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Kaua‘i News Kauaʻi Housing Agency to host free first-time homebuyer education event July 30
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.Business Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative seeks recovery of costs incurred by wildfire…
Hawai‘i News Hawaiʻi State LGBTQ+ Commission elects new chairperson, welcomes 2 new members
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Kaua‘i News
Hawai‘i comes in first — at being worst state for business
The fix for a bad business climate isn’t more bureaucracy. It’s less. Reducing taxes and regulations help revitalize the economy. If only our lawmakers would embrace those policies more often.
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
Hawai‘i comes in first — at being worst state for business
The fix for a bad business climate isn’t more bureaucracy. It’s less. Reducing taxes and regulations help revitalize the economy. If only our lawmakers would embrace those policies more often.
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.
Big Island News
Hawaii County Weather Forecast for July 19, 2026
Locally breezy trade winds will continue but ease a bit early next week. A trend toward fewer windward and mauka showers, and more sunshine, is expected...
Hawaii County Surf Forecast for July 19, 2026
Surf along south facing shores will remain near the summertime average through the afternoon and tonight. A larger, moderate south swell is expected to...
Maui News
Maui Surf Forecast for July 19, 2026
Surf along south facing shores will remain near the summertime average through the afternoon and tonight. A larger, moderate south swell is expected to...
Bank of Hawaiʻi named to national list of best workplaces for parents, families
Bank of Hawaiʻi is the only Hawaiʻi-based company among 1,000 US businesses named to Newsweek's "America's Greatest Workplaces for Parents & Families 2026" list, the bank announced Friday.
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.
