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Union reports Kaiser Permanente staff across Hawaiʻi, California may strike amid stalled contract negotiations
Thousands of Kaiser Permanente nurses and healthcare professionals across Hawaiʻi have announced a potential strike starting Jan. 26, citing insufficient staffing and stalled contract negotiations. January 15, 2026 · 06:29pm
Office of Hawaiian Affairs offers scholarships for Kūlana ʻĀina Culinary program
The office and its partners Culinary Institute of the Pacific and Culinary Institute of America are supporting Native Hawaiian culinary professionals by offering the 5-day intensive program at Kapiʻolani Community College in Honolulu and assistance to attend.Community Hanalei firefighters contain structure fire on the North Shore
Kauai News Road, lane closures rescheduled to end of January for various locations in Kapa‘a
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Kaua‘i News
Office of Hawaiian Affairs offers scholarships for Kūlana ʻĀina Culinary program
The office and its partners Culinary Institute of the Pacific and Culinary Institute of America are supporting Native Hawaiian culinary professionals by offering the 5-day intensive program at Kapiʻolani Community College in Honolulu and assistance to attend.
Union reports Kaiser Permanente staff across Hawaiʻi, California may strike amid stalled contract negotiations
Thousands of Kaiser Permanente nurses and healthcare professionals across Hawaiʻi have announced a potential strike starting Jan. 26, citing insufficient staffing and stalled contract negotiations.
Update: High surf warning extended for Kauaʻi, Niʻihau shores
The National Weather Service has extended the high surf warning through 6 p.m. Friday for the north- and west-facing shores of Niʻihau and Kauaʻi.
Protect your business: University of Hawaiʻi offers new series of free cybersecurity clinics
The clinics are aimed at helping Hawaiʻi’s sole proprietors and small business owners fortify their operations against online threats; the inaugural clinic — focusing on ‘cyber hygiene’ — is Jan. 21 via Zoom.
Road, lane closures rescheduled to end of January for various locations in Kapa‘a
Planned road and single-lane closures for portions of Kukui Street and Niu Street are now slated Jan. 28-30, weather permitting; they are necessary for geotechnical subsurface exploration for proposed traffic signal improvements and installation of a utility pole in the area.
‘There are tremendous opportunities’: Hensel addresses University of Hawaiʻi community
Wendy Hensel, who began her tenure Jan. 1, 2025, as the university’s president, framed her inaugural systemwide speech as an opportunity to reflect on progress while charting a clear path forward for the university.
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Office of Hawaiian Affairs offers scholarships for Kūlana ʻĀina Culinary program
The office and its partners Culinary Institute of the Pacific and Culinary Institute of America are supporting Native Hawaiian culinary professionals by offering the 5-day intensive program at Kapiʻolani Community College in Honolulu and assistance to attend.
Union reports Kaiser Permanente staff across Hawaiʻi, California may strike amid stalled contract negotiations
Thousands of Kaiser Permanente nurses and healthcare professionals across Hawaiʻi have announced a potential strike starting Jan. 26, citing insufficient staffing and stalled contract negotiations.
Protect your business: University of Hawaiʻi offers new series of free cybersecurity clinics
The clinics are aimed at helping Hawaiʻi’s sole proprietors and small business owners fortify their operations against online threats; the inaugural clinic — focusing on ‘cyber hygiene’ — is Jan. 21 via Zoom.
Hanalei firefighters contain structure fire on the North Shore
Firefighters swiftly extinguished a late-night blaze in Hanalei on Jan. 14 that engulfed a storage tent and spread to a nearby shipping container.
‘There are tremendous opportunities’: Hensel addresses University of Hawaiʻi community
Wendy Hensel, who began her tenure Jan. 1, 2025, as the university’s president, framed her inaugural systemwide speech as an opportunity to reflect on progress while charting a clear path forward for the university.
Big Island News
University of Hawaiʻi offers small business owners new series of free cybersecurity clinics
The clinics are aimed at helping Hawaiʻi's sole proprietors and small business owners fortify their operations against online threats; the inaugural clinic — focusing on 'cyber hygiene' — is Jan. 21 via Zoom.
Union says Kaiser staff in Hawaiʻi, California may strike amid stalled contract negotiations
Thousands of Kaiser Permanente nurses and healthcare professionals across Hawaiʻi have announced a potential strike starting Jan. 26, citing insufficient staffing and stalled contract negotiations.
Maui News
Maui Surf Forecast for January 16, 2026
An extra large, medium to long period northwest (320-340 degrees) swell will continue to fill in this afternoon, peak this evening, then slowly fade...
County of Maui offices to be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
County of Maui offices, facilities and services will be closed or modified on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.


