New state task force targets Hawaii’s permit backlog
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/14/hawaii-news/new-state-task-force-targets-hawaiis-permit-backlog/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
RAT LUNGWORM DISEASE DETECTED ON KAUAʻI
RAT LUNGWORM DISEASE DETECTED ON KAUAʻI HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a case of...
ʻĀinakō Subdivision Housing Project Community Meeting Announced
ʻĀinakō Subdivision Housing Project Community Meeting Announced The County of Hawai‘i Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) will host...
Mayor Alameda Issues Statement on Bill 64
Mayor Alameda Issues Statement on Bill 64 Mayor Kimo Alameda issued the following statement on Bill 64, which failed to...
An Old VHS Tape Helped This Mom Get Her Voice Back After 25 Years
An Old VHS Tape Helped This Mom Get Her Voice Back After 25 Years When Sarah Ezekiel found an old...
Makana Eyre: Who Should Be Writing The History Of Hawaiʻi And Why Aren’t They? We need a new general history of Hawaiʻi that retells our history and bridges pioneering Hawaiian scholarship to a broad audience.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/makana-eyre-who-should-be-writing-the-history-of-hawai%ca%bbi-and-why-arent-they/
Hawaiʻi Parents Are Hopping Fences To Sneak Into Playgrounds Lawmakers have pushed schools to open their facilities for recreational use, but the education department has raised concerns about liability and safety.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/hawaii-parents-are-hopping-fences-to-sneak-into-playgrounds/
DTRIC INSURANCE TO WITHDRAW FROM HAWAI‘I MARKET
DTRIC INSURANCE TO WITHDRAW FROM HAWAI‘I MARKET DTRIC INSURANCE TO WITHDRAW FROM HAWAI‘I MARKET HONOLULU — DTRIC has...
Native Hawaiian empowerment gains momentum
Kuhio Lewis, CEO of the Hawaiian Council, and Chief of Staff Nick Carroll recently walked the entry to Ko Olina...
Hawaii minimum wage to rise by $2 in 2026
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/13/hawaii-news/hawaii-minimum-wage-to-rise-by-2-in-2026/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hawaii student vaccinations fall below average rate
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/13/hawaii-news/hawaii-student-vaccinations-fall-below-average-rate/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
ʻEwalu Industries Hosts Student Screenings of Keeper of the Bay to Inspire Hawaiʻi’s Next Generation of Ocean Stewards
ʻEwalu Industries, a nonprofit dedicated to serving Hawaiʻi's youth, will host a series of student-only screenings of the award-winning documentary Keeper of...
Braves Pitcher Spencer Strider Surprises Young Fan After His 34th Surgery
Braves Pitcher Spencer Strider Surprises Young Fan After His 34th Surgery Preston Gober Frantz loves the Atlanta Braves. He...
Hawaii AG investigates case of fallen banyan tree
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/12/hawaii-news/hawaii-ag-investigates-case-of-fallen-banyan-tree/
Building Department considered
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/12/hawaii-news/building-department-considered/
BIIF volleyball: Lady Warriors bonded by trust, energy in 2025
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/11/sports/biif-volleyball-lady-warriors-bonded-by-trust-energy-in-2025/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
LOW LEVELS OF PFAS DETECTED IN HONOLULU-WINDWARD-PEARL HARBOR WATER SYSTEM
LOW LEVELS OF PFAS DETECTED IN HONOLULU-WINDWARD-PEARL HARBOR WATER SYSTEM HONOLULU — Low levels of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances...
Mauna Kea Stewardship Oversight Authority to Host Community Talk Story in Waimea
WAIMEA, HAWAIʻI ISLAND — The Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority (MKSOA) will host a Community Talk Story in Waimea on...
Community Raises Thousands To Support 81-Year-Old Walmart Worker and Veteran
Community Raises Thousands To Support 81-Year-Old Walmart Worker and Veteran In Yorktown, Virginia, neighbors are rallying around an 81-year-old Walmart...
This School Wanted Officers On Campus. 3 Others Will Get Them First Representatives of Nānākuli High and Intermediate School say they have been left out of Oʻahu’s upcoming school resource officer pilot program.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/this-school-wanted-officers-on-campus-3-others-will-get-them-first/
