Community Public meetings scheduled this week to discuss Līhuʻe Airport Optimization Plan
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UPDATE: Missing 12-year-old Kaua‘i girl found in California
The young girl was found in good health and was taken into protective care. February 27, 2026 · 04:23pm
More than 1,900 humpbacks observed during second Sanctuary Ocean Count, Great Whale Count of 2026
Data was collected Feb. 28 from 46 sites throughout the main Hawaiian Islands; a total of 1,935 whales were observed throughout all islands, down just 12 whales from February 2025.Community Hawai‘i State Junior Golf Association announces membership registration
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Public meetings scheduled this week to discuss Līhuʻe Airport Optimization Plan
The purpose of the plan is to optimize existing airport facilities to improve safety, enhance operational efficiency and environmental sustainability as well as to improve passenger experience while remaining responsive to community values and concerns.
Genetics students at University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo visit ‘living laboratory’ traditional Hawaiian fishpond
Students worked with community stewards of Kaumaui, a loko iʻa in the Keaukaha community on the south side of Hilo Bay on the Big Island, to help with restoration and preservation efforts and collect water samples for DNA testing back on campus as part of their semester-long experiment.
Hawai‘i State Junior Golf Association announces membership registration
Junior golfers throughout Hawai‘i are invited to tee up and join a competitive and educational tournament schedule designed to develop skills on and off the course; the 2026 Spring season opens March 14-15 at Wailuā Golf Course on Kaua‘i, with a tournament for juniors ages 14 years old and younger.
Hiking party escorted off Kaua‘i trail after one of the members suffers an apparent seizure
Kaua‘i Fire Department, personnel with the Hanalei Fire Station and Rescue 3 responded to the incident near Hanakāpī‘ai Beach along the Kalalau Trail shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 28.
More than 1,900 humpbacks observed during second Sanctuary Ocean Count, Great Whale Count of 2026
Data was collected Feb. 28 from 46 sites throughout the main Hawaiian Islands; a total of 1,935 whales were observed throughout all islands, down just 12 whales from February 2025.
University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center cyberattack possibly exposes personal info
The records contain Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers, mostly from Hawaiʻi driver’s license records collected in 2000 from Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation and City and County of Honolulu voter registration records collected in 1998 — both times when identifiers were usually Social Security numbers.
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Genetics students at University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo visit ‘living laboratory’ traditional Hawaiian fishpond
Students worked with community stewards of Kaumaui, a loko iʻa in the Keaukaha community on the south side of Hilo Bay on the Big Island, to help with restoration and preservation efforts and collect water samples for DNA testing back on campus as part of their semester-long experiment.
Hawai‘i State Junior Golf Association announces membership registration
Junior golfers throughout Hawai‘i are invited to tee up and join a competitive and educational tournament schedule designed to develop skills on and off the course; the 2026 Spring season opens March 14-15 at Wailuā Golf Course on Kaua‘i, with a tournament for juniors ages 14 years old and younger.
More than 1,900 humpbacks observed during second Sanctuary Ocean Count, Great Whale Count of 2026
Data was collected Feb. 28 from 46 sites throughout the main Hawaiian Islands; a total of 1,935 whales were observed throughout all islands, down just 12 whales from February 2025.
University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center cyberattack possibly exposes personal info
The records contain Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers, mostly from Hawaiʻi driver’s license records collected in 2000 from Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation and City and County of Honolulu voter registration records collected in 1998 — both times when identifiers were usually Social Security numbers.
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo preparing Hawaiʻi’s ʻōlelo educators to fill gaps in growing immersion programs
Mākaʻimoku is director of the Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education Program within the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language; she reshaped the program to expand access and is now driven to reach even more future educators.
Washington lawmakers from Hawai‘i share reactions to attack on Iran by U.S., Israel
Perhaps as expected, Congress is divided largely along party lines in reaction to the strikes on multiple sites in the capital of Tehran and other locations throughout Iran, with Democrats calling it ‘a war of choice’ that required approval from Congress and Republicans toeing the party line and supporting President Donald Trump’s actions.
Big Island News
Sign up today for The Kohala Center’s next stewardship experience at Kahalu‘u Bay and Beach Park
Those who attend will learn about Kahaluʻu as ʻāina lei aliʻi, the lands that adorn the chiefs, and what made Kahaluʻu so special for generations; participants also will engage in kilo, or intentional observation along the shoreline or in the water and moʻolelo, or oral history, of Kahalu‘u will be shared and a mo’olelo of the day will be collectively created.
Tee up to register for membership in Hawai‘i State Junior Golf Association
Junior golfers throughout Hawai‘i are invited to tee up and join a competitive and educational tournament schedule designed to develop skills on and off the course; the 2026 Spring season opens March 14-15 at Wailuā Golf Course on Kaua‘i, with a tournament for juniors ages 14 years old and younger.
Volunteers observe more than 1,900 humpbacks during second count of 2026
Data was collected Feb. 28 from 46 sites throughout the main Hawaiian Islands; a total of 1,935 whales were observed throughout all islands, down just 12 whales from February 2025.
‘Living laboratory’: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo genetics students visit traditional Hawaiian fishpond in Keaukaha
Students of the lab class worked with community stewards of Kaumaui, a loko iʻa in the community on the south side of Hilo Bay on the Big Island, to help with restoration and preservation efforts and collect water samples for DNA testing back on campus as part of their semester-long experiment.
Maui News
Full-scale emergency exercise highlights Pacific Missile Range Facility readiness, teamwork
The US Navy facility on the west coast of Kaua‘i passed the Emergency Management Program Assessment and executed an emergency operations center C3 activation, confirming command’s ability to respond quickly, coordinate effectively and maintain mission continuity during an emergency.
Līhuʻe Airport Optimization Plan public meetings scheduled
The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation will conduct a series of public meetings to provide the community with information about the Līhuʻe Airport Optimization Plan and to offer an opportunity for public input.
Hawaiʻi State Junior Golf Association opens registration for Spring season
The Hawaiʻi State Junior Golf Association is now officially open for 2026 membership and registration for its Spring season. Junior golfers across Hawaiʻi are invited to join and take part in a competitive and educational tournament schedule designed to develop skills both on and off the course.
