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The Food Basket, Hawai‘i Island’s food bank, to receive $2M in federal funds

The earmarked funds will be used by the nonprofit — which also administers the statewide DA BUX Double Up Food Bucks program — to build a new steel farmers market pavilion for local farmers, food vendors and small businesses on the Big Island to sell produce.

Special Olympics Hawai‘i announces team headed to 2026 Special Olympics USA Games

Athletes from throughout Hawai‘i will compete in basketball, bowling and track and field in June in Minneapolis.

UPDATE: East-facing shores of Kaua‘i to remain under high surf advisory another day

Strong trade winds continue to produce high surf along eastern shorelines, with large breaking waves of 7 to 10 feet still expected.

New study: Avian malaria widespread throughout Hawaiʻi bird communities

The study led by a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researcher — published Feb. 10 in Nature Communications — found the scourge killing native Hawaiian birds was present at 63 of 64 sites tested statewide, including areas with very different bird communities.

Department of Water closing early later this week for parking lot construction

The department will close at 1 p.m. Friday (Feb. 13); during this time, no access will be allowed to the parking lot, located at at 4398 Pua Loke St., in Līhuʻe.

$1.6M from federal government set aside for digitization of Bishop Museum collections

Funding part of a total $147 million in earmarks secured by Democrat Hawai‘i U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz.
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Another injured hiker rescued from Kalalau Trail
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Hawaii News Chevron Forward

The Food Basket, Hawai‘i Island’s food bank, to receive $2M in federal funds

The earmarked funds will be used by the nonprofit — which also administers the statewide DA BUX Double Up Food Bucks program — to build a new steel farmers market pavilion for local farmers, food vendors and small businesses on the Big Island to sell produce.

Special Olympics Hawai‘i announces team headed to 2026 Special Olympics USA Games

Athletes from throughout Hawai‘i will compete in basketball, bowling and track and field in June in Minneapolis.

New study: Avian malaria widespread throughout Hawaiʻi bird communities

The study led by a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researcher — published Feb. 10 in Nature Communications — found the scourge killing native Hawaiian birds was present at 63 of 64 sites tested statewide, including areas with very different bird communities.

$1.6M from federal government set aside for digitization of Bishop Museum collections

Funding part of a total $147 million in earmarks secured by Democrat Hawai‘i U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz.

It’s Girl Scout cookie time in Hawaiʻi!

Scouts will launch cookie booths Feb. 20 statewide for the world’s largest girl-led entrepreneurial program, which this year includes a new flavor to satisfy customer cravings.

Culinary students learn essential Japanese cooking skills to earn prestigious certification

For the first time in Hawaiʻi, 41 culinary students were given the opportunity to train in essential skills and earn an internationally-recognized certification for Japanese cuisine.

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Victim identified following weekend ATV crash on Hawai‘i Island

This is the fourth traffic fatality on Hawai‘i Island in 2026, compared to five this time last year.

2 Hilo junior golfers among 8 selected as members of 2026 Hawai‘i Junior Team

The state junior team program is aimed at identifying elite junior golfers in each state and providing them with an opportunity for further development; Leo Saito and Jake Otani of Hilo were named as members of the 2026 team.

UPDATE: High surf advisory extended through today for eastern shorelines of Big Island

Strong trade winds continue to produce high surf along east-facing shore from North Hawai'i through Kaʻū; large breaking waves of 7 to 10 feet are still expected.

Hawaiʻi Care Choices is expanding services, care options to North Hawaiʻi this month

Hawaiʻi Care Choices is collaborating with North Hawaiʻi Hospice to expand its palliative care program to individuals with serious illnesses in Hāmākua, Waimea, North Kohala, and South Kohala.

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Expert to warn Maui residents of AI and cryptocurrency scams

AARP fraud specialist Doug Shadel will lead a free seminar in Spreckelsville on Feb. 24 to help Maui residents identify and avoid high-tech financial scams involving artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency. The session starts at 11 a.m. at the Kaunoa Senior Center. Shadel plans to explain how scammers use AI to impersonate family members and how […]

Maui Weather Forecast for February 11, 2026

Strong high pressure north of the Hawaiian Islands will maintain breezy to locally windy trades supporting windward and mauka showers. As the high begins to...

As artificial intelligence evolves at warp speed, Maui educators, students working to ‘stay on top of things’

The AI explosion has changed nearly everything in education, revolutionizing the way things now are taught, the way students can augment and speed up their learning process, and even how teachers operate, said Keith Imada, who teaches STEM (Science, Technology, Electronics and Mathematics) at Maui High.

Maui students vie for world robotics championship slots

Maui County robotics teams will battle rivals statewide this month for 14 coveted spots at the 2026 VEX Robotics World Championships. The Hawaiʻi VEX Regional Championships will draw 114 teams representing public and private schools, as well as club and home organizations from Maui County, Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island. The events are free to the […]