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First Pacific Climate Summit ends with joint commitment to regional resilience

The 3-day summit, which wrapped up earlier this month, established clear pathways for ongoing partnership, focusing on actionable solutions that can be scaled throughout Asia-Pacific island nations and coastal states.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees advance chance to expand Native Hawaiian ownership in media

Trustees emphasized the action does not represent conclusion of a process, but rather continuation of thoughtful and deliberate evaluation.

Kīlauea eruption activity increases, onset of episode 50 to begin today or tomorrow

Vary levels of ash, Pele’s hair and other tephra may fall downwind of the eruption during fountaining episodes, which typically last less than 12 hours.

Volcano Watch: A hui hou to a giant of volcanology

Professor Bruce Houghton retired in 2025 from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa after 25 years as the Gordon A. Macdonald Chairperson of Volcanology, but although he retired and returned to New Zealand, his connections to volcanology in Hawaiʻi remain strong.

500-foot mural painted by 11 artists to be unveiled at Common Ground Kauaʻi in Kīlauea

A stunning mural titled “An Imparting Landscape” will transform a construction wall into a vibrant celebration of Hawaiian culture.

Coffee With a Cop returns in July to Kauaʻi after 4-year hiatus

Community members are invited to attend the July 8 event in Līhuʻe and meet with law enforcement officers, ask questions and exchange ideas over a cup of coffee — or other favorite morning drink.
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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

Hawaii News Chevron Forward

First Pacific Climate Summit ends with joint commitment to regional resilience

The 3-day summit, which wrapped up earlier this month, established clear pathways for ongoing partnership, focusing on actionable solutions that can be scaled throughout Asia-Pacific island nations and coastal states.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees advance chance to expand Native Hawaiian ownership in media

Trustees emphasized the action does not represent conclusion of a process, but rather continuation of thoughtful and deliberate evaluation.

Kīlauea eruption activity increases, onset of episode 50 to begin today or tomorrow

Vary levels of ash, Pele’s hair and other tephra may fall downwind of the eruption during fountaining episodes, which typically last less than 12 hours.

Volcano Watch: A hui hou to a giant of volcanology

Professor Bruce Houghton retired in 2025 from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa after 25 years as the Gordon A. Macdonald Chairperson of Volcanology, but although he retired and returned to New Zealand, his connections to volcanology in Hawaiʻi remain strong.

News in brief for June 25: New leadership, Japan expansion, Title IX, free Wi-Fi and more

A quick look at news from throughout the state, nation and more.

Polynesian Voyaging Society joins World Oceans Day events in Tahiti

Society chief executive officer and pwo navigator Nainoa Thompson named first international ambassador of Tainui Ātea.

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PUBLIC NOTICE: Aircraft noise to increase during military training around Pōhakuloa Training Area

Military training flights will increase for biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, July 6 to Monday, July 27.

Precursory activity begins within Halemaʻumaʻu ahead of episode 50 of the Kīlauea eruption

The summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu has resumed with weak precursory spattering, no overflows have occurred at this time.

News briefs for June 26: New leadership, Japan expansion, Title IX, free Wi-Fi and more

A quick look at news from throughout the state, nation and more.

Volcano Watch: A hui hou to a giant of volcanology

Professor Bruce Houghton retired in 2025 from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa after 25 years as the Gordon A. Macdonald Chairperson of Volcanology, but although he retired and returned to New Zealand, his connections to volcanology in Hawaiʻi remain strong.

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Hawaiʻi Operating Engineers Industry Stabilization Fund PAC endorses Bissen for re-election as mayor

The Bissen 2026 campaign announced the endorsement of Mayor Richard Bissen by the Hawaiʻi Operating Engineers Industry Stabilization Fund PAC, an organization representing union members and signatory contractors across Hawaiʻi’s construction industry. In its endorsement letter, the union cited Bissen’s leadership and commitment to addressing key issues including infrastructure, housing and economic opportunity for local […]

Carpenters Union endorses Cabiles in bid for Maui County Council Upcountry seat

Derrick Cabiles, a logistics manager, small business owner and community advocate, announced his candidacy for the Maui County Council's Upcountry residency seat, according to a campaign announcement.

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court: Plaintiffs can revive Maui Lani ‘good cause’ legal challenge on grading extension

Hawaiʻi's Supreme Court ruled that a Maui cultural and environmental group can revive part of its legal challenge over a grading permit extension at Maui Lani Phase 9, while upholding the dismissal of a separate legal theory, in a decision the group says reinforces protections for ancestral Hawaiian burial sites in Central Maui.

Maui Fire Department announces Fourth of July fireworks rules, safety and sales information

The sale of Fourth of July fireworks begins on Monday, June 29, 2026, and ends on Saturday, July 4, 2026, at 8 p.m., according to the County of Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety.