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    • While elementary-aged keiki engage in Spring Fun, teens can learn leadership skills

    Spring Fun registration opens on March 12 for keiki ages 5 to 12-years old to participate activity-filled programs during spring break this year.

    Kauai News Endemic pueo killed by collision with vehicle on Kauaʻi’s westside

    Kauai News Teenage driver suffers critical injuries following 3-vehicle crash on Kaua‘i

    ‘Year of the Fire Horse’ ignites creative momentum at Common Ground in Kīlauea

    On Friday, a vibrant Lunar New Year event at Common Ground celebrated the "Year of the Fire Horse" and united the North Shore community through creative art installations. February 24, 2026 · 05:00am

    UH Mānoa encourages international student applicants with new microsites in their language

    UH Mānoa application process becomes more accessible for some international students with new microsites in Japanese, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, and English for Indian students.

    Kauai News Former state public safety employee on Kaua‘i pleads guilty to embezzling government…

    Hawaii News TSA PreCheck still available at Hawai‘i airports, but Global Entry suspended

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    ‘Year of the Fire Horse’ ignites creative momentum at Common Ground in Kīlauea

    On Friday, a vibrant Lunar New Year event at Common Ground celebrated the “Year of the Fire Horse” and united the North Shore community through creative art installations.

    While elementary-aged keiki engage in Spring Fun, teens can learn leadership skills

    Spring Fun registration opens on March 12 for keiki ages 5 to 12-years old to participate activity-filled programs during spring break this year.

    Endemic pueo killed by collision with vehicle on Kauaʻi’s westside

    The death of the native pueo, or Hawaiian short-eared owl, on Kauaʻi, raises renewed concerns about the vulnerability of island wildlife to vehicle strikes on Kauaʻi.

    Teenage driver suffers critical injuries following 3-vehicle crash on Kaua‘i

    The crash occurred near the intersection of Kaumuali‘i Highway and ‘Ōma‘o Road at approximately 7 a.m.

    Former state public safety employee on Kaua‘i pleads guilty to embezzling government funds

    The former employee worked as an account clerk for the sheriff’s division on Kaua‘i, where she manipulated computer records to receive more than $64,000 in unearned compensation.

    TSA PreCheck still available at Hawai‘i airports, but Global Entry suspended

    After backlash from travelers, airline industry groups and others, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reversed its plans to suspend TSA PreCheck during the partial government shutdown.
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    UH Mānoa encourages international student applicants with new microsites in their language

    UH Mānoa application process becomes more accessible for some international students with new microsites in Japanese, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, and English for Indian students.

    TSA PreCheck still available at Hawai‘i airports, but Global Entry suspended

    After backlash from travelers, airline industry groups and others, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reversed its plans to suspend TSA PreCheck during the partial government shutdown.

    New associate judge for Intermediate Court of Appeals appointed by Hawai‘i Gov. Green

    This appointment is subject to confirmation by the Hawaiʻi State Senate.

    Weekslong strike of Kaiser health care workers in California, Hawai‘i comes to end

    There will be no picket lines today as the union and employer finalize return-to-work agreements.

    Break down federal contracting processes, topics with a workshop this Friday

    The Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce is hosting an workshop focused on federal contracting, opportunities for Native Hawaiian organizations in Honolulu on Friday, Feb. 27.

    Matson pledges more support for Hawaiʻi Foodbank as food insecurity rises statewide

    Matson is absorbing more shipping costs this year for the Hawaiʻi Foodbank to serve nearly a third of local households experiencing food insecurity.

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    First disabled artist-in-residence at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park calls it ‘milestone of inclusion’

    Tennessee resident Houston Vandergriff, who was born with Down syndrome, hopes his photographs and advocacy will inspire others to live life to the fullest and to live life with compassion.

    House bill would allow for up to 10-year extensions of Mauna Kea leases

    The master lease of Mauna Kea lands is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2033.

    New $4.6 million collaborative project to restore coral reef in American Samoa

    New project aims to revive the vital ecosystems of coral reefs amid rising marine heatwaves and invests in educating future natural resource managers.

    Police close Bayfront Highway in Hilo due to large waves, debris

    High surf warning in effect for north and east-facing shores of Big Island through 6 p.m. Tuesday.

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    Maui Prep wins boys crown, Lahainaluna takes girls division at first MIL surf contest of 2026

    Maui Prep won the boys' crown, while their West Maui rival, Lahainaluna, took the girls' division at the first Maui Interscholastic League surf contest of the season, Saturday at D.T. Fleming Beach Park.

    Maui Surf Forecast for February 24, 2026

    A rapidly building, long period north-northeast (010-030 deg) swell will produce breaking waves at High Surf Warning levels across most north and east...

    Kaiser nurses to return to work Tuesday after four-week strike, bargaining continues

    After four weeks on strike, nurses and health care professionals represented by the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP)  will return to work Tuesday across Kaiser Permanente facilities in California and Hawai’i. The work stoppage was the largest open-ended strike of registered nurses and health care professionals in United States history, according to the union.  

    Hawaiʻi DOH reports second confirmed travel-related-dengue virus case of 2026

    The Hawai‘i Department of Health has identified a new travel-related dengue virus case on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases in the state for 2026 to two. The first case was identified earlier this month on Maui. Both affected individuals were exposed to the virus while traveling in a region where dengue is common.