Kauai News Hawai‘i offers to pay air controller salaries to avoid flight cuts at state airports
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Lei donations welcomed ahead of ceremony at Hanapēpē Veterans Cemetary on Veterans Day
Kauaʻi residents are invited to two upcoming events to honor veterans, one in Līhue on Nov. 8 and the other on Nov. 11 at the Hanapēpē Veterans Cemetery. November 07, 2025 · 08:00am
Līhuʻe Airport awarded grant of more than $51M for runway improvements project
Līhuʻe Airport’s redesigned layout now includes previously absent buffer zones, giving pilots extra room to maneuver during emergencies and lowering the chances of runway overruns. The entire project...Business Hawaiʻi celebrates Arbor Day with annual celebrations encouraging tree growth to…
Kauai News Road closure for portion of Weliweli Road to run Nov. 10 through mid-December
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25-year-old woman killed in head-on collision on Kuamo‘o Road in Wailuā
Kauaʻi County Council approves taxi fare increase to support local drivers
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2025 Kaua‘i Youth Report released
Flags ordered at half-staff in honor of late US Vice President Dick Cheney
Minor coastal flooding expected during peak high tides through early Friday morning
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Kaua‘i News
Hawai‘i offers to pay air controller salaries to avoid flight cuts at state airports
Ed Sniffen, director of the state Department of Transportation, is awaiting a response to a letter he sent to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy on Nov. 6, asking for a full waiver for all Hawai‘i airports from the FAA’s 10% reduction in scheduled air traffic due to staffing shortages among unpaid air traffic controllers during the ongoing federal government shutdown.
Lei donations welcomed ahead of ceremony at Hanapēpē Veterans Cemetary on Veterans Day
Kauaʻi residents are invited to two upcoming events to honor veterans, one in Līhue on Nov. 8 and the other on Nov. 11 at the Hanapēpē Veterans Cemetery.
Minor coastal flooding during high tides expected for low-lying areas of Kauaʻi through Saturday morning
The possible flooding is due to peak monthly high tides combined with water levels that are running higher than predicted .
Līhuʻe Airport awarded grant of more than $51M for runway improvements project
Līhuʻe Airport’s redesigned layout now includes previously absent buffer zones, giving pilots extra room to maneuver during emergencies and lowering the chances of runway overruns. The entire project is aimed at increasing safety.
Road closure for portion of Weliweli Road to run Nov. 10 through mid-December
Closure is necessary for installation of a drainage swale across Weliweli Road and will be done on a weather permitting basis. It is estimated to be finished by mid-December.
UPDATE: 40 major US airports to cut flights by 10%, including Daniel K. Inouye International in Honolulu
The reduction in flights stems from a surge in callouts among the nearly 13,000 air traffic controllers, employed by the FAA, who have been working without pay for five weeks due to the federal government shutdown.
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Hawaii News
Līhuʻe Airport awarded grant of more than $51M for runway improvements project
Līhuʻe Airport’s redesigned layout now includes previously absent buffer zones, giving pilots extra room to maneuver during emergencies and lowering the chances of runway overruns. The entire project is aimed at increasing safety.
Hawaiʻi celebrates Arbor Day with annual celebrations encouraging tree growth to sustain communities
There will be tree giveaways, plantings and educational activities happening this month throughout the state — each also highlighting Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green’s formal proclamation of 2025 as Year of Our Community Forests.
UPDATE: 40 major US airports to cut flights by 10%, including Daniel K. Inouye International in Honolulu
The reduction in flights stems from a surge in callouts among the nearly 13,000 air traffic controllers, employed by the FAA, who have been working without pay for five weeks due to the federal government shutdown.
Producers can now apply for compost reimbursement, including transportation costs
The program reimburses agricultural producers for the cost of purchasing compost, including transportation expenses. The deadline to apply is May 1, 2026.
UH study: Dramatic transformation of El Niño because of climate change could reshape weather worldwide
Projections show an abrupt shift within the next 30 to 40 years from irregular El Niño-La Niña cycles to highly regular oscillations, characterized by more dramatic fluctuations in sea surface temperature.
Big Island News
Food Distribution Resources for Big Island
With the uncertainty surrounding the federal government shutdown, which began Oct. 1 and has become the longest in U.S. history, the Big Island has several food drops planned for November. The Food Basket ‘Ohana Food Drop Schedule Date Location Start Time November 4, 2025 (Tuesday) Hilo: Afook-Chinen Auditorium 10:00 AM November 6, 2025 (Thursday) Kona: […]
Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaiian Native Corp. launch Nā ʻElele o Kahikina Congressional Fellows
This competitive fellowship sponsors up to 6 college graduates to spend up to 1 full year in Washington, D.C., gaining first-hand experience in the heart of federal policymaking and working in congressional offices, observing committees and caucuses while engaging with key community and national partners.
Update: Nighttime military flight operations planned again between Pōhakuloa, Kona airport, Hāwī
Helicopters once again will be flying overhead for several hours after dark tonight for training above the area between the training camp in the saddle region of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport and Hāwī.
Maui News
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia crews make safe landfall in Aotearoa
After 17 days and more than 1,600 nautical miles of open-ocean voyaging, traditional double-hulled voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia made safe landfall Friday morning at Aotearoa’s Bay of Islands. The arrival marks the successful completion of Leg 15 of the Moananuiākea Voyage, a multi-year circumnavigation of the Pacific.
OHA approves $6.1M in emergency relief for beneficiaries impacted by federal shutdown
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees approved a plan to expend up to $6.1 million in OHA emergency assistance funding to Native Hawaiian beneficiaries impacted by the federal government shutdown.
Hawaiʻi’s Emergency Food Assistance Program launches ahead of schedule
Gov. Josh Green and the Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services have announced that SNAP recipients should be able to spend the additional $250 in relief funds beginning Nov. 10, four full days earlier than anticipated. Recipients should be able to see the extra $250 in their accounts now, as a pending benefit.
FAA flight reductions begin at Honolulu International Airport
The US Department of Transportation confirmed that Daniel K. Inouye Honolulu International Airport is among the 40 US airports that must reduce air traffic. The reductions will occur in phases, with a 4% reduction beginning today (Friday, Nov. 7), an 8% reduction by Thursday, Nov. 13 and the required 10% reduction by Friday, Nov. 14.
