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GasBuddy projects second most expensive July 4 national average price ever at pump
National average price of gasoline on July 4 projected at $3.75 per gallon, still about 65 cents more than the national Fourth of July average in 2025 and nearly $1 higher than where gas prices started at the beginning of this year, despite several weeks of declines.
Ahi must have country of origin label beginning Wednesday
Act 238 requires local tuna fisheries and associated seafood markets to have a country of origin label to better inform and safeguard consumers by July 1.
First cohort graduates from University of Hawai‘i medical school’s Kaua‘i Medical Training Track
The graduation marks a historic milestone for Kauaʻi and the state.
Hawaiʻi Attorney General secures 53 million eggs in nationwide settlement
An investigation found that three of the largest egg producers worked together to artificially increase the prices of eggs nationwide for years.
The Garden Isle’s monthly all-hazard siren test scheduled for July 1
Hawaiʻi’s outdoor warning sirens will undergo their routine monthly test at 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1, in conjunction with the Emergency Alert System test.
Free expression and updated University of Hawaiʻi updated time, place and manner policy
University on July 1 will implement the updated policy and procedures on an interim basis systemwide; requires activities follow reasonable, viewpoint-neutral standards such as managing noise levels, designating appropriate posting areas and ensuring building access remains unobstructed.
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GasBuddy projects second most expensive July 4 national average price ever at pump
National average price of gasoline on July 4 projected at $3.75 per gallon, still about 65 cents more than the national Fourth of July average in 2025 and nearly $1 higher than where gas prices started at the beginning of this year, despite several weeks of declines.
Ahi must have country of origin label beginning Wednesday
Act 238 requires local tuna fisheries and associated seafood markets to have a country of origin label to better inform and safeguard consumers by July 1.
First cohort graduates from University of Hawai‘i medical school’s Kaua‘i Medical Training Track
The graduation marks a historic milestone for Kauaʻi and the state.
Hawaiʻi Attorney General secures 53 million eggs in nationwide settlement
An investigation found that three of the largest egg producers worked together to artificially increase the prices of eggs nationwide for years.
Free expression and updated University of Hawaiʻi updated time, place and manner policy
University on July 1 will implement the updated policy and procedures on an interim basis systemwide; requires activities follow reasonable, viewpoint-neutral standards such as managing noise levels, designating appropriate posting areas and ensuring building access remains unobstructed.
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Hawaiʻi’s emergency siren test scheduled for July 1
Hawaiʻi’s outdoor warning sirens will undergo their routine monthly test at 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1, in conjunction with the Emergency Alert System test.
Man stabbed, another man suffers head injury following reported assault in Kona
The assaults occurred on June 28 in the Old Industrial area on the 74-5900 block of Loloku Street.
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MADD Hawaiʻi honors law enforcement and community leaders in statewide ceremony
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Hawaiʻi held its annual Law Enforcement Recognition ceremony on Thursday, June 25 to honor the dedicated individuals who have gone above and beyond in the fight against impaired driving.
Ahi labeling law requiring country-of-origin transparency takes effect July 1, 2026
Act 238 (2025), takes effect on July 1, 2026 requiring retail establishments selling raw processed ahi products to have country-of-origin labeling. "Local tuna fisheries and associated seafood markets are an important sector of the State’s economy and food production, and identification of foreign imported tuna is critical to inform and safeguard consumers," according to the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity.
HDOT starting preliminary environmental studies for Lahaina Bypass Phase 1C
The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation is starting preliminary environmental studies for a northern portion of the Lahaina Bypass. The proposed Lahaina Bypass Phase 1C will extend the existing Lahaina Bypass northward, spanning 4.5 miles between Keawe Street and Puʻukoliʻi Road. The bypass currently runs from the south, from an area called “Cut Mountain,” to Keawe Street.


