US Navy, NASA withdraw final environmental impact statement for Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kōkeʻe Park Geophysical Observatory

U.S. Navy and NASA plan to amend the environmental impact statement for the leased sites before resubmitting in 2027.

Nov. 1 deadline passes to apply for individual assistance from Federal Emergency Management Agency; however, support continues and late applications could still be considered.

Geyser heights reached about 660 feet by shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday, with National Weather Service reporting low-level trade winds will push ash toward the west; any ash fallout will likely occur over Kaʻū and Highway 11, west of Volcano and possibly as far southwest as Pāhala.

Dru Mamo Kanuha will be the Senate Majority Leader, Tim Richards will serve as Chair of the Agriculture Committee, and Joy San Buenaventura will serve as Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee.

Gov. Josh Green announced the state of Hawaiʻi's designation of 25 census tracts under the federal Opportunity Zones 2.0 program. These include 19 tracts on Oʻahu, four on Hawaiʻi Island and two on Maui, including Lahaina’s Front Street census tract.

Hale Kau Kau served more than 7,000 meals on Maui in October, according to Barry Rosenfeld, president of its advisory board. The number of meals in October works out to an average of about 225 meals a day, he said. Hale Kau Kau has never reached so many kūpuna, people with disabilities and people facing […]

The Maui Police Department is currently conducting an investigation on Wekiu Place in Lahaina. As a safety precaution, the roadway is closed, and neighboring residences have been evacuated or were vacant.

The team received the Director’s Award for Superior Performance by a Litigation Team for their role in the investigation and prosecution of the Miske Enterprise, led by Michael J. Miske, which was a violent criminal organization operating in Hawaiʻi for decades.