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Community Hawaiʻi 4-H invites public to attend summer livestock show season events throughout…

Summer schedule begins at Kapa‘a, Waimea swimming pools
Kapa‘a Swimming Pool reopens Saturday, May 30, after mechanical issues requiring its closure were repaired, making even more of a splash since both swimming pools also transition to their new hours. May 30, 2026 · 05:00am
Office of Hawaiian Affairs board decides against purchase of TV station
Trustees did, however, emphasize discussing the proposal itself reflects an important and evolving conversation about the future of Native Hawaiian ownership, influence and participation within major economic and communications sectors.Kaua‘i News Small storage unit goes up in flames in Kalāheo
Hawai‘i News Longtime University of Hawaiʻi faculty member Syrmos recommended as next Mānoa campus…
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Kaua‘i News
The Garden Isle’s monthly all-hazard siren test scheduled for June 1
Hawaiʻi’s outdoor warning sirens will undergo their routine monthly test at 11:45 a.m. on Monday, June 1, in conjunction with the Emergency Alert System test.
Summer schedule begins at Kapa‘a, Waimea swimming pools
Kapa‘a Swimming Pool reopens Saturday, May 30, after mechanical issues requiring its closure were repaired, making even more of a splash since both swimming pools also transition to their new hours.
Office of Hawaiian Affairs board decides against purchase of TV station
Trustees did, however, emphasize discussing the proposal itself reflects an important and evolving conversation about the future of Native Hawaiian ownership, influence and participation within major economic and communications sectors.
TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Road closures scheduled this weekend in Kalāheo
Stay after the parade and find a ton of fun in the heart of Kalāheo while honoring Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leināʻala and its new Miss Aloha Hula Jelacia Naomi Waiauokalaniākea Peralta.
Hawaiʻi 4-H invites public to attend summer livestock show season events throughout state
These events are a fun way for the community to support Hawaiʻi’s next generation of agricultural leaders while learning more about the importance of livestock production and youth development programs.
Small storage unit goes up in flames in Kalāheo
The Kaua‘i Fire Department firefighters extinguished a fire at a small single-story storage structure on Thursday evening in Kalāheo. No injuries were reported. Firefighters were dispatched at 6:20 p.m. to a fire at Papalina Road. First responders discovered the room of origin was completely walled in and the only entrance was covered by plywood. Firefighters […]
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Hawaii News
The Garden Isle’s monthly all-hazard siren test scheduled for June 1
Hawaiʻi’s outdoor warning sirens will undergo their routine monthly test at 11:45 a.m. on Monday, June 1, in conjunction with the Emergency Alert System test.
Office of Hawaiian Affairs board decides against purchase of TV station
Trustees did, however, emphasize discussing the proposal itself reflects an important and evolving conversation about the future of Native Hawaiian ownership, influence and participation within major economic and communications sectors.
Hawaiʻi 4-H invites public to attend summer livestock show season events throughout state
These events are a fun way for the community to support Hawaiʻi’s next generation of agricultural leaders while learning more about the importance of livestock production and youth development programs.
Longtime University of Hawaiʻi faculty member Syrmos recommended as next Mānoa campus chancellor
Current University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa interim provost has more than 30 years of higher education leadership experience, having been a faculty member for 35 years at the campus’ College of Engineering and serving 12 years as University of Hawaiʻi vice president for research and innovation and 8 years as associate Mānoa campus vice chancellor.
Volcano Watch: What caused the major shake-up May 22 on the Big Island?
The base of Mauna Loa sitting on top of the old oceanic crust is only 6 miles below sea level, so the major magnitude-6.0 earthquake the night of Friday, May 22, happened deeper than the volcano — even deeper than the base of the ocean crust, which is bent downward by the weight of the Hawaiian Island chain.
Hawaiʻi Funding Project: Making visible resource flow into Hawaiʻi
Hawaiʻi Funding Project pulls from disparate funding and data sources, providing access to visualizations and data to explore funding at the most relevant and useful depth; it is a direct response to questions about federal funding disruptions early in 2025.
Big Island News
Catch of day during Kauaʻi Mother’s Day fishing outing is seabird in distress saved by teen sailor
The family holiday celebration became an unexpected wildlife rescue when Hawaiʻi Technology Academy student and Kauaʻi Sailing Association member Xavier Prentice bravely swam out and retrieved the struggling juvenile koaʻe kea, inspiring his community to better protect native Hawaiian birds.
Hawai‘i County officials meet with South Kona residents impacted by 6.0-magnitude earthquake
Hawai‘i County Civil Defense Administrator Talmadge Magno said the number of reported property damage from the earthquake has now reached into the 300s.
Maui News
Mayor Bissen temporarily out of state May 30-June 7, 2026
Mayor Bissen will attend the US Army War College’s 71st annual National Security Seminar at Carlisle Barracks in Pennsylvania from May 31 through June 4. He will then attend the 94th annual meeting of the United States Conference of the Mayors from June 4 through June 7, 2026, in California.
Hawaiʻi visitor spending up 4.8% in April despite slight drop in arrivals
Hawaiʻi welcomed slightly fewer visitors in April 2026 than it did a year earlier, but those who came spent more—pushing total visitor spending to $1.77 billion for the month, a 4.8% increase over April 2025, according to preliminary data from the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.


