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UPDATE: High surf advisory extended through Friday evening for Garden Isleʻs south-facing shorelines

The NWS has extended the high surf advisory, which now remains in effect until 6 p.m. Friday.

Full-scale, multiagency emergency response exercise scheduled for Nāwiliwili Harbor next Thursday

The exercise is part of a training series aimed at enhancing preparedness for emergencies, which is set for Saturday, July 25 to Friday, July 31.

Department of Transportation: Campaign signs not allowed to be posted along state highways

That includes on overpasses, fencing, signposts and poles as well as anywhere visible from the highway; illegally placed signs will be removed.

High fecal bacteria levels detected islandwide

Surfrider Kaua‘i’s Blue Water Task Force finds 11 sites around the Garden Isle with very high levels of enterococcus in July water samplings.

51st installment of Queen Liliʻuokalani Keiki Hula Competition and Festival kicks off

Total of 15 hālau from throughout Hawaiʻi, including one from the Big Island and one from Kauaʻi, are participating in the festival, that runs from July 23-25 and caps off a full week of Native Hawaiian programming on Oʻahu.

First hurricane of the season churns toward Hawai‘i

Hurricane Fausto is moving toward the west near 13 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph.
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UPDATE: High surf advisory extended through Friday evening for Garden Isleʻs south-facing shorelines

The NWS has extended the high surf advisory, which now remains in effect until 6 p.m. Friday.

Department of Transportation: Campaign signs not allowed to be posted along state highways

That includes on overpasses, fencing, signposts and poles as well as anywhere visible from the highway; illegally placed signs will be removed.

51st installment of Queen Liliʻuokalani Keiki Hula Competition and Festival kicks off

Total of 15 hālau from throughout Hawaiʻi, including one from the Big Island and one from Kauaʻi, are participating in the festival, that runs from July 23-25 and caps off a full week of Native Hawaiian programming on Oʻahu.

Department of Transportation declare traffic emergency zone after finding a subsurface void under Kaumualiʻi Highway in ʻŌmaʻo

The traffic emergency zone allows the Department of Transportation to work quickly to restore support beneath the roadway.

Briefs from Capitol Hill for July 22: Affordable housing, Iran war, military promotions, Jones Act and more

A quick look at recent news from and moves made by Hawai‘i lawmakers serving in Washington, D.C.

‘Voices Behind Barbed Wire’ comes to Kauaʻi for 80th anniversary of Honouliuli Internment Camp closure

The free event is part of this year’s commemoration marking eight decades since the closure in 1946 of Honouliuli, Hawaiʻiʻs largest and longest-operating World War II incarceration site.

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Hawaii County Weather Forecast for July 24, 2026

Breezy to locally windy trades are expected through Friday, then moderate to breezy trades will persist through the weekend and deliver periodic showers to...

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for July 24, 2026

The High Surf Advisory (HSA) has been extended through Friday as a long-period south swell is forecast to peak tonight, with advisory level surf likely...

UPDATE: High surf advisory extended for south-facing shorelines of Hawaiʻi

The NWS has extended the high surf advisory, which now remains in effect until 6 p.m. Friday.

Health officials conduct follow-up testing at Spencer Beach Park

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is retesting water at Spencer Beach Park after routine monitoring revealed elevated enterococci bacteria levels, surpassing the state's safety threshold.

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HDOT reminds public not to post campaign signs along state highways

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation reminds everyone that installation of signs visible from state highways that do not fall under the exempted categories defined in Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes Chapter 264, Part V is unlawful. This includes, but is not limited to, posting of political campaign signs on overpasses, fencing, signposts and poles, as well as anywhere visible from the state highways.

Walmart to host free health screenings, flu shots at Kahului store Saturday

Walmart will offer free health screenings, flu shots and other wellness services at its Kahului store Saturday as part of a statewide event timed to the back-to-school season. The Wellness Event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at all nine Walmart locations in Hawaiʻi, including the Kahului store on Maui. Walk-ins are […]

Welcome home: After 5 months, US Coast Guard Cutter Midgett reunited with families in Honolulu

The crew of the US Coast Guard Cutter Midgett returned to its home port in Honolulu on Monday after a five-month deployment across the Western Pacific, the Coast Guard reported. The deployment included a search-and-rescue mission near the Federated States of Micronesia in which the crew located and rescued a family that had been missing […]

Alaska Airlines, Inc. doubles cargo capacity with addition of four freighters

The freighters are expected to enter service in the first half of 2027 and will be dedicated to the states of Alaska and Hawai‘i, with the plan to paint Hawai‘i-based cargo aircraft in Hawaiian Air Cargo livery.