Maunakea Authority seeks community guidance
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/16/hawaii-news/maunakea-authority-seeks-community-guidance/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
‘Now He’s My Adopted Grandson’: Officer’s Kindness Leaves Woman In Awe
‘Now He’s My Adopted Grandson’: Officer’s Kindness Leaves Woman In Awe On one of the hottest days of summer in...
Kirstin Downey: An Unlikely Hero Emerges In New ‘Chief Of War’ Series The Apple TV+ series starring Jason Momoa is somewhat historically accurate although darker truths seem to have been left alone.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/kirstin-downey-an-unlikely-hero-emerges-in-new-chief-of-war-series/
The Gap Between Hawaiʻi’s Top CEO Salaries And Regular Worker Pay Public companies have to report executive compensation and how that compares with median worker pay.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/gap-between-hawaiis-top-ceo-salaries-regular-worker-pay/
Why The Hanapēpē Massacre Was Largely Forgotten For Decades A team of amateur sleuths found the mass grave from the 1924 conflict. Kauaʻi then spent $1.4M to buy the battle site and plans to transform it into a public memorial park.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/why-the-hanapepe-massacre-was-largely-forgotten-for-decades/
‘Ready To Die Boys?’ Multiple Oʻahu Shootings Linked To Gang State support for gang intervention efforts has dropped since the 1990s and tracking has been minimal since then, too.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/ready-to-die-boys-multiple-o%ca%bbahu-shootings-linked-to-gang/
Maui Strong Fund marks 2 years of recovery work
Two years after wildfires swept through Maui in August 2023, the Hawaii Community Foundation released its Maui Strong Fund Two-Year...
‘Iron sharpens iron’: HPA football eager to compete in 2025
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/14/sports/iron-sharpens-iron-hpa-football-eager-to-compete-in-2025/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
UH Hilo has a role in massive AI project
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/15/hawaii-news/uh-hilo-has-a-role-in-massive-ai-project/
COVID outbreak hits Hilo nursing home
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/15/hawaii-news/covid-outbreak-hits-hilo-nursing-home/
Volcano Watch — Water in Kīlauea, and its role in its eruptions
By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory August 14, 2025 When most people think of erupting water, they probably have geysers, like Old Faithful Geyser in...
‘Something Told Me To Follow Him’: Pit Bull Leads Stranger To Save Two Lives
‘Something Told Me To Follow Him’: Pit Bull Leads Stranger To Save Two Lives What started as a normal...
Neal Milner: Kapolei Deserves A Spot On Hawaiʻi’s Cultural Playlist The experience of moving to a relatively new community isn’t typical to the islands. But there it is just off H-1.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/neal-milner-kapolei-deserves-a-spot-on-hawai%ca%bbis-cultural-playlist/
As Mainland Egg Prices Drop, Waialua Fresh Eggs Invests In Hawaiʻi When migratory birds take flight, experts say that could prompt a resurgence in bird flu cases across the country, again spiking prices.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/as-mainland-egg-prices-drop-waialua-fresh-eggs-invests-in-hawai%ca%bbi/
Report: Hawaiʻi’s False Killer Whales Trending Toward Extinction A new report finds that efforts to protect the dolphins are not working. Experts blame both fishing vessels and NOAA.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/report-hawai%ca%bbis-false-killer-whales-trending-toward-extinction/
Hawaiʻi Sex Abuse Case Shows How Predatory Teachers Can Go Undetected Laws passed last year aim to protect students by creating a shared database of teachers who have abused kids in public and private schools. But other states have had a hard time getting schools to comply with similar laws.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/hawai%ca%bbi-sex-abuse-case-shows-how-predatory-teachers-can-go-undetected/
Maunalua Bay now under conservation management
Nighttime spear fishing has been outlawed in Maunalua Bay and new catch limits have been imposed as part of a...
BIIF football: Cougars hungry for a championship in 2025
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/14/sports/biif-football-cougars-hungry-for-a-championship-in-2025/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Pahoa man to be tried for pound of meth
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/14/hawaii-news/pahoa-man-to-be-tried-for-pound-of-meth/
Kona man faces 26 charges in domestic violence case
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/14/hawaii-news/kona-man-faces-26-charges-in-domestic-violence-case/
