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    • While Kauaʻi still feels the impact, Anaina Hou Community Park opens after Hurricane Lowell

    Anaina Hou Community Park has reopened and will host events following the post-hurricane Lowell impact.

    Health Make sure keiki Halloween costume carousing doesn’t become nightmare for their…

    Hawai‘i News Rain couldn’t dampen festivities, excitement during 2026 Ironman World…

    Surfrider Kauaʻi announces conservation efforts, NOAA seeks public input on seabed mining

    Surfrider Kauaʻi is hosting beach clean ups, Eyes on the Reef is monitoring coral bleaching and NOAA has reported that the Trump administration may allow seabed mining. October 12, 2026 · 05:00am

    Briefs for Oct. 12: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Athletics asks for support during Giving Week

    Giving Week for the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Athletics continues this week through Monday, Oct. 19.

    Hawai‘i News Hirono, Luján introduce legislation to expand arts education access

    Hawai‘i News Hawaiʻi public schools continue post-pandemic recovery, with gains in math, attendance

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    New virtual program expands access to mental health and substance use treatment

    Virtual behavioral health outpatient program for behavioral health, substance use and mental health launches to residents statewide.

    Surfrider Kauaʻi announces conservation efforts, NOAA seeks public input on seabed mining

    Surfrider Kauaʻi is hosting beach clean ups, Eyes on the Reef is monitoring coral bleaching and NOAA has reported that the Trump administration may allow seabed mining.

    While Kauaʻi still feels the impact, Anaina Hou Community Park opens after Hurricane Lowell

    Anaina Hou Community Park has reopened and will host events following the post-hurricane Lowell impact.

    Briefs for Oct. 12: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Athletics asks for support during Giving Week

    Giving Week for the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Athletics continues this week through Monday, Oct. 19.

    Make sure keiki Halloween costume carousing doesn’t become nightmare for their eyes

    Families urged to protect children’s eyes by avoiding dangerous or risky costume eyewear, including decorative eyewear and especially non-prescription contact lenses that can be harmful.

    Rain couldn’t dampen festivities, excitement during 2026 Ironman World Championship on Big Island

    Families made up many of the spectators who came to watch the athletes participate in the grueling 140.6-mile race hosted in Kona on the west side of Hawai‘i Island.
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    Nāpali Coast’s sacred side: Heiau, caves, moon calendar and ancient Hawaiian history
    Nāpali Coast after rain: Waterfalls, rainbows, weather and when to go
    The Hawaiian legends of the Nāpali Coast
    Nāpali Coast by season: Best times for hiking, photography, wildlife viewing, boat tours

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    Surfrider Kauaʻi announces conservation efforts, NOAA seeks public input on seabed mining

    Surfrider Kauaʻi is hosting beach clean ups, Eyes on the Reef is monitoring coral bleaching and NOAA has reported that the Trump administration may allow seabed mining.

    Briefs for Oct. 12: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Athletics asks for support during Giving Week

    Giving Week for the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Athletics continues this week through Monday, Oct. 19.

    Rain couldn’t dampen festivities, excitement during 2026 Ironman World Championship on Big Island

    Families made up many of the spectators who came to watch the athletes participate in the grueling 140.6-mile race hosted in Kona on the west side of Hawai‘i Island.

    Hirono, Luján introduce legislation to expand arts education access

    The Arts Education for All Act would increase states’ ability to implement arts programming for early learners, K-12 students and youth and adults involved in the justice system.

    Hawaiʻi public schools continue post-pandemic recovery, with gains in math, attendance

    Students near academic recovery as Hawaiʻi Department of Education focuses on accelerating gains toward 2029 goals.

    What a race: Ironman World Championship in Kona on Big Island delivers two winners in dramatic fashion

    In the men’s race, Vincent Luis of France won his first World Championship in his first try and last race while American Taylor Knibb won the women’s race after the leader collapsed with 1 km to go.

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    Powerful observations from the ground and space reveal the faint galaxy behind an ancient cosmic signal

    Astronomers identified the most distant fast radio burst to date, which offered insights into both the origins of these mysterious bursts and the evolution of the early universe.

    Briefs for Oct. 12: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Athletics asks for support during Giving Week

    Giving Week for the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Athletics continues this week through Monday, Oct. 19.

    Business Monday: He went from telescope engineer to making craft chocolate in Honokaʻa

    It took a few years to have a significant harvest, but now the Pollard's farm has more than 1,000 producing cacao trees, each of which yields five pounds of chocolate each season.

    Kailua Village is named 2026 IFEA World Festival & Event City

    The International Festivals & Events Association honored Kailua Village during the 71st Annual IFEA Convention & Expo last week.

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    DOH launches new messaging, events for Safe Sleep Awareness Month

    The Hawaiʻi Department of Health, Maternal and Child Health Branch is recognizing October as Safe Sleep Awareness Month, highlighting the importance of safe sleep practices and resources.

    East Maui water issues focus of Oct. 24 event at Wailele Farm in Haʻikū

    Friends of Twin Falls at Wailele Farm is inviting the community to participate in two upcoming programs focused on water, watershed health, and community stewardship: Kupu o Wai Hōʻolawa and Wai & We. A “talk story” morning presentation is set for 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 24 at Wailele Farm. It features presentations from local […]

    UH Mānoa ranks in top 27 nationally across 10 academic subjects

    The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ranked in nearly 20 academic subjects in the 2026 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects released in September 2026, including four subjects that placed among the top 16 in the country and another six placed in the nation’s top 27.

    Hawaiʻi Agricultural Foundation and Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau award $552,000 in disaster relief grants to agricultural producers statewide

    The Hawaiʻi Agricultural Foundation (HAF) and Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau (HFB) have awarded disaster relief grants of up to $10,000 to farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural food producers statewide impacted by the 2026 Kona Low storms. A total of $552,380 has been awarded.