DOH OFFERS FREE BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENINGS FOR WOMEN WHO ARE UNINSURED AND UNABLE TO PAY
DOH OFFERS FREE BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENINGS FOR WOMEN WHO ARE UNINSURED AND UNABLE TO PAY HONOLULU —...
Police Holding Badges and Buckets Fundraiser for Special Olympics
Police Holding Badges and Buckets Fundraiser for Special Olympics Hawai‘i Police Department South Kohala Community Policing Section The Hawai‘i Police...
Man Rescued Alive After 15 Days Trapped in Underwater Cave in Complete Darkness
Man Rescued Alive After 15 Days Trapped in Underwater Cave in Complete Darkness A fisherman who disappeared inside an unexplored...
Sewer Rate Hike? Big Island Wastewater System Is Millions In Debt The County Council is weighing a bill that would more than double the rates over the next five years.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/sewer-rate-hike-big-island-wastewater-system-is-millions-in-debt/
ʻUlu On The Up: Hawaiʻi Breadfruit Production Keeps Booming This year’s stormy weather might drive a dip in production. But if longer-term forecasts are accurate, breadfruit could get closer to resuming its status as a Hawaiian staple.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/ulu-on-the-up-hawaii-breadfruit-production-keeps-booming/
‘Double Death’: Grief Revived Amid Search For Bones From Nāʻālehu Graves A community devastated by Hurricane Lala now faces the gruesome and heart-wrenching task of identifying their deceased loved ones and burying them all over again.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/double-death-grief-revived-amid-search-for-bones-from-naalehu-graves/
‘It is an honor to support youth surfing’: Boogie Fest kicks off contest season at Honoli‘i
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/09/04/sports/it-is-an-honor-to-support-youth-surfing-boogie-fest-kicks-off-contest-season-at-honolii/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Kona earthquake gets federal disaster declaration
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/09/04/hawaii-news/kona-earthquake-gets-federal-disaster-declaration/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
About 60 customers still lack water in Ka‘u in wake of Lala
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/09/04/hawaii-news/about-60-customers-still-lack-water-in-kau-in-wake-of-lala/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Police Charge Two in Connection with String of Car Break-ins in Kona
Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged two individuals in connection with a series of vehicle break-ins in the Kona...
THE KOHALA CENTER….OPPORTUNITIES/EMPLOYMENT/EVENTS
Employment The Kohala Center is hiring a waihona native collections manager We are seeking a waihona native collections manager who...
GOVERNOR GREEN DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY, PRE-POSITIONS RESOURCES AHEAD OF SEPTEMBER TROPICAL CYCLONES
GOVERNOR GREEN DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY, PRE-POSITIONS RESOURCES AHEAD OF SEPTEMBER TROPICAL CYCLONES HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green announced that...
Volcano Watch — September is National Preparedness Month
By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory September 3, 2026 Benjamin Franklin said, “If you fail to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” As the...
Officer Travis Wong Honored as HISSPA Officer of the Quarter for Q2 2026
South Kohala patrol officer Travis Wong was named Officer of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2026 by the...
Police Investigating Body Found in Waipio Valley
The Hawai‘i Police Department is investigating the death of an unidentified woman whose remains were located in Waipio Valley along...
He ʻike ʻana i ka pono: Hawaiʻi Island’s Collective Response to Tropical Storm Lala
Aloha kākou, Over these past two weeks, we have witnessed the power of collaboration, the purpose of coordination, and what...
8 Idaho Teens Turn Their Viral Summer Account Into a Mission to Clean Up the Boise River
8 Idaho Teens Turn Their Viral Summer Account Into a Mission to Clean Up the Boise River A group of...
Hawai‘i Teachers Earn More Than Average — Without Cost Of Living Teacher salaries, when adjusted for inflation, have stagnated in recent years.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/hawaii-teachers-earn-more-than-average-without-cost-of-living/
‘You’re On Your Own’: Rural Parts Of Big Island Reckon With Lala After the storm, remote neighborhoods from Ocean View to ʻĀhualoa were largely left to deal with the damage on their own.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/youre-on-your-own-rural-parts-of-big-island-reckon-with-lala/
Neighborhood capital: Unlocking Hawai’i’s hidden housing resource Redevelopment in Hawai‘i has typically forced landowners into one of just two decisions — sell, or don’t sell. But there is a third choice, one where current landowners, by the dozens or the hundreds, could participate in coordinate redevelopments that could renew entire neighborhoods.
https://alohastatedaily.com/2026/09/02/neighborhood-capital-unlocking-hawaiis-hidden-housing-resource/