13-Year-Old Spends 300 Hours 3D Printing a Custom Wheelchair for a Toddler
13-Year-Old Spends 300 Hours 3D Printing a Custom Wheelchair for a Toddler August 10, 2026A 13-year-old boy could have spent...
Lawsuit Alleges Hawaiʻi Prison Staff Enabled Gang Attack The suit alleges corrections officers at the state’s largest prison gave members of a prison gang access to an inmate in protective custody, who was then beaten.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/lawsuit-alleges-hawaii-prison-staff-enabled-gang-attack/
It’s True: Power Outages Happening More Often In Hawai‘i The power isn’t just going out more frequently. It’s staying out for longer.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/its-true-power-outages-happening-more-often-in-hawaii/
Hawaiʻi Ranchers Welcome Rain But Endure Weather Whiplash Broken fences, destroyed roads, new gulches, dead cattle and lost land may soon be the price to pay for greener grass as climate change aggravates extreme weather events.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/hawai%ca%bbi-ranchers-welcome-rain-but-endure-weather-whiplash/
Dual U.S. and Canadian Citizen and Alleged Repeat Child Sexual Predator Arrested for Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Hawaii
Dual U.S. and Canadian Citizen and Alleged Repeat Child Sexual Predator Arrested for Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Hawaii...
Kamaki Kanahele, a true leader of the Hawaiian homestead movement’ dies at 81
Kamaki Kanahele — a leader in the homestead movement who was committed to addressing health disparities faced by Native Hawaiians...
Curtis Murayama: Herb Yamanaka has been a gift for Hawaii athletes, a godsend for Oregon
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/08/26/sports/curtis-murayama-herb-yamanaka-has-been-a-gift-for-hawaii-athletes-a-godsend-for-oregon/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
HPD monitoring drone program in Honolulu that uses them for 911 calls
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/08/26/hawaii-news/hpd-monitoring-drone-program-in-honolulu-that-uses-them-for-911-calls/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
PRESIDENT TRUMP APPROVES GOVERNOR GREEN’S REQUEST FOR FEDERAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOLLOWING TROPICAL CYCLONE LALA
PRESIDENT APPROVES GOVERNOR GREEN’S REQUEST FOR FEDERAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOLLOWING TROPICAL CYCLONE LALA HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green today announced that...
VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR LARGE-SCALE PROJECT TO REMOVE INVASIVE MANGROVE FROM KAILUA WATERWAYS DLNR and Hui o Koʻolaupoko Partner on Multi-Year Restoration Effort
VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR LARGE-SCALE PROJECT TO REMOVE INVASIVE MANGROVE FROM KAILUA WATERWAYS DLNR and Hui o Koʻolaupoko Partner on Multi-Year...
DWS Warns Public of Individuals Impersonating Department Employees
DWS Warns Public of Individuals Impersonating Department Employees The County of Hawai‘i Department of Water Supply (DWS) is warning the...
GOVERNOR GREEN ORDERS FLAGS LOWERED TO HONOR DOLLY PARTON
GOVERNOR GREEN ORDERS FLAGS LOWERED TO HONOR DOLLY PARTON HONOLULU — At the direction of the President of the United States,...
REBUILD OF WASHED-OUT SECTIONS OF MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY COMPLETED Over 50 Tons of Debris Removed from HDOT Facilities and Adjacent Waterways Between Tropical Cyclones Lala and Moke
REBUILD OF WASHED-OUT SECTIONS OF MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY COMPLETED Over 50 Tons of Debris Removed from HDOT Facilities and Adjacent Waterways...
Civil Defense Message. This is a Weather Information Update for Tuesday 08-25-2026 at 07:09 AM.
This is a Civil Defense Message. This is a Weather Information Update for Tuesday 08-25-2026 at 07:09 AM. As the...
A Little Boy’s Joy Over a Box of Froot Loops Inspired One Man to Change His Community
A Little Boy's Joy Over a Box of Froot Loops Inspired One Man to Change His Community Sometimes, it only...
In A Big Hurricane, Don’t Count On Hawaiʻi Shelters To Protect You Eight years ago, a Civil Beat investigation found the island’s shelters were unable to withstand even a moderate hurricane. Today, officials won’t say what improvements they’ve made.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/in-a-big-hurricane-dont-count-on-hawaii-shelters-to-protect-you/
100 Autopsies: Meth Deaths Spiking 40 Years After Ice Seized Hawaiʻi Hawaiʻi was ground zero for smoking methamphetamine in the U.S. Today, it’s the only place where meth is far deadlier than opioids — yet the state has been slow to act.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/100-autopsies-meth-deaths-spiking-40-years-after-ice-seized-hawaii/
‘It’s going to be a big loss’: Lala devastates Ka‘u coffee farms right before harvest time
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/08/25/hawaii-news/its-going-to-be-a-big-loss-lala-devastates-kau-coffee-farms-right-before-harvest-time/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
‘It’s never been about the money’: Peter Boy’s siblings due to receive $3.25M
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/08/25/hawaii-news/its-never-been-about-the-money-peter-boys-siblings-due-to-receive-3-25m/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Still no electricity at Hilo apartment complex
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/08/25/hawaii-news/still-no-electricity-at-hilo-apartment-complex/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news