Rainbow shortstop Elijah Ickes signs deal with the Dodgers
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/07/24/sports/rainbow-shortstop-elijah-ickes-signs-deal-with-the-dodgers/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
High blank ballot rates prompt OHA voter education effort
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/07/24/hawaii-news/high-blank-ballot-rates-prompt-oha-voter-education-effort/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Amateur astronomer names asteroid in honor of Puna subdivision
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/07/24/hawaii-news/amateur-astronomer-names-asteroid-in-honor-of-puna-subdivision/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hawaiʻi Fire Department Celebrates Graduation of 54th Firefighter Recruitment Class
Eighteen recruits received their badges Friday during a graduation ceremony for the Hawaiʻi Fire Department’s 54th Firefighter Recruit Class in...
Water Supply Urges Customers to Prepare for Approaching Storm
Water Supply Urges Customers to Prepare for Approaching Storm The Department of Water Supply (DWS), County of Hawai‘i, urges...
Volcano Watch — Watching volcanoes move, one survey at a time
By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory July 23, 2026 The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) relies heavily on Global Positioning System (GPS) data to...
Spain’s ‘Firefighting’ Donkeys Have Helped Keep Doñana National Park Free of Wildfires for Nearly a Decade
Spain's 'Firefighting' Donkeys Have Helped Keep Doñana National Park Free of Wildfires for Nearly a Decade While firefighters race...
Another Road Won’t Help Waikōloa In A Wildfire Evacuation, Study Finds Critics dismissed the new study’s findings while resolving to do more to protect the West Hawaiʻi community from wildfires.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/another-road-wont-help-waikoloa-in-a-wildfire-evacuation-study-finds/
Community Control Of Kauaʻi Fishery Is Showing ‘Remarkable’ Results Ten years in, Native Hawaiian fishermen, North Shore nonprofit leaders and scientists are encouraged by what they see in the state’s fir
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/community-control-of-kauai-fishery-is-showing-remarkable-results/
Niʻihau Language School At Risk Of Losing Kaua‘i Campus Families say the school has played a critical role in preserving their cultural and linguistic ties to the Forbidden Isle for nearly two decades.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/niihau-language-school-at-risk-of-losing-kauai-campus/
State challenges EPA decision
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/07/23/hawaii-news/state-challenges-epa-decision/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Mohouli Street Rehabilitation Project to Begin July 27
Mohouli Street Rehabilitation Project to Begin July 27 The County of Hawaiʻi Department of Public Works announces the start...
STATE TAKES ON HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC FOR WALKING BACK POLLUTION COMMITMENTS
STATE TAKES ON HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC FOR WALKING BACK POLLUTION COMMITMENTS HONOLULU – Attorney General Anne Lopez has filed a...
Hawai‘i Island police have identified the driver of the Honda CR-V that was involved in a fatal traffic collision that occurred early Monday afternoon
Hawai‘i Island police have identified the driver of the Honda CR-V that was involved in a fatal traffic collision that...
For 34 Summers, Japanese Surgeons Have Returned to Rural Vietnam to Give Children Free Life Changing Surgeries
For 34 Summers, Japanese Surgeons Have Returned to Rural Vietnam to Give Children Free Life Changing Surgeries For more than...
Honolulu Cut Speed Limits By Schools But Didn’t Change The Signs The speed limit on Oʻahu school zones is 20 miles per hour. You wouldn’t know it by driving by.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/honolulu-cut-speed-limits-by-schools-but-didnt-change-the-signs/
‘We Fight’: Leaders Vow To Defend Native Hawaiian Programs The kickoff of the three-day annual convention began with a gut check about the toll budget cuts and legal attacks could take on Native Hawaiian-serving programs.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/we-fight-leaders-vow-to-defend-native-hawaiian-programs/
Why Isn’t Hawaiʻi’s ‘Affordable Housing’ More Affordable? A complicated formula results in a price-setting benchmark that’s higher than if it measured only income. The result: More people qualify, but rents are out of reach for many.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/why-isnt-hawaiis-affordable-housing-more-affordable/
Country Club property draws interest; state orders structural inspection
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/07/22/hawaii-news/country-club-property-draws-interest-state-orders-structural-inspection/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Preliminary hearing set for Kona men accused of stabbings
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/07/22/hawaii-news/preliminary-hearing-set-for-kona-men-accused-of-stabbings/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
