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Hawaii News PGA Tour Champions tourney at Hualālai on Big Island celebrates 30 years

Kaiser employees volunteer in Kaua‘i taro patch as part of medical group’s Annual Day of Service
Activities included clearing invasive plants and roots from loʻi kalo and removing weeds along the banks of Waipā Stream. January 19, 2026 · 02:38pm
33rd Hawaiʻi State Legislature begins 2026 session Wednesday
For Kauaʻi residents unable to travel to Oʻahu, floor proceedings on opening day of the State Legislature in both the House and Senate chambers will be broadcast live online.Hawaii News Tiger sharks mate during Maui’s whale season, new study shows
Hawaii News Federal legislation introduced to establish new national veterans cemetery in Hawaiʻi
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Traffic delays expected in Līhuʻe next week for geotechnical work

Update: High surf advisory canceled for Kauaʻi, Niʻihau shores

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Protect your business: University of Hawaiʻi offers new series of free cybersecurity…

Hanalei firefighters contain structure fire on the North Shore

Road, lane closures rescheduled to end of January for various locations in Kapa‘a

‘There are tremendous opportunities’: Hensel addresses University of Hawaiʻi…

New factbook released by state details economic impact of military in Hawai‘i

Surfrider Kaua‘i to host annual Martin Luther King Day of Service this weekend
Kaua‘i News
71-year-old bicyclist in hospital after crash on Kūhiō Highway
The bicyclist was taken to Wilcox Medical Center after being struck by a 2003 Toyota pickup truck exiting the 7-Eleven parking lot in Līhu‘e.
Kaiser employees volunteer in Kaua‘i taro patch as part of medical group’s Annual Day of Service
Activities included clearing invasive plants and roots from loʻi kalo and removing weeds along the banks of Waipā Stream.
PGA Tour Champions tourney at Hualālai on Big Island celebrates 30 years
The tournament, now called the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualālai, started with 17 professionals, and this year’s pro field is at 42, including defending champion Ernie Els of South Africa.
Hawai‘i Department of Transportation announces lane closures this week
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, there will be no lane closures on Monday, unless otherwise permitted.
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Hawaii News
PGA Tour Champions tourney at Hualālai on Big Island celebrates 30 years
The tournament, now called the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualālai, started with 17 professionals, and this year’s pro field is at 42, including defending champion Ernie Els of South Africa.
33rd Hawaiʻi State Legislature begins 2026 session Wednesday
For Kauaʻi residents unable to travel to Oʻahu, floor proceedings on opening day of the State Legislature in both the House and Senate chambers will be broadcast live online.
Tiger sharks mate during Maui’s whale season, new study shows
The findings challenges the conventional understanding of tiger sharks as purely solitary animals, revealing a predictable seasonal convergence of mature males and females that coincides with the humpback whale calving season in Hawaiʻi.
Federal legislation introduced to establish new national veterans cemetery in Hawaiʻi
The only national cemetery in Hawaiʻi is running out of space, and has been functionally closed for in-ground burials since 1991 — and it is expected to stop taking cremated remains by 2036.
Affordable housing remains top concern for many residents, finds annual statewide survey
The winter 2025 edition of Hawai‘i Perspectives reveals 71% of residents surveyed agree the state should build more housing as quickly as possible; survey also finds 89% of respondents say military is ‘very’ or ‘somewhat’ important to state’s economy.
Big Island News
Scientists forecast next lava fountaining of Kīlauea could begin any day
Ongoing swarms of earthquakes and persistent volcanic tremors indicate active magmatic movement, fueling anticipation about Kīlauea’s next eruption.
Hawaii County Weather Forecast for January 20, 2026
Southeastly low level winds will bring some light showers along windward and mauka locations through Tuesday. A front will move into the western end of the...
Maui News
Maui Surf Forecast for January 20, 2026
A moderate, long period, northwest swell is expected to arrive in the islands early Tuesday, and linger into the middle of the week, and slowly...
Local musician Anthony Pfluke to headline concert at Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Maui musician Anthony Pfluke will perform a special concert to celebrate the release of his new album, “Kuʻu Lei Lokelani,” at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 in the McCoy Studio Theater at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Pfluke, a Nā Hōkū Hanohano award finalist and the winner of the 2022 Kani Ka Pila Grille Talent […]
Schatz secures nearly $34 million in federal funding for Hawaiʻi; Maui County projects
US Sen. Brian Schatz announced Monday that the Senate approved a bipartisan funding package including nearly $34 million in congressional directed spending for the state, with allocations designated for infrastructure and environmental protection in Maui County. The funding comes amid nationwide federal budget cuts. Schatz, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, indicated that more […]


