Kauaʻi on way to elect 7 current or former members for County Council; DeCosta likely to lose seat

The multi-agency search ceased at noon Wednesday after 72 hours and covering more than 1,300 square nautical miles. There has been no sign of the missing man.

The public is advised to stay out of water when it appears brown or murky, especially following storms or heavy rainfall, as it can contain higher than normal pollutant levels. If the water is brown, turn around.

Democrats dominated elections throughout the islands, although Republicans picked up state Senate and House seats on O‘ahu.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, a semi-autonomous state agency, is made up of nine elected officials who serve four-year terms.

Incumbents U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono and U.S. Congresswoman Jill Tokuda win re-election in the 2024 Hawai’i General Election.

Current council member Ross Kagawa, who was trailing behind relative newcomer Fern Holland by nine votes in earlier results, has now moved back up into the seventh and final seat.

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Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat.

All Maui County Council members appeared to have won reelection, though the South Maui race was separated by just over 100 votes as of Wednesday morning, and it was unknown how many more ballots were pending. In the presidential race, voters said concerns over the economy pushed them to back Trump.

The Coast Guard suspended its search at noon Wednesday for a 58-year old man who went missing while snorkeling off the coast of Kauaʻi Sunday.

The Coast Guard medevaced an ailing woman from a cruise ship 70 miles offshore Oʻahu Tuesday. 

Federal officials are reminding wildfire survivors that the US Small Business Administration's deadline for Economic Injury Loans is Saturday, Nov. 9.

With the surface trough weakening and pushing off to the west, a return to a more typical trade wind pattern is bringing showers to windward and mauka areas...