‘For One Night, They Were Just Dads’: Angola Prison Hosts First Ever Father-Daughter Dance
'For One Night, They Were Just Dads': Angola Prison Hosts First Ever Father-Daughter Dance In a moment unlike anything...
Makana Eyre: Kalihi Noodle Company Spreads Its Ramen Worldwide Hidehito Uki started Sun Noodle in Honolulu on a shoestring more than 40 years ago.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/makana-eyre-kalihi-noodle-company-spreads-its-ramen-worldwide/
Hawaiian Electric Sues Par Hawaiʻi Claiming Faulty Fuel Ruined Turbines Utility claims metals in fuel caused millions of dollars in damage to a Big Island power plant, and also damaged a Kauaʻi facility.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/hawaiian-electric-sues-par-hawaii-claiming-faulty-fuel-ruined-turbines/
Fireworks Firm Tied To Illegal Hawaiʻi Shipment OK’d To Sell Firecrackers The Honolulu Fire Department says it has no legal basis to deny the company a permit to sell firecrackers despite its involvement in a shipment of $2.7 million of illegal fireworks seized by the Coast Guard in 2022.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/fireworks-firm-illegal-shipment-sell-firecrackers/
Alexander & Baldwin to be Taken Private in $2.3 Billion Transaction
Shareholders to Receive $21.20 Per Share in Cash Representing a 40.0% Premium to Closing Price on December 8, 2025 HONOLULU, Dec....
Hawaii Pacific Health, HMSA discussing possible merger
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/09/hawaii-news/hawaii-pacific-health-hmsa-discussing-possible-merger/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
New statewide crime dashboard launched
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/09/hawaii-news/new-statewide-crime-dashboard-launched/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
New scam on the rise in Hawaii: Officials, others warn of cryptocurrency ATM fraud
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/09/hawaii-news/new-scam-on-the-rise-in-hawaii-officials-others-warn-of-cryptocurrency-atm-fraud/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
East Hawaiʻi Sort Station Size Restriction Extended for Commercial Waste
East Hawaiʻi Sort Station Size Restriction Extended for Commercial Waste The County of Hawaiʻi Department of Environmental Management announces...
New Traffic Signal on Waikoloa Road to Start Dec. 15
New Traffic Signal on Waikoloa Road to Start Dec. 15 A new traffic signal at the intersection of Waikoloa Road...
Lifeguard Certification Course Offered in January
Lifeguard Certification Course Offered in January The County of Hawai‘i Department of Parks and Recreation is offering a lifeguard...
‘I’ve Never Swam In My Life’: School Bus Driver Rescues Missing 4-Year-Old From Lake
'I’ve Never Swam In My Life’: School Bus Driver Rescues Missing 4-Year-Old From Lake A school bus driver in...
Delayed Maui County Grants Leave Local Nonprofits in Limbo The county says it is tightening up its oversight of public money to prevent fraud and abuse.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/delayed-maui-county-grants-leave-local-nonprofits-in-limbo/
Green Suggests Hawaiʻi Might Scale Back On Income Tax Cuts The governor also says he will likely tap into the state’s “rainy day” reserve to draw down hundreds of millions of dollars to balance the state budget.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/green-suggests-hawai%ca%bbi-might-scale-back-on-income-tax-cuts/
Hawaiʻi Patients To Join New Lawsuit Against Army Doctor Accused Of Abuse At least 10 women who were patients of Maj. Blaine McGraw when he was a resident at Tripler Army Medical Center are lining up to sue the OB-GYN and the Army.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/hawaii-patients-join-new-lawsuit-against-army-doctor-accused-abuse/
Sales increase for Hawaii retailers despite tariff and inflation worries
As holiday-season crowds swelled in Hawaii’s malls and smaller local storefronts, some independent retailers say this year’s shopping surge feels...
BIIF soccer: Warriors handle Ka Makani in openers
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/08/sports/biif-soccer-warriors-handle-ka-makani-in-openers/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
BIIF basketball: Island hoops continue over weekend
Kohala wrapped up its off-island tournament Friday on Oahu, suffering its first loss of the season to Kailua by a...
Hiring slowing as costs, minimum wage increase
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/08/hawaii-news/hiring-slowing-as-costs-minimum-wage-increase/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Volunteers Send More Than 1,000 Christmas Cards To Seniors Who Might Otherwise Receive None
Volunteers Send More Than 1,000 Christmas Cards To Seniors Who Might Otherwise Receive None Hundreds of seniors across the...
