Kaua‘i News Crime Stoppers Kauaʻi doubles reward for public tips that lead to arrests
Hawai‘i News News in brief for Aug. 7: Flight operations, fishing tournament, scholarships and more

Kauaʻi Community College program teaches inmates carpentry, builds hope
The students from the Kauaʻi Community Correctional Center learned practical skills while building a classroom that will provide work opportunities when they are released. August 07, 2026 · 05:05am
Visitor rescued after suffering apparent leg injury on Kaua‘i trail
Firefighters treated the hiker at the scene and used a wheeled litter to carry the patient safely down to the trailhead.Hawai‘i News $1.75M AmeriCorps funding awarded to Kupu for Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i News Sun Noodle Sura Tanmen issues recall in Hawai‘i for undeclared fish
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40-year-old Congressional candidate from Maui arrested for second time

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Statewide disaster philanthropy network launched by Funder Hui

Kaua‘i County launches new Wildfire Home Assessment Program

Kauaʻi County launches solid waste infrastructure survey

Free movie night at Kauaʻi Veterans Center to feature ‘Lilo and Stitch Live’

Six candidates battle in Aug. 8 primary to become Kauaʻi’s next mayor

Overnight water service shutdown scheduled for portions of Kapaʻa

Chan Zuckerberg Fund invests more than $330,000 for Kauaʻiʻs education

Free car seat safety checks scheduled across Kauaʻi this month

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Deadline approaching to apply for 2026 ‘Ohina Labs for filmmakers

Visitor spending, arrivals increase slightly for June compared with a year ago
Kaua‘i News
Visitor rescued after suffering apparent leg injury on Kaua‘i trail
Firefighters treated the hiker at the scene and used a wheeled litter to carry the patient safely down to the trailhead.
Crime Stoppers Kauaʻi doubles reward for public tips that lead to arrests
“If you know something, please tell us,” Crime Stoppers Kauaʻi Board President Ron Wiley said. “No one will know the tip came from you.”
News in brief for Aug. 7: Flight operations, fishing tournament, scholarships and more
A quick look at news happening throughout the state and beyond.
Kauaʻi Community College program teaches inmates carpentry, builds hope
The students from the Kauaʻi Community Correctional Center learned practical skills while building a classroom that will provide work opportunities when they are released.
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Hawaii News
News in brief for Aug. 7: Flight operations, fishing tournament, scholarships and more
A quick look at news happening throughout the state and beyond.
Two college students create interactive resource to help bolster Native Hawaiian voting
Due to low turnout for elections from Native Hawaiians, two Big Island-born students developed a resource that connects the history of civic engagement in the Hawaiian Kingdom to modern voting.
$1.75M AmeriCorps funding awarded to Kupu for Hawai‘i
Kupu, Hawai‘i’s leading conservation and youth education organization, announced today that it received a grant of $1.75M from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism.
Sun Noodle Sura Tanmen issues recall in Hawai‘i for undeclared fish
To date, there have been no reports of illness or adverse events attributed to the recalled product.
40-year-old Congressional candidate from Maui arrested for second time
Kirill Basin of Kīhei was arrested during the weekend in connection with a terroristic threatening incident at a South Maui beach; the incident follows a May 29 incident during which he allegedly entered a Maui County building while brandishing a firearm.
Big Island News
New methods revolutionize research, provide deployment of whale tags from the sky
Marine Mammal Research Program team members during their February field season successfully used drones to deploy tags — a safer, less invasive tag deployment for animals and researchers — on a total of 22 humpback whales.
Funding for invasive species strike teams passes US House committee
The legislation that unanimously passed the U.S. House of Representative's Natural Resources Committee would authorize $10 million annually until 2033 to protect native ecosystems from severe ecological damage.
Bail maintained for man accused of attempted murder following shooting in Puna
Court documents reveal that the suspect was in a "heated argument" with the victim before shots were fired.
Hawaiʻi County to host free household hazardous waste collection events
Hawai‘i County Department of Environmental Management hosts these regular collection events at no charge to the public, allowing households to conveniently dispose of acceptable waste in a manner that protects public health and the environment.
Maui News
Crater Road striping begins near Haleakalā National Park next week
The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation is notifying the public that one lane on Crater Road (Route 378) will be closed beginning on Monday, Aug. 10 for permanent striping work. Traffic will be alternated in the open lane.
Three years later: Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi strives to heal invisible wounds of the Maui wildfires
Homes are gradually being rebuilt, while some businesses impacted by the wildfires have since reopened. Yet for thousands of survivors, the emotional impact of Aug. 8, 2023, continues every day.


