RED FLAG WARNING…..Civil Defense message for Thursday 10-23-2025 at 09:52 AM
This is a Civil Defense message for Thursday 10-23-2025 at 09:52 AM. The National Weather Service has issued a Red...
Kona police partner with local groups for beach cleanup
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/23/features/community-connection/kona-police-partner-with-local-groups-for-beach-cleanup/
Off-Duty Firefighter Pulls Woman From Burning Car Just Seconds Before It Explodes
Off-Duty Firefighter Pulls Woman From Burning Car Just Seconds Before It Explodes A Louisiana firefighter is being hailed a...
Will New Bonuses Keep Honolulu’s 911 Staff On The Job? The dispatchers will get from $500 to $2,000 extra per month depending on their job. Some say that’s welcome but more needs to be done to address concerns about working conditions.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/will-new-bonuses-keep-honolulus-911-staff-on-the-job/
New Maui Ethics Board Rules Silence Citizens With Pending Complaints Ethics board members and staff say the changes are needed to protect due process and preserve their own impartiality.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/new-maui-ethics-board-rules-silence-citizens-with-pending-complaints/
Hawaiʻi Balked At Natural Gas. Now, It Could Lower Energy Bills Critics say an agreement between the state and a Japanese energy firm lacks details and could bind Hawaiʻi to using fossil fuel to produce electricity.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/hawaii-balked-at-natural-gas-now-it-could-lower-energy-bills/
Progress made in effort to restore Ka‘u estuary
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/23/hawaii-news/progress-made-in-effort-to-restore-kau-estuary/
State admits Pohoiki dredging effort failed; Ilagan takes ‘full responsibility’
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/23/hawaii-news/state-admits-pohoiki-dredging-effort-failed-ilagan-takes-full-responsibility/
Fire Weather Watch
Fire Weather Watch 10/22/2025 15:41 HST through 10/25/2025 18:00 HST Fire Weather Watch issued October 22 at 3:41PM HST until October 25...
DOH MONITORING FIRST WASTEWATER DETECTION OF MEASLES IN KAUAʻI COUNTY
DOH MONITORING FIRST WASTEWATER DETECTION OF MEASLES IN KAUAʻI COUNTY HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is...
Proposed rebates would help Hawaiian Electric customers in wildfire risk areas purchase backup power equipment Aimed at low-to-moderate income households & those with special medical needs
Proposed rebates would help Hawaiian Electric customers in wildfire risk areas purchase backup power equipment Aimed at low-to-moderate income households...
‘My Heart Just Dropped’: Tampa Bus Driver Saves Wandering Child
'My Heart Just Dropped': Tampa Bus Driver Saves Wandering Child What began as a typical afternoon route for Tampa school...
Will Bailey: State’s Dredging Of Pohoiki Bay Fails Quickly And Completely Built to reopen a path from a crucial boat ramp to the ocean, the new channel through volcanic debris has already vanished.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/will-bailey-states-dredging-of-pohoiki-bay-fails-quickly-and-completely/
Packed Maui Animal Shelter Makes Desperate Plea For Help The 2023 wildfires exacerbated the housing shortage on an island that’s already one of the hardest places to find a place to live with a dog or cat.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/packed-maui-animal-shelter-makes-desperate-plea-for-help/
Kapahulu Barricade Suspect: ‘I Shot Back At Them’ In a series of Facebook Live videos, a man who identifies himself as the person engaged in an ongoing standoff with police acknowledged shooting at officers and asked for his family to be flown from Kauaʻi in exchange for surrendering.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/officer-shot-in-honolulu-drug-operation-standoff-is-ongoing/
Ex-Kauaʻi Cop Accused In Airport Death Lacked Security Guard License The case underscores concerns about oversight of the 1,100 private security personnel at the state’s airports.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/ex-kaua%ca%bbi-cop-accused-in-airport-death-lacked-security-guard-license/
Ku‘ikahi dinner honors Dolan, Gertz, Recktenwald
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/22/features/community-connection/kuikahi-dinner-honors-dolan-gertz-recktenwald/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Kamehameha Schools has taught Native Hawaiians since 1887. Is that discrimination?
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/22/hawaii-news/kamehameha-schools-has-taught-native-hawaiians-since-1887-is-that-discrimination/
YWCA faces funding shortfall for Sexual Assault Support Services
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/22/hawaii-news/ywca-faces-funding-shortfall-for-sexual-assault-support-services/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Three opossums caught at harbors in Honolulu, Hilo
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/22/hawaii-news/three-opossums-caught-at-harbors-in-honolulu-hilo/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
