Hawai‘i News Volcano Watch: Remembering a time when I forgot Hawaiʻi has earthquakes
Hawai‘i News Deep-sea expedition around the Hawaiian Islands includes 10 local scientists, students…
Kauaʻi’s North Shore down to one temporary gas station with 3-month closure of Kīlauea Aloha Gas
The renovation is to replace underground fuel tanks, expand its fueling capacity and add diesel. October 09, 2026 · 05:00am
Brown water advisory canceled for Kauaʻi, several beaches remain in effect
A brown water advisory remains active for Kauaʻi, affecting popular spots like Poʻipū Beach Pavilion and Waimea Bay Landing due to recent weather conditions.Community Kaua‘i Humane Society welcomes new chief executive officer
Hawai‘i News Hawaiʻi art competition now taking entries from students in grades 7-12
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Port Allen Airport public parking closed through the weekend
Approval of 2 major disaster declarations will help Hawaiʻi recover from recent storms
Households hosting families displaced by recent storms can get support from new Hawaiian…
Rebuilding of Kauaʻi County’s Kāpule Building from extensive fire damage remains…
October is ‘Stop the Ant Month’ in Hawaiʻi
Kapaʻa Swimming Pool reopens today
24/7 closure of westbound Halekō Road to Nāwiliwili Road scheduled in Līhuʻe
From Hive to Table: Kauaʻi Honey Challenge invites beekeepers to put their diverse…
Kauaʻi County accepts $100,000 IT services donation to repair damage caused by Kapule…
Kauaʻi Police Department’s Joseph Himongala honored as statewide law enforcement…
Hawaiian Council launches statewide housing support program for storm-related families
Forum explores next chapter in Hawaiʻiʻs economic relationship with Japan
Raised crosswalk work set for Kūhio, Kaumualiʻi Highways begins this week
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Kaua‘i News
Brown water advisory canceled for Kauaʻi, several beaches remain in effect
Hanamāʻulu Beach added to list of beaches around the Garden Isle where brown water advisories remain in place.
Volcano Watch: Remembering a time when I forgot Hawaiʻi has earthquakes
The fact that the Island of Hawaiʻi has active volcanoes means we have lots and lots of earthquakes; most aren’t strong enough to be felt let alone devastating, but every once in a while, large earthquakes are produced, such as the magnitude-6 in West Hawaiʻi earlier this year.
Magnitude 7.6 earthquake near Panama; but no tsunami threat for Hawaiʻi or the Pacific basin
A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake near Panama this morning, but at 8:38 a.m. the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu said there is no threat of a tsunami to Hawaiʻi.
Deep-sea expedition around the Hawaiian Islands includes 10 local scientists, students, educators
The expedition will utilize remotely operated vehicles and seafloor mapping technologies to explore never-before-seen ridges, seamounts and abyssal plains throughout the Hawaiian Archipelago.
Kauaʻi’s North Shore down to one temporary gas station with 3-month closure of Kīlauea Aloha Gas
The renovation is to replace underground fuel tanks, expand its fueling capacity and add diesel.
Kaua‘i Humane Society welcomes new chief executive officer
Chris Machorek brings more than three decades of senior leadership experience in the hospitality industry on Kaua‘i, with extensive experience leading organizations, developing teams, managing complex operations and building strong relationships.
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Hawaii News
Volcano Watch: Remembering a time when I forgot Hawaiʻi has earthquakes
The fact that the Island of Hawaiʻi has active volcanoes means we have lots and lots of earthquakes; most aren’t strong enough to be felt let alone devastating, but every once in a while, large earthquakes are produced, such as the magnitude-6 in West Hawaiʻi earlier this year.
Magnitude 7.6 earthquake near Panama; but no tsunami threat for Hawaiʻi or the Pacific basin
A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake near Panama this morning, but at 8:38 a.m. the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu said there is no threat of a tsunami to Hawaiʻi.
Deep-sea expedition around the Hawaiian Islands includes 10 local scientists, students, educators
The expedition will utilize remotely operated vehicles and seafloor mapping technologies to explore never-before-seen ridges, seamounts and abyssal plains throughout the Hawaiian Archipelago.
Hawaiʻi art competition now taking entries from students in grades 7-12
Public, private, charter and homeschool students may enter the competition, with entries due Dec. 12.
Approval of 2 major disaster declarations will help Hawaiʻi recover from recent storms
The declarations provide Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance funding on a cost-sharing basis to supplement recovery efforts in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi County and Maui County following Hurricane Lala in August, as well as Kauaʻi and Maui counties for impacts from Hurricane Lowell in September.
Big Island News
Hawaiʻi students in grades 7-12 invited to participate in art competition
Public, private, charter and homeschool students may enter the competition, with entries due Dec. 12.
UPDATE: Highway 11 closure near Kaʻawa Flats now open to all traffic
Heavy flooding has forced the closure of Highway 11 between mile markers 59 and 63 on Hawaiʻi Island.
Maui News
Maui United Way to open applications for $12M county-funded pilot for aid to 910 working households
Maui United Way will begin accepting applications this month for a $12 million, Maui County-funded pilot program that will give monthly payments to about 910 working households on Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi for 12 months, the nonprofit announced. The Kamaʻāina Credit for ALICE Households Pilot Program will pay $500 a month to selected households of […]
DOH encourages Hawaiʻi residents to stay up to date on vaccines
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is encouraging Hawaiʻi residents to take common-sense precautions against influenza, COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses as respiratory virus activity increases across the state.
Hirono calls livestream military execution ‘a barbaric spectacle’
Hawaiʻi US Sen. Mazie Hirono, a senior member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, is protesting the Department of Defense’s announcement to livestream the military execution of Nidal Malik Hassan. Hassan is a former Army officer and psychiatrist who killed 13 people and injured 32 others during a mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, […]
Travel-related dengue fever case reported on Oʻahu
The Hawai‘i Department of Health reports identifying a new travel-related dengue virus case on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases in the state to eight for 2026. All of the cases have involved travel to Pacific Island countries and territories. The affected individual was exposed to the virus while traveling in a region […]
