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‘Entertainment Tonight’ showcases Kauaʻi’ as county welcomes back tourists after hurricane recovery

All week, hosts Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner ventured around the Garden Island to experience Kauaʻi’s breathtaking landscapes, local flavors, small-town charm and island hospitality.

Applications for per diem judges open statewide

Per diem judges are part-time judicial officers appointed by the Chief Justice on an as-needed basis to preside in the District Court or District Family Court.

New report: Hawaiʻi healthcare job vacancies reduced 20%, showing workforce investments delivering results

Healthcare Association of Hawaiʻi releases new workforce report as construction begins on health learning lab at Big Island’s Waiākea High School.

Bacteria advisory issued at Lydgate Park

The beach has been posted and this advisory will remain in effect until water sample results no longer exceed the threshold level of 130 enterococci per 100 mL.

UPDATE: Brown water, bacteria advisories canceled at Kalapakī Beach Park

State health officials, however, continue to urge the public to avoid brown, murky coastal waters, especially following storms or heavy rainfall.

Līhuʻe Airport mostly calm during national ground stop, although some flights delayed up to 2.5 hours

The small airport on Kauaʻi experienced some flight delays, but not the mass chaos that is being experienced at most airports across the United States.
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Nāpali Coast’s sacred side: Heiau, caves, moon calendar and ancient Hawaiian history
Nāpali Coast after rain: Waterfalls, rainbows, weather and when to go
The Hawaiian legends of the Nāpali Coast
Nāpali Coast by season: Best times for hiking, photography, wildlife viewing, boat tours

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New report: Hawaiʻi healthcare job vacancies reduced 20%, showing workforce investments delivering results

Healthcare Association of Hawaiʻi releases new workforce report as construction begins on health learning lab at Big Island’s Waiākea High School.

‘Things seem to be working’: Federal Aviation Administration lifts nationwide ground stop of flights

All U.S. West Coast flights also were halted because of ‘debris from SpaceX launch’, but that pause also was lifted, according to the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation.

$750K grant helps veterans build farming businesses through training from University of Hawaiʻi GoFarm Hawaiʻi, partners

The 3-year training project will provide agricultural and farm business education and support to 600 aspiring veteran farmers as well as help start, maintain or improve 25 veteran-operated farms.

Nāpōwawāʻenakaulua, the oldest compact quasar pair in universe, discovered with help from Big Island telescope

Gemini North telescope atop Mauna Kea and James Webb Space Telescope observed the pair of rapidly feeding supermassive black holes just 900 million years after the Big Bang in period known as cosmic dawn.

Volcano Watch: Beneath the boardwalk; the scientific legacy of Haʻakulamanu

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists since 1922 have tracked gas chemistry from wells at Haʻakulamanu (Sulphur Banks) in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island, and although the original well heads have long since disintegrated, hot gases continue to seep from the place where observatory founder and volcanologist Thomas Jaggar conducted some of his first experiments at Kīlauea.

Schatz delivers speech on Senate floor urging Israeli government to allow winter supplies into flooded Gaza

US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, renewed calls for the Israeli government to immediately allow winter supplies and building materials into Gaza after floods destroyed more than 70,000 tents in the area this past weekend.

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Judiciary accepting applications for per diem judges statewide

Per diem judges are part-time judicial officers appointed by the Chief Justice on an as-needed basis to preside in the District Court or District Family Court.

New training project from University of Hawaiʻi GoFarm Hawaiʻi, partners helps veterans build farming operations

The 3-year program, supported by a $750,000 grant, will provide agricultural and farm business education and support to 600 aspiring veteran farmers as well as help start, maintain or improve 25 veteran-operated farms.

Police seek missing, endangered 13-year-old, ask for public’s assistance

Temmy-Rose Alcosiba was last seen at 6:45 p.m. Nov. 13 on King Kamehameha Boulevard in ʻĀinaloa.

Hawaii County Weather Forecast for November 14, 2026

A weakening high pressure ridge north of the Hawaiian Islands will keep trade wind speeds on the decreasing trend lasting into Saturday, then ridge and wind...

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Maui Surf Forecast for November 14, 2026

A moderate, north-northwest swell will continue to decline tonight into the weekend, allowing surf to become moderate to small and then small. A new...

Maui OnStage and Momentum Dance Maui bring ‘Nutcracker Sweets’ back to ʻĪao Theater

A Maui holiday tradition returns to the Historic ʻĪao Theater this December as Momentum Dance Maui and Maui OnStage present the sixth annual "Nutcracker Sweets." Featuring more than 50 ballet dancers and actors, the production offers six performances beginning Saturday, Dec. 12.

Board approves final transfer of state-owned lands to Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

Today, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources voted to authorize the transfer of 318.25 acres of state lands in the Waiākea area of Hilo on Hawaiʻi Island from the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

Queen Kaʻahumanu Center welcomes local business pop-ups, hosts Holiday Mākeke

This November, Queen Kaʻahumanu Center is hosting holiday pop-up shops featuring 2BDesired, Health Korea, Get Nutz Wear, and the Hometown Holiday Mākeke hosted by AimeeV Designs and Happy Galo Creates,