Kauai News 71-year-old bicyclist in hospital after crash on Kūhiō Highway
Hawaii News PGA Tour Champions tourney at Hualālai on Big Island celebrates 30 years
Kaiser employees volunteer in Kaua‘i taro patch as part of medical group’s Annual Day of Service
Activities included clearing invasive plants and roots from loʻi kalo and removing weeds along the banks of Waipā Stream. January 19, 2026 · 02:38pm
33rd Hawaiʻi State Legislature begins 2026 session Wednesday
For Kauaʻi residents unable to travel to Oʻahu, floor proceedings on opening day of the State Legislature in both the House and Senate chambers will be broadcast live online.Hawaii News Tiger sharks mate during Maui’s whale season, new study shows
Hawaii News Federal legislation introduced to establish new national veterans cemetery in Hawaiʻi
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Kaua‘i News
71-year-old bicyclist in hospital after crash on Kūhiō Highway
The bicyclist was taken to Wilcox Medical Center after being struck by a 2003 Toyota pickup truck exiting the 7-Eleven parking lot in Līhu‘e.
Kaiser employees volunteer in Kaua‘i taro patch as part of medical group’s Annual Day of Service
Activities included clearing invasive plants and roots from loʻi kalo and removing weeds along the banks of Waipā Stream.
PGA Tour Champions tourney at Hualālai on Big Island celebrates 30 years
The tournament, now called the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualālai, started with 17 professionals, and this year’s pro field is at 42, including defending champion Ernie Els of South Africa.
Hawai‘i Department of Transportation announces lane closures this week
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, there will be no lane closures on Monday, unless otherwise permitted.
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Hawaii News
PGA Tour Champions tourney at Hualālai on Big Island celebrates 30 years
The tournament, now called the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualālai, started with 17 professionals, and this year’s pro field is at 42, including defending champion Ernie Els of South Africa.
33rd Hawaiʻi State Legislature begins 2026 session Wednesday
For Kauaʻi residents unable to travel to Oʻahu, floor proceedings on opening day of the State Legislature in both the House and Senate chambers will be broadcast live online.
Tiger sharks mate during Maui’s whale season, new study shows
The findings challenges the conventional understanding of tiger sharks as purely solitary animals, revealing a predictable seasonal convergence of mature males and females that coincides with the humpback whale calving season in Hawaiʻi.
Federal legislation introduced to establish new national veterans cemetery in Hawaiʻi
The only national cemetery in Hawaiʻi is running out of space, and has been functionally closed for in-ground burials since 1991 — and it is expected to stop taking cremated remains by 2036.
Affordable housing remains top concern for many residents, finds annual statewide survey
The winter 2025 edition of Hawai‘i Perspectives reveals 71% of residents surveyed agree the state should build more housing as quickly as possible; survey also finds 89% of respondents say military is ‘very’ or ‘somewhat’ important to state’s economy.
Big Island News
Kaiser staff volunteer in North Kona, Hilo for its Annual Day of Service
On the Hilo side, volunteers returned to the Haleolono fishpond and in North Kona, volunteers worked in the Pu‘uwa‘awa‘a Forest Reserve.
Fourth annual HI-PAL baseball tournament coming up in Hilo
Twenty-one teams from across Hawai‘i Island, comprised of keiki ages 4 to 8, will participate in the tournament.
Maui News
Local musician Anthony Pfluke to headline concert at Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Maui musician Anthony Pfluke will perform a special concert to celebrate the release of his new album, “Kuʻu Lei Lokelani,” at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 in the McCoy Studio Theater at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Pfluke, a Nā Hōkū Hanohano award finalist and the winner of the 2022 Kani Ka Pila Grille Talent […]
Schatz secures nearly $34 million in federal funding for Hawaiʻi; Maui County projects
US Sen. Brian Schatz announced Monday that the Senate approved a bipartisan funding package including nearly $34 million in congressional directed spending for the state, with allocations designated for infrastructure and environmental protection in Maui County. The funding comes amid nationwide federal budget cuts. Schatz, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, indicated that more […]
