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    • For 44 years, until his death in 1931, Father Joseph Dutton lived at the Kalaupapa Settlement on Molokaʻi, where he served the patients with Hansenʻs Disease who were forcibly taken there. (Photo: Hawaiʻi State Archives)

    Gov. Green signs bill making every April 27 Brother Joseph Dutton Day in Hawaiʻi

    The man born Ira Dutton was a Union Army veteran in the Civil War before he became a Catholic layman and spent the last 44 years of his life in service to the patients with Hansen's Disease at the...

    Kaua‘i News UPDATE: Beach park in Līhu‘e to reopen this morning

    Hawai‘i News Virtual Hōʻike to highlight new generation of Indigenous leaders

    UH students develop project that could help support sustained human activity in space

    Team RoSE is one of 14 university teams selected to present its project at the 2026 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts–Academic Linkage Forum in June. April 24, 2026 · 05:00am

    Kaua‘i residents invited to write messages for Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai‘i event

    These messages will be sent to O‘ahu, where they'll be affixed to Collective Remembrance Lanterns and set afloat on May 25 at Ala Moana Beach Park.

    Hawai‘i News Keith Regan named acting Lt. Governor hours after Sylvia Luke announced she was…

    Hawai‘i News Hawai‘i Lt. Gov. Luke steps down indefinitely amid corruption accusations

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    UPDATE: Beach park in Līhu‘e to reopen this morning

    Plumbing repairs at the park are underway.

    Virtual Hōʻike to highlight new generation of Indigenous leaders

    Philanthropono’s Kaʻiʻi Hōʻike on April 30 will showcase a new wave of Indigenous leaders redefining philanthropy through cultural and community-focused fundraising.

    Kaua‘i residents invited to write messages for Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai‘i event

    These messages will be sent to O‘ahu, where they’ll be affixed to Collective Remembrance Lanterns and set afloat on May 25 at Ala Moana Beach Park.

    Keith Regan named acting Lt. Governor hours after Sylvia Luke announced she was stepping down

    Following Sylvia Luke’s leave amid a corruption probe, Keith Regan has assumed the role of acting lieutenant governor of Hawaii.

    Hawai‘i Lt. Gov. Luke steps down indefinitely amid corruption accusations

    Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke’s decision to step down comes four days after she announced she would not seek reelection to Hawai‘i’s second-highest office.

    Eruptive episode 45 at Kīlauea on Hawai‘i Island ends

    Due to reduced ground and aviation hazards, the U.S. Geological Survey is dropping the Volcano Alert Level from WATCH to ADVISORY.
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    Gov. Green signs bill making every April 27 Brother Joseph Dutton Day in Hawaiʻi

    The man born Ira Dutton was a Union Army veteran in the Civil War before he became a Catholic layman and spent the last 44 years of his life in service to the patients with Hansen’s Disease at the isolated Kalaupapa Settlement on Moloka’i.

    UH students develop project that could help support sustained human activity in space

    Team RoSE is one of 14 university teams selected to present its project at the 2026 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts–Academic Linkage Forum in June.

    Virtual Hōʻike to highlight new generation of Indigenous leaders

    Philanthropono’s Kaʻiʻi Hōʻike on April 30 will showcase a new wave of Indigenous leaders redefining philanthropy through cultural and community-focused fundraising.

    Keith Regan named acting Lt. Governor hours after Sylvia Luke announced she was stepping down

    Following Sylvia Luke’s leave amid a corruption probe, Keith Regan has assumed the role of acting lieutenant governor of Hawaii.

    Hawai‘i Lt. Gov. Luke steps down indefinitely amid corruption accusations

    Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke’s decision to step down comes four days after she announced she would not seek reelection to Hawai‘i’s second-highest office.

    Eruptive episode 45 at Kīlauea on Hawai‘i Island ends

    Due to reduced ground and aviation hazards, the U.S. Geological Survey is dropping the Volcano Alert Level from WATCH to ADVISORY.

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    Businessman, 2 attorneys sentenced in multimillion-dollar scheme to bribe Hawai‘i County public official

    According to court documents, the defendants conspired to pay bribes and kickbacks to a county housing employee in exchange for his agreement to use his official position to ensure that the county approved three affordable housing agreements benefitting the defendants’ development companies.

    Fixed-wing aircraft makes emergency landing at Kona airport

    The incident occurred on Thursday, shortly before noon, when the pilot ultimately refused transfer to the hospital.

    Volcano Watch: Shallow earthquakes, ground deformation at Kīlauea’s summit highlight hazards near Halemaʻumaʻu

    Conditions in and around the closed area at the summit of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park can evolve quickly, and elevate the risk of rockfalls, ground cracking and other potentially life‑threatening hazards.

    Bill to cap parking rates on private lots in Historic Kailua Village postponed again

    The bill will be heard again on May 19 during Hawai‘i County Council's Policy Committee on Public Works and Mass Transit.

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    FEMA approves millions to support disaster mitigation projects, grid upgrades in Hawaiʻi

    More than $3.8 million in Hawaiʻi to upgrade the Energy Management System (EMS) platform for the Maui and Hawaiʻi electrical grids. EMS platforms are the backbone of electrical grids, enabling real time monitoring and control to quickly identify and triage threats and impacts to the electrical grid from natural hazards and vice-versa, potential threats to the community and environment from faulty electrical grid resources.  

    Hawaiʻi Citizen-Scholars recognized for excellence and service

    Forty-three of the state’s top public school seniors, including two top honorees from Maui were honored April 22 at the Citizen-Scholar Awards luncheon held at the Prince Waikīkī.

    Historic row from Washington State to Maui launches May 1

    The four-man crew: Joshua Dukes, Greg Anderson, Johnny Martinez, and Wilton Ngotel; will attempt the 3,100 mile transpacific crossing without sails, engines, or a support vessel, relying entirely on teamwork and physical strength to navigate one of the world’s most demanding environments.

    50th Anniversary of the historic launch of Hōkūleʻa’s 1976 Maiden Voyage

    May 1, 2026 will mark 50 years since Hōkūleʻa departed Honolua Bay, Maui on her maiden deep-sea voyage, sailing from Hawaiʻi to Tahiti using traditional, non-instrument navigation. This marked the first time in approximately 600 years that a voyaging canoe sailed the ancient sea road of Kealaikahiki and disproved theories of accidental drift.