‘She Felt Like A Rock’: Man Saves Homeless Woman Found Frozen Outside
'She Felt Like A Rock': Man Saves Homeless Woman Found Frozen Outside A Texas convenience store manager is being praised...
‘It Is Not A Fraud’: Schatz, Murkowski Blast Attack On Native Contracting The two senators are leading a bipartisan push to protect the SBA’s 8(a) program amid the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to eliminate DEI initiatives.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/it-is-not-a-fraud-schatz-murkowski-blast-attack-on-native-contracting/
Hawai‘i Doctor Shortage Has Patients Paying Fees For Fast Care Direct primary care is a burgeoning business model that bypasses insurance. If widely adopted, it could lessen the state’s dire shortage of primary care doctors — or make things worse.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/hawaii-doctor-shortage-has-patients-paying-fees-for-fast-care/
3 Ocean View residents charged with numerous offenses
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/11/hawaii-news/3-ocean-view-residents-charged-with-numerous-offenses/
Sylvia Luke says she didn’t take $35k but might be lawmaker behind months-long mystery
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/11/hawaii-news/sylvia-luke-says-she-didnt-take-35k-but-might-be-lawmaker-behind-months-long-mystery/
Local sports briefs: Hawaii to compete in Roller Derby World Cup
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/11/sports/local-sports-briefs-hawaii-to-compete-in-roller-derby-world-cup/
Gonya, Okinaka to represent Big Island in Special Olympics USA Games
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/11/sports/gonya-okinaka-to-represent-big-island-in-special-olympics-usa-games/
Another Big Island man sentenced for affordable housing scam
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/11/hawaii-news/another-big-island-man-sentenced-for-affordable-housing-scam/?WHT=038b1bb4e63ecac7d086578d1d729046eb8f733e
Robotics teams to compete in the 2026 Hawaiʻi VEX Regional Championships
Hawai‘i Space Grant Consortium University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Hawai‘i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology School of Ocean and Earth...
Water Preparedness for Public Safety Power Shutoffs AFFECTED AREAS: PUAKŌ, KAWAIHAE VILLAGE TO KAWAIHAE HARBOR AND INDUSTRIAL AREA, AND THE FOLLOWING RESORT AREAS: MAUNA LANI/FAIRMONT ORCHID, HĀPUNA PRINCE, MAUNA KEA BEACH HOTEL, AND ADJACENT SUBDIVISIONS/DEVELOPMENTS; SOUTH KOHALA
Water Preparedness for Public Safety Power Shutoffs AFFECTED AREAS: PUAKŌ, KAWAIHAE VILLAGE TO KAWAIHAE HARBOR AND INDUSTRIAL AREA, AND THE...
Public Safety Power Shutoff possible for parts of Hawaiʻi Island and Maui PSPS in effect in West Maui
Public Safety Power Shutoff possible for parts of Hawaiʻi Island and Maui PSPS in effect in West Maui HONOLULU, Feb....
Missing Teen Found In Snowstorm Thanks To A Trooper And His K-9
Missing Teen Found In Snowstorm Thanks To A Trooper And His K-9 A missing 15-year-old boy with autism was safely...
Denby Fawcett: Pidgin Author Lee Tonouchi Is Hawaiʻi’s New Poet Laureate For years, Lee Tonouchi has fostered a growing respect and love for Pidgin, a language once reviled as lazy, inferior — or worse.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/denby-fawcett-lee-tonouchi-hawaiis-new-poet-laureate/
Bills To Address Dementia, Alzheimer’s Gain Traction At State Capitol The legislation may be getting a boost by the revelation that a state senator is struggling with mental decline.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/bills-to-address-dementia-alzheimers-gain-traction-at-state-capitol/
Hawaiʻi Volcano: Neighborhoods Still Littered With Ash And Debris The Pāhoa Aquatic Center remains closed and communities are still cleaning up.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/hawaii-volcano-neighborhoods-still-littered-ash-debris/
Native Hawaiian-led productions anchor $10M push at Ko Olina
More than $10 million in investment tied to “Kaula Lu‘au” and related contracts is poised to deliver hundreds of jobs...
DOE Travel: $4 Million, 8,000 Trips And Few Details On Educational Value The Department of Education’s failure to provide detailed travel records is part of a broader pattern of poor record-keeping for Hawaiʻi schools, lawmakers and government transparency advocates say.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/doe-travel-4-million-8000-trips-and-few-details-on-educational-value/
Kona golfer Barbut shoots hole in one, albatross in same 9 holes
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/10/sports/kona-golfer-barbut-shoots-hole-in-one-albatross-in-same-9-holes/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Bills seek to rein in free-roaming cat population in Hawaii
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/10/hawaii-news/bills-seek-to-rein-in-free-roaming-cat-population-in-hawaii/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Storm damage minimal for Big Island
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/10/hawaii-news/storm-damage-minimal-for-big-island/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news