Community Bring unneeded items to the last reuse collection of the year next week
Kauai News U.S. Geological Survey scouts for new monitoring site after Kīlauea summit camera…
Update: Līhu‘e Baseball League main diamond construction project delayed
Construction was planned from Dec. 9 through Feb. 1, 2026, but has been delayed for an unspecified amount of time. December 08, 2025 · 03:30pm
Authorities arrest possible suspect in Kapa‘a car break-ins
A joint operation led to the arrest of Charles Aban on Dec. 5, as a suspect in a series of 25 vehicle break-ins near Kapa‘a trailheads.Kauai News California visitor rescued by air after suffering leg injury on Kukui Trail
Community Hawaiʻi hazard monitoring project merging tech, community design secures $1.25M
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Operation Santa open for letter adoption
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Pearl Harbor attack as seen from Japanese fighter pilots, prisoners of war viewpoints
The Shops at Kukui‘ula welcomes holidays with Santa visits, Keiki Bash
Schatz leads bipartisan effort to promote native arts and culture
Injured hunter rescued from Mākaha Ridge
UPDATE: Episode 38 of ongoing Kīlauea eruption on Big Island ends after about 12 hours of…
Hawai‘i lawmakers in Washington concerned by federal emergency assistance confusion
‘Rita sets the standard’: Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i’s Norman receives 2025…
14 lane closures scheduled during week of Dec. 6-12 on Kaua‘i state roadways
UPDATE: Southbound lane of Kūhiō Highway on Wailuā Bridge reopen
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Kaua‘i police provide alternate phone numbers to use during electrical maintenance
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Kaua‘i News
November brought dry, breezy conditions to the island
The month brought notably dry weather to Kauaʻi, with gages at Hanapēpē and Waimea Heights marking their driest November on record.
Authorities arrest possible suspect in Kapa‘a car break-ins
A joint operation led to the arrest of Charles Aban on Dec. 5, as a suspect in a series of 25 vehicle break-ins near Kapa‘a trailheads.
U.S. Geological Survey scouts for new monitoring site after Kīlauea summit camera buried in volcanic debris
The V3cam on the south rim of Kīlauea was buried under 50 feet of tephra, abruptly ending its livestream.
Update: Līhu‘e Baseball League main diamond construction project delayed
Construction was planned from Dec. 9 through Feb. 1, 2026, but has been delayed for an unspecified amount of time.
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Hawaii News
Hawaiʻi hazard monitoring project merging tech, community design secures $1.25M
The project is aimed at protecting the people and ecosystems of the islands from threats such as wildfires, drought, flooding, hurricanes, tsunamis, water contamination and more.
Operation Santa open for letter adoption
New team option and an expanded online catalog make fulfilling kids’ and families’ holiday wishes easier this year.
Pearl Harbor attack as seen from Japanese fighter pilots, prisoners of war viewpoints
Department of Accounting and General Services Hawaiʻi State Archives wanted to share 84 years later photographs found in planes or taken from prisoners of war that show the Dec. 7, 1941, attack from a Japanese perspective.
Schatz leads bipartisan effort to promote native arts and culture
He is joined by fellow Hawai‘i U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, both Democrats, and Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski to introduce the Native Arts & Culture Promotion Act, which would also unlock federal funds for Native Hawaiian Organizations.
UPDATE: Episode 38 of ongoing Kīlauea eruption on Big Island ends after about 12 hours of impressive, notable events
The latest episode in the series that began nearly a year ago on Dec. 23, 2024, ended abruptly at 8:52 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 6), when the south vent — which exploded earlier during the day and featured sustained fountaining as high as 1,200 feet at one point — ceased activity.
Hawai‘i lawmakers in Washington concerned by federal emergency assistance confusion
The lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington say delays, shifts in policy focus and withholding funds have created uncertainty and will hurt those most in need of aid, seek answers to several questions in a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi and FEMA’s senior official performing duties of administrator Karen Evans.
Big Island News
Mental fitness exam ordered for Kona man accused of robbery, assault — and called himself God
Forty-year-old Andrew Green allegedly told a security guard at a Kona hotel: "I am God and I can do or take whatever I want."
Hawaiʻi County extends waste restrictions at East Hawaiʻi Sort Station
Commercially generated waste larger than 5 cubic yards must be taken to the West Hawaiʻi Sanitary Landfill until June 30, 2026.
Maui News
New monitoring site sought after Kīlauea summit camera is buried in volcanic debris
The V3cam on the south rim of Kīlauea was buried under 50 feet of tephra, abruptly ending its livestream.
County of Maui offers free, temporary Christmas tree recycling sites in Kīhei and Makawao
The temporary Christmas tree recycling sites — at Kīhei Recycling Center and Makawao Recycling Center — will open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, through Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026.
Hawaiʻi architect Lance Hirai with G70 earns national recognition and industry certification
G70 announced that its associate principal and architect, Lance Hirai, AIA, WELL AP, ALEP, has earned a number of recognitions and certifications that will help the local design firm continue to develop inspired design solutions for its clients.
Hawaiʻi Medical Association to host conversation regarding possible affiliation between HMSA and Hawaiʻi Pacific Health
The Hawaiʻi Medical Association will host a conversation that brings together representatives from Hawaiʻi's three largest health care providers: Hawaiʻi Pacific Health, The Queen's Health Systems, and Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi.
