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Kauaʻi teen with Down Syndrome turns beach sand messages into a heart-warming business
Katrina Louise Martinez and her daughter, Ella Joy Marinez, have turned a loving habit of crafting sand messages into a unique company, Sand Scribletz. June 17, 2026 · 05:00am
Good Samaritans honored during Kauaʻi Fire Commission meeting
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Public invited to community meeting next week at Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital
Updates about hospital improvement projects, Mahelona Transit-Oriented Development Master Plan update and environmental impact statement, relocation of Kapaʻa Public Library and Kauaʻi County Supportive Housing project will be provided.
More than $40K in damages reported following structure fire on Kaua‘i
Kaua‘i Firefighters were dispatched to the blaze on Aliomanu Road in Anahola shortly after 6:10 p.m.
Native Hawaiian civic engagement efforts to expand through Office of Hawaiian Affairs for 2026 elections
Office plans statewide congressional debate and trustee candidate forums.
Good Samaritans honored during Kauaʻi Fire Commission meeting
John Patt, Jim Leake, Victor Lawson and JC Crouch acted without hesitation to immediately perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation efforts and use an automated external defibrillator to help Howard Yamaguchi after he suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed last summer.
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Native Hawaiian civic engagement efforts to expand through Office of Hawaiian Affairs for 2026 elections
Office plans statewide congressional debate and trustee candidate forums.
Advanced deep-sea technology helps document first live observations of iconic goblin shark
The University of Hawaiʻi oceanographers have recorded the elusive goblin shark in its natural deep-ocean habitat, extending the known depth and ranges of this “living fossil” across the Central Pacific.
Nara Organics recalls infant formula due to potential contamination linked to infant botulism
There is a potential contamination by Clostridium botulinum in Nara Organics’ powdered infant formula products that are sold nationwide at Target stores and through direct-to-consumer sales online.
From Hawaiʻi to the world: Brothers soaring together at Alaska, Hawaiian Airlines
Aviation is more than a career for brothers Kaʻimi and Kekumu “Kumu” N. — it’s a shared journey that connected them across skies, time zones and two beloved brands they represent.
San Andreas fault reaches highest stress level in 1,000 years
The system is critically stressed, and that physics-based models such as this one give them a clearer picture of the range of scenarios for which to be prepared.
Three new Hawaiian Airlines aircraft designs set sail this summer for Disney’s live-action ‘Moana’
The new “Moana” designs inspire guests around the world with a message of exploration — “Voyage beyond the reef” — on all three aircraft ahead of the theatrical release of Disney’s highly anticipated reimagining on July 10.
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Observe ‘Year of Our Coastal Kuleana’ with online visits to remote seabird sanctuaries
360-degree videos and interviews allow exploration of inaccessible areas — right from the comfort and convenience of your own home.
Two West Hawai‘i beach parks remain temporarily closed for debris removal following high surf
The closures for the two Kona beach parks will continue through the morning.
Maui News
2026 Nā Kamehameha Commemorative Pāʻū Parade and Hōʻolauleʻa announces Grand Marshal and Court
Nā Kamehameha Commemorative Pāʻū Parade and Hōʻolauleʻa Committee announced Kaibigan Ng Lahaina as the Grand Parade Marshal for the 2026 Nā Kamehameha Commemorative Pāʻū Parade, taking place on Saturday, June 20, 2026, along Kaʻahumanu Avenue in Kahului. The parade will begin at 9:45 a.m.
Proposed Hoʻonani Village affordable housing project awaits council action
The Hoʻonani Village Mixed Use Development—one of the largest affordable-housing projects in Central Maui over the last 10 years—will be reviewed at Friday’s council meeting.
UH study: Native Hawaiian adults face mobility challenges earlier in life
Native Hawaiian adults experience mobility limitations––including challenges with agility, gait, balance and fall risk—at significantly higher rates and at younger ages than other major racial and ethnic groups in Hawaiʻi, according to new research.


