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    • Community members encouraged to attend family-focused Play Streets Bicycle Playground event

    The purpose of this Play Street event is to give keiki the chance to ride their bicycles on a safe road, with a miniature roadway featuring intersections, roundabouts and other roadway features such...

    Kaua‘i News South swell pushes Kauaʻi surf to advisory levels through Friday morning

    Community Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i presents more than $45K to Visitor Industry Charity Walk

    William Sinclair pleads not guilty to murder, weapons charges; trial set for September

    Fifth Circuit Court Chief Judge Michael K. Soong set a bail hearing for June 25 and a jury trial date of Sept. 28. June 18, 2026 · 12:03pm

    Lane closures scheduled at Ala Kinoiki, Poʻipū Road intersection

    Closures are scheduled from June 22-26 and are necessary for crews to complete work on the Ala Kinoiki roundabout.

    Community Public meeting scheduled for Kukui Street, Olohena Road improvements

    Hawai‘i News Hawaiʻi State LGBTQ+ Commission honored in national report

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    South swell pushes Kauaʻi surf to advisory levels through Friday morning

    Powerful swells have surged along Kauaʻi’s southern shores, prompting the NWS to issue a high-surf advisory through Friday morning.

    Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i presents more than $45K to Visitor Industry Charity Walk

    The fundraising initiative led by Hawai‘i Lodging & Tourism Association supports hundreds of nonprofit organizations throughout the state, with money raised on each island directly benefiting the community where it was raised.

    William Sinclair pleads not guilty to murder, weapons charges; trial set for September

    Fifth Circuit Court Chief Judge Michael K. Soong set a bail hearing for June 25 and a jury trial date of Sept. 28.

    Public meeting scheduled for Kukui Street, Olohena Road improvements

    The meeting agenda will include background and history of the project, a discussion about the conceptual design and questions/comments from the public.

    Hawaiʻi State LGBTQ+ Commission honored in national report

    The commission received national recognition in the 2026 LGBTQ+ State Business Climate Index, published this month by Out Leadership, which highlighted Hawaiʻi’s efforts to foster inclusion and support LGBTQ+ residents and families.

    Native Hawaiian adults face mobility challenges earlier in life

    Researchers at University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s Hā Kūpuna National Resource Center for Native Hawaiian Elders found that 28% of Native Hawaiian adults ages 55 and older reported mobility limitations compared with 17% to 19% of white, Filipino and Japanese adults.
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    Hawaiʻi State LGBTQ+ Commission honored in national report

    The commission received national recognition in the 2026 LGBTQ+ State Business Climate Index, published this month by Out Leadership, which highlighted Hawaiʻi’s efforts to foster inclusion and support LGBTQ+ residents and families.

    Native Hawaiian adults face mobility challenges earlier in life

    Researchers at University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s Hā Kūpuna National Resource Center for Native Hawaiian Elders found that 28% of Native Hawaiian adults ages 55 and older reported mobility limitations compared with 17% to 19% of white, Filipino and Japanese adults.

    High bacteria levels found at Waiʻoli Beach Park

    The Department of Health is retesting a water sample from Waiʻoli Beach Park after finding unusually high bacterial levels.

    Native Hawaiian civic engagement efforts to expand through Office of Hawaiian Affairs for 2026 elections

    Office plans statewide congressional debate and trustee candidate forums.

    Advanced deep-sea technology helps document first live observations of iconic goblin shark

    The University of Hawaiʻi oceanographers have recorded the elusive goblin shark in its natural deep-ocean habitat, extending the known depth and ranges of this “living fossil” across the Central Pacific.

    Nara Organics recalls infant formula due to potential contamination linked to infant botulism

    There is a potential contamination by Clostridium botulinum in Nara Organics’ powdered infant formula products that are sold nationwide at Target stores and through direct-to-consumer sales online.

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    National Weather Service warns of high surf along Hawaiʻi Island’s south shores

    Powerful swells have surged along Big Island's southern shores, prompting the NWS to issue a high-surf advisory through Friday morning.

    FEMA reminds residents that help continues after registration deadline

    Late applications for disaster assistance related to the Kona Low storms are considered case by case and are not guaranteed.

    House destroyed in fire in Puna believed to be abandoned, according to neighbors

    The cause of the fire is undetermined, and damages are estimated to be at $177,900.

    Hawai‘i Island police report 12 DUI arrests islandwide during the week of June 8-14

    As of June 14, there were 14 fatal crashes, resulting in 16 fatalities, compared with 12 fatal crashes, resulting in 13 fatalities for the same time last year.

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    Hawaiʻi Regional Council of Carpenters endorses Sne Patel for State House District 14

    State House District 14 candidate Sne Patel announced that he has earned the endorsement of the Hawaiʻi Regional Council of Carpenters, marking additional labor support for his campaign. 

    Kālepa project closes remote East Maui roadway during daytime hours on weekdays

    Hāna Highway at Kālepa Point is closed to traffic on weekdays (M-F) between mile markers 38 and 39 while Kālepa Rockfall Netting Replacement project work is conducted. Work takes place Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and is anticipated to last five months.

    Lahaina Third Saturdays this Saturday, May 20

    The Maui Economic Recovery Commission (Maui ERC) Healing Journey Team is honored to announce the monthly return of Paʻūpili 3rd Saturdays, a community healing gathering in Lahaina Town. The next event will take place this Saturday, June 20, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lahaina United Methodist Church.

    FEMA reminds residents impacted by Kona Low that help continues after registration deadline

    The deadline to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance for the March 10–24, 2026 Kona Low flooding has passed. However, FEMA and its partners want impacted residents in the City and County of Honolulu, and Hawaiʻi and Maui counties to know that support continues and, in some circumstances, late applications may still be considered.