GOVERNOR GREEN UNVEILS 2025 POLICY REPORT TITLED “RESULTS FOR OUR PEOPLE”
GOVERNOR GREEN UNVEILS 2025 POLICY REPORT TITLED “RESULTS FOR OUR PEOPLE” HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green, M.D., launched a...
4th Annual Fill A Police Cruiser Food Drive Set for August 29, 2025 in Kona
The Hawai‘i Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section, in partnership with the Kona Costco, the Hawai‘i Food Basket, and KAPA...
A Lightning Strike Took Everything — But A Stranger Gave It Back
A Lightning Strike Took Everything — But A Stranger Gave It Back When lightning struck the Heron on the Bluffs...
Three Alleged Gang Leaders Found Not Guilty in Jail Beating Death Current and former inmates testified that the gang ruled an OCCC module, but their accounts of the 2023 killing failed to convince a jury.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/three-alleged-gang-leaders-found-not-guilty-in-jail-beating-death/
Honolulu City Attorney Used Fictional Case Law To Combat Civil Rights Suit Courts are increasingly grappling with mistakes made by an unethical reliance on artificial intelligence programs, but Honolulu’s top lawyer says the erroneous argument in the high-profile case was the result of sloppy work.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/honolulu-city-attorney-used-fictional-case-law-to-combat-civil-rights-suit/
Hilo Family Fights To Bring A Missing Woman Home From Oʻahu’s Streets A 33-year-old woman with mental struggles disappeared after she was medevaced from Hilo to The Queen’s Medical Center. Then she ended up on the unfamiliar streets of Honolulu.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/hilo-family-fights-to-bring-a-missing-woman-home-from-o%ca%bbahus-streets/
HPA to launch Pre-K program in fall 2026
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/20/features/community-connection/hpa-to-launch-pre-k-program-in-fall-2026/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Judge: BJ Penn cannot contact his mother for a year
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/20/hawaii-news/judge-bj-penn-cannot-contact-his-mother-for-a-year/
County to expand Kailua-Kona parking lot
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/20/hawaii-news/county-to-expand-kailua-kona-parking-lot/
Council moves forward with resolution urging end to military activities at PTA
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/20/hawaii-news/council-moves-forward-with-resolution-urging-end-to-military-activities-at-pta/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Council moves to strengthen fight against financial crimes
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/20/hawaii-news/council-moves-to-strengthen-fight-against-finacial-crimes/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Playground Project at Arthur L. Greenwell Park to Begin Aug. 25
Playground Project at Arthur L. Greenwell Park to Begin Aug. 25 The County of Hawai‘i Department of Parks and Recreation...
‘How Lucky Can I Be?’: One Small Act Leads To Big Love For 96-Year-Old Veteran
‘How Lucky Can I Be?’: One Small Act Leads To Big Love For 96-Year-Old Veteran On Thursday afternoons at the...
Coastal Flood Statement
Coastal Flood Statement 8/19/2025 03:02 HST through 8/21/2025 18:00 HST Coastal Flood Statement issued August 19 at 3:02AM HST until August 21...
Backlash May Prompt New Rules For Affordable Rentals In Honolulu Supporters say new requirements in Bill 53 would protect neighborhoods from the side effects of increased housing density. Opponents fear the changes would hamstring an already struggling program.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/backlash-may-prompt-new-rules-for-affordable-rentals-in-honolulu/
Hawaiʻi Inmate Charged For Killing His Cellmate At Hālawa Prison Raita Fukusaku’s lawyer alleges his client was “targeted for assassination” by the prison gang Murder Inc.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/hawaii-inmate-charged-killing-cellmate-halawa-prison/
Uniqlo Founder Sues Maui Land & Pineapple Over West Maui Water Shortage The lawsuit argues that Kapalua’s water shortages are not simply the result of less rainfall in the area, but rather Maui Land & Pineapple’s failure to maintain its water system.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/uniqlo-founder-sues-maui-land-pineapple-over-west-maui-water-shortage/
Nearly 1 In 5 Warning Sirens On Oʻahu Were Broken During Tsunami Scare The Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency says two dozen new sirens will be installed by the end of the year.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/nearly-1-in-5-warning-sirens-broken-tsunami-scare/
DBEDT Releases 2024 State of Hawaii Data Book
DBEDT Releases 2024 State of Hawaii Data Book HONOLULU—The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) today released the...
Hawaii researchers look for fresh water beneath seafloor off Big Island
A scientific expedition off the west coast of Hawaii island recently concluded a two-week offshore imaging survey aimed at confirming...
