix It! What’s A Playground Without A Slide? A Honolulu park slide was removed and its entrance boarded up earlier this year. It’s still unclear when it’ll be replaced.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/11/fix-it-whats-a-playground-without-a-slide/
