Kaua‘i News Kauaʻi Housing Agency to host free first-time homebuyer education event July 30
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2,000-plus expected to gather for 2026 Native Hawaiian Convention on Oʻahu
The event is July 20-22 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, features week of Native Hawaiian programming including cultural workshops, discussions about key issues affecting Native Hawaiians and Hawaiʻi's communities, Nā Mea Hawaiʻi marketplace and special performances. July 18, 2026 · 05:00am
Single lane closure set for Kahiliholo Road through November
Crews will replace two concrete box culverts and 300 feet of guardrail on Kahiliholo Road from July 27 to Nov. 30.Hawai‘i News Hawaiʻi State LGBTQ+ Commission elects new chairperson, welcomes 2 new members
Hawai‘i News ‘Unexpected and encouraging’: Hawaiian insect discoveries offer hope for…
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Nominees sought for AARP 2026 Andrus Award for Community Service
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Kauaʻi Housing Agency to host free first-time homebuyer education event July 30
The event, with a theme “Homeownership Starts with Education,” will help prospective homebuyers better understand the steps involved in purchasing a home while connecting them with local housing professionals and resources.
Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative seeks recovery of costs incurred by wildfire mitigation plans, projects
The utility co-op requested to establish an initial surcharge to recover about $9.4 million in operations and maintenance, capital costs and compliance efforts.
Hawaiʻi State LGBTQ+ Commission elects new chairperson, welcomes 2 new members
Two-term commission vice president Michael Golojuch Jr. is panel’s new leader; Dr. Sylvia Romm and Crissi Doyle, the commission’s first transgender member, added to its ranks.
‘Unexpected and encouraging’: Hawaiian insect discoveries offer hope for rare species
New populations of Hawaiian moths and damselflies found in unexpected locations.
2,000-plus expected to gather for 2026 Native Hawaiian Convention on Oʻahu
The event is July 20-22 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, features week of Native Hawaiian programming including cultural workshops, discussions about key issues affecting Native Hawaiians and Hawaiʻi’s communities, Nā Mea Hawaiʻi marketplace and special performances.
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Hawaii News
Hawaiʻi State LGBTQ+ Commission elects new chairperson, welcomes 2 new members
Two-term commission vice president Michael Golojuch Jr. is panel’s new leader; Dr. Sylvia Romm and Crissi Doyle, the commission’s first transgender member, added to its ranks.
‘Unexpected and encouraging’: Hawaiian insect discoveries offer hope for rare species
New populations of Hawaiian moths and damselflies found in unexpected locations.
2,000-plus expected to gather for 2026 Native Hawaiian Convention on Oʻahu
The event is July 20-22 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, features week of Native Hawaiian programming including cultural workshops, discussions about key issues affecting Native Hawaiians and Hawaiʻi’s communities, Nā Mea Hawaiʻi marketplace and special performances.
Green Fee funding available for community-based projects to protect Hawai‘i’s forests, watersheds, wetlands
Funding for these projects is coming from the newly created Green Fee, established in 2025, to support Hawai‘i’s environmental stewardship.
Big Island News
Keiki enjoy Hawai‘i Isle Police Activities League motocross event in Hilo
The event provided participating keiki an opportunity to enjoy friendly competition while building positive relationships with law enforcement and fellow dirt bike riders.
Meet three candidates running for Hawaiʻi County Council District 7
County councili candidates for District 7 – Eddie Ombac, Manu Powers and Mark Henriques – will be answering questions from residents at a meet-and-greet on Sunday.
Royal Kona Resort workers to rally for fair contract following 16 months of unsuccessful negotiations
The 150 members of UNITE HERE Local 5 on the Big Island resort's staff have worked without a contract since February 2025; they are asking their employer to negotiate with them on a contract that respects their work and wages while keeping up with the rising cost of living.
Maui News
SSFM International promotes Scott Hayashi to chief operating officer
Scott Hayashi has been promoted to chief operating officer of SSFM International, a Honolulu-based multidisciplinary engineering and planning firm with operations across Hawaiʻi, Guam, Okinawa and the Philippines, the company announced.
AARP Hawaiʻi seeking nominations for 2026 Andrus Award for Community Service
AARP Hawaiʻi is now accepting nominations for its 2026 Andrus Award for Community Service, which honors Hawaiʻi volunteers 50 and older who are sharing their experience, talent, and skills to enrich their communities.
Schatz: Process begins to raise Medicare outpatient payments; Hawai‘i hospitals may get $17M yearly
Following legislation and efforts led by Hawai‘i US Brian Schatz, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services at the US Department of Health and Human Services announced that it will begin the process to increase the amount that hospitals in Hawai‘i can be reimbursed by Medicare for outpatient care.
