Kaua‘i News No threat found after reported brush fire draws response in Wainiha
Kaua‘i News Annual road cleanup scheduled ahead of Kōloa Plantation Days celebration
State hires contractor to build monument memorializing deadly Hanapēpē labor strike more than a century ago
Construction starts Sept. 1, and it's expected to be completed by February 2027. July 06, 2026 · 05:00am
$7M to support community-led stewardship across Hawaiʻi
This funding initiative will invest in projects focused on five moku (district) and hui (group of) moku: Kona Kauaʻi, Waiʻanae (Oʻahu), Molokaʻi, Central Maui and Kohala (Hawaiʻi Island).Hawai‘i News Participants make waves during statewide World Ocean Day event
Business News in brief for July 4: Corpse flower blooms, false claims recovered, out-of-state…
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Historic 1965 Selma civil rights march photo exhibit extended at state Capitol in Honolulu
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8th annual Garden Island Boogie Board Classic set for Prince Kūhiō Beach in mid July
Goodwill Industries to host reuse collection event at Kauaʻi Resource Center on July 10
Here’s a look at the rest of your Fourth of July fireworks and festivities forecast
Kaua‘i firefighters put down second July 4 blaze in Hanamāʻulu area
Kauaʻi firefighters extinguish brush blaze near Hanamāʻulu Beach Park
Governor announces first-in-nation funded savings accounts for eligible foster children
Climate change could cost Hawaiʻi up to $3 billion, possibly more, in lost reef…
Three 2026 Grove Farm Scholars honored during special summer recognition dinner
Testament to hard work and what it can build: Family business grows at Hanamā‘ulu Shops
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Kaua‘i News
No threat found after reported brush fire draws response in Wainiha
KFD quickly responded to a brush fire near ʻAnanalu and ʻAnahulu Roads in Wainiha on Monday afternoon, which was a small controlled burn with no threat.
Annual road cleanup scheduled ahead of Kōloa Plantation Days celebration
The cleanup will close the road from Kaumuali‘i Highway to Ala Kino‘iki junction.
State hires contractor to build monument memorializing deadly Hanapēpē labor strike more than a century ago
Construction starts Sept. 1, and it’s expected to be completed by February 2027.
$7M to support community-led stewardship across Hawaiʻi
This funding initiative will invest in projects focused on five moku (district) and hui (group of) moku: Kona Kauaʻi, Waiʻanae (Oʻahu), Molokaʻi, Central Maui and Kohala (Hawaiʻi Island).
Third quarter Hawaiʻi annual business reports due
Businesses registered in the third quarter — July through September — can now file their annual reports, which must be filed by midnight Sept. 30 to avoid a late filing penalty fee.
Participants make waves during statewide World Ocean Day event
Community engagement shines during statewide Coastal Kuleana Cleanup, a multi-island effort organized as part of the Year of Our Coastal Kuleana and focused on protecting shorelines, reefs and wetlands vital to Hawaiʻi’s identity and prosperity.
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Hawaii News
State hires contractor to build monument memorializing deadly Hanapēpē labor strike more than a century ago
Construction starts Sept. 1, and it’s expected to be completed by February 2027.
$7M to support community-led stewardship across Hawaiʻi
This funding initiative will invest in projects focused on five moku (district) and hui (group of) moku: Kona Kauaʻi, Waiʻanae (Oʻahu), Molokaʻi, Central Maui and Kohala (Hawaiʻi Island).
Third quarter Hawaiʻi annual business reports due
Businesses registered in the third quarter — July through September — can now file their annual reports, which must be filed by midnight Sept. 30 to avoid a late filing penalty fee.
Participants make waves during statewide World Ocean Day event
Community engagement shines during statewide Coastal Kuleana Cleanup, a multi-island effort organized as part of the Year of Our Coastal Kuleana and focused on protecting shorelines, reefs and wetlands vital to Hawaiʻi’s identity and prosperity.
News in brief for July 4: Corpse flower blooms, false claims recovered, out-of-state cancer care and more
A quick look at news from throughout the state and beyond.
Historic 1965 Selma civil rights march photo exhibit extended at state Capitol in Honolulu
The 28 photographs — half of which had never been seen before — offer a rare visual account of Hawaiʻi’s participation in the march led by Martin Luther King Jr., honoring the role of the islands in the United States civil rights movement.
Big Island News
Hawaiʻi becomes first state in nation to fund savings accounts for eligible foster children
Private contributions from Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and Ed Freedman’s Stable Road Foundation add to the “Fostering the Future” initiative, ensuring every eligible youth has funded savings account.
State reminds Hawaiʻi businesses that third quarter annual reports are due
Businesses registered in the third quarter — July through September — can now file their annual reports, which must be filed by midnight Sept. 30 to avoid a late filing penalty fee.
Business Monday: Big Island companies continue to recover from Kona low storms and earthquake
With the completion of property damage assessments from South Kona's magnitude 6 earthquake that struck on May 22, Hawai‘i County officials now are waiting for Gov. Josh Green's decision about whether he will file for a presidential disaster declaration that will help individuals and business owners secure funding for repairs.
Exhibit of historic 1965 Selma civil rights march photos extended at state Capitol in Honolulu
The 28 photographs — half of which had never been seen before — offer a rare visual account of Hawaiʻi's participation in the march in Alabama led by Martin Luther King Jr., honoring the role of the islands in the United States civil rights movement.
Maui News
Tadashi Yanai donates $500,000 to Aloha Puʻu Kukui, bringing total support for Maui watershed to $1.5M
Kapalua Golf owner and President of TY Management, Mr. Tadashi Yanai, recently donated $500,000 to the nonprofit Aloha Puʻu Kukui, a major commitment to continuing the restoration work of the West Maui Puʻu Kukui Watershed Preserve —a critical resource for the island’s environmental health. This latest gift brings the total contribution to Puʻu Kukui Watershed to $1.5 million since 2024. These funds directly support essential on-the-ground efforts, including invasive species removal and the reforestation of native species across the preserve.
Maui lane closures for the week ending July 10, 2026
The state Department of Transportation will be conducting road work this week that will result in lane closures at various locations. Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.
Astronomers using Keck Observatory find a wave of ancient quasars from the dawn of the universe
Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island, have confirmed two-thirds (21 of 31) of the most ancient quasars from the Euclid mission, including two of the most distant ever observed.
