Native Hawaiian adults face mobility challenges earlier in life

A flood advisory is in effect for Kauaʻi due to ongoing heavy rainfall, increasing the risk of flooding through Thursday evening.

Lifeguard services at Kēʻē and Hāʻena Beach are suspended until Mānoa Stream flooding subsides.

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

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.

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

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

Department of Health teams are conducting inspections and mosquito control in the affected area despite low risk for local transmission.

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.

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.

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

Office plans statewide congressional debate and trustee candidate forums.

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.