Lane Closure Scheduled Due to Tree Removal
Lane Closure Scheduled Due to Tree Removal A lane closure will be in effect on Banyan Drive starting Thursday,...
Hawaiʻi County Hosts Free Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events
Hawaiʻi County Hosts Free Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events The County of Hawaiʻi Department of Environmental Management will hold...
‘He’s Extremely Lucky To Be Alive’: Hiker Found Alive After 3 Weeks Missing
'He's Extremely Lucky To Be Alive': Hiker Found Alive After 3 Weeks Missing A 66-year-old hiker who vanished deep inside...
As Palm-Killing Beetles Spread On Big Island, State Action Is Slow Hawaiʻi island residents have been tracking coconut rhinoceros beetles’ destruction throughout the islands. Fearing the same for their home, they’re urging the state to move faster.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/as-palm-killing-beetles-spread-on-big-island-state-action-is-slow/
Queen’s May Cut Ties With This For-Profit Medicare Insurer The contract dispute with Humana highlights broader health system woes.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/queens-may-cut-ties-with-this-for-profit-medicare-insurer/
Waiʻanae Group Wants A New Homeless Shelter. Can They Overcome Objections? Disagreements include whether more services will help current Westside homeless or if they will just become a magnet for more.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/waianae-group-wants-kupuna-kauhale-objections/
Yasiel Puig’s go-between with illegal bookie testifies he was haunted by slugger’s debts Donny Kadokawa is one of the key witnesses in Yasiel Puig’s trial over charges the former MLB star lied to federal agents about his dealings with an illegal bookmaker.
Yasiel Puig's go-between with illegal bookie testifies he was haunted by slugger's debts Donny Kadokawa is one of the key...
Hawai‘i Police Department Vice 2025 Drug Recovery Stats
Hawai‘i Police Department Vice 2025 Drug Recovery Stats Hawai’i Police Department (HPD) is committed to fighting drugs on island and...
BIIF: Waiakea falls in states opening round; girls hoops championships set
Kohala beat No. 2 Pahoa on the road on the other side of the bracket, winning 46-35 https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/28/sports/biif-waiakea-falls-in-states-opening-round-girls-hoops-championships-set/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Toronto man accused of posing as pilot pleads not guilty
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/28/hawaii-news/toronto-man-accused-of-posing-as-pilot-pleads-not-guilty/
Hawaii working group begins research on legalized gambling
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/28/hawaii-news/hawaii-working-group-begins-research-on-legalized-gambling-2/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Astronaut from Kailua-Kona was a trailblazer
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/28/hawaii-news/astronaut-from-kailua-kona-was-a-trailblazer/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Rooftop solar systems top 120,000 on Hawaiian Electric grids
Rooftop solar systems top 120,000 on Hawaiian Electric grids Half of Oʻahu customers in single-family homes now have rooftop solar...
UPS Driver Helps Save 101-Year-Old Woman From House Fire In California
UPS Driver Helps Save 101-Year-Old Woman From House Fire In California A routine delivery turned into a life-saving moment...
Kauai Coffee Company Faces Uncertain Future As Land Lease Nears Expiration Lease negotiations continue despite the company issuing a mass layoff notice earlier this month.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/kauai-coffee-company-uncertain-future-land-lease-expiration/
Oʻahu’s Sugar Canals Decay As State Acquisition Lags It has been almost three years since the state agreed to take Lake Wilson and Wahiawā Dam off Dole’s hands, but it has yet to take possession of the hazardous system.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/oahus-sugar-canals-decay-as-state-acquisition-lags/
Sons of Hawaii win fourth annual Kona Legends Kupuna Softball Classsic
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/27/sports/sons-of-hawaii-win-fourth-annual-kona-legends-kupuna-softball-classsic/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Green proposes suspending historic tax breaks in ’27
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/27/hawaii-news/green-proposes-suspending-of-historic-tax-breaks-in-27/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Council members seek audit of county homeless funding
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/27/hawaii-news/council-members-seek-audit-of-county-homeless-funding/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Teachers, parents divided over proposed Hawaii school cellphone ban
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/27/hawaii-news/teachers-parents-divided-over-proposed-hawaii-school-cellphone-ban/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
