Hawai‘i News Globally known humpback whale ‘Big Mama’ back in Salish Sea after winter in…
Hawai‘i News Telescope atop Mauna Kea on Big Island helps reveal changes in interstellar comet…
UPDATE: Kauaʻi police capture wanted Wailua man
The 31-year-old was wanted on first-degree unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle. May 04, 2026 · 04:50pm
State investigates rock thrown at Hawaiian monk seal on Maui, breaches of seal resting areas
The Department of Land and Natural Resources is investigating social media postings on Instagram that appear to show an adult male throwing an object toward a monk seal while it was swimming in the...Hawai‘i News State orders cease and desist for BG Wealth Sharing Ltd
Hawai‘i News Legislature passes package of bills to strengthen health care across the state
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Hawaiʻi Supreme Court associate justice elevated to become new chief justice
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Birth of Hawaiian monk seal pup at Kaimana Beach prompts coordinated safety response
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Registration opens on Kauaʻi for free basketball clinic in partnership with UH Hilo
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Inaugural Laulau Day celebrated at Hawaiʻi House of Representatives
Public encouraged to read, comment on draft statewide preservation plan
University of Hawai‘i research predicts El Niño 15 months in advance using ocean model
End of an era at Kōloa Rum Co. as longtime president, chief executive officer Bob Gunter…
More than $300 million of state’s tourism revenue washed away by kona lows in March
Special ceremony, exhibit mark 40th anniversary since USS Missouri recommissioning
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Kaua‘i News
Globally known humpback whale ‘Big Mama’ back in Salish Sea after winter in Hawaiʻi
The Pacific Whale Watch Association said iconic humpback whale BCY0324 known as “Big Mama” has safely returned to local waters after her winter migration in Hawaiʻi.
State investigates rock thrown at Hawaiian monk seal on Maui, breaches of seal resting areas
The Department of Land and Natural Resources is investigating social media postings on Instagram that appear to show an adult male throwing an object toward a monk seal while it was swimming in the water off the Lahaina shoreline.
Magic and mischief hit the stage as Hanapēpē Theater doubles the Shakespeare
Experience Shakespeare like never before on Kauaʻi’s west side, as Storybook Theatre of Hawaiʻi, led by Mark Jeffers, presents a condensed, family-friendly mashup of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “The Merchant of Venice.”
Telescope atop Mauna Kea on Big Island helps reveal changes in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
Observations suggest the comet’s chemistry changed as it passed near the sun, providing new clues to how materials in interstellar comets differ from those in comets formed in this part of the cosmic neighborhood.
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Hawaii News
Globally known humpback whale ‘Big Mama’ back in Salish Sea after winter in Hawaiʻi
The Pacific Whale Watch Association said iconic humpback whale BCY0324 known as “Big Mama” has safely returned to local waters after her winter migration in Hawaiʻi.
State investigates rock thrown at Hawaiian monk seal on Maui, breaches of seal resting areas
The Department of Land and Natural Resources is investigating social media postings on Instagram that appear to show an adult male throwing an object toward a monk seal while it was swimming in the water off the Lahaina shoreline.
Telescope atop Mauna Kea on Big Island helps reveal changes in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
Observations suggest the comet’s chemistry changed as it passed near the sun, providing new clues to how materials in interstellar comets differ from those in comets formed in this part of the cosmic neighborhood.
State orders cease and desist for BG Wealth Sharing Ltd.
Each respondent must pay $50,000 for respondents) soliciting and offering unregistered securities to Hawai’i residents by utilizing a cryptocurrency platform.
Big Island News
School bus used for disabled students stolen from Ocean View
Authorities in Hawaiʻi are investigating the brazen theft of a school bus from Ocean View Estates and its later recovery at a property, where surveillance footage captured several suspects.
UPDATE: Authorities thank public after missing teen found safe in Ocean View
Lily Amor, 17, who was previously reported as a runaway, has been found safe and in good health in Ocean View.
Maui News
Maui United Way awards community-led disaster relief and long-term recovery funds to nonprofits
Maui United Way awarded $1,175,479 to four nonprofit organizations: Family Life Center; Kaibigan ng Lahaina; Jewish Community Services of Hawaiʻi; and Roots Reborn. Maui United Way also provided a total of $122,587 in support to Maui and Molokaʻi through targeted relief efforts following the March 2026 Kona Low floods, including $103,500 awarded to 10 nonprofit organizations.
Hawaiʻi Water Service offers free conservation kit to Maui customers, rebates also available to Kāʻanapali customers
As parts of Maui County continue experiencing drought conditions and with warmer temperatures expected to increase water use this spring and summer, Hawaiʻi Water Service (Hawaiʻi Water) encourages its Maui customers to take advantage of conservation resources to help them save water—and money.
State legislature passes bills to strengthen health care across Hawaiʻi
The Hawaiʻi State Legislature has finalized passage of a broad package of health-related measures, with bills from the House Committee on Health and the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services approved on final reading in both chambers today. The legislation spans public health protections, expanded care for kūpuna, mental health access, cancer screening, and long-term care planning.
Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement campaign runs from May 11-31, 2026
Beginning Monday, May 11, 2026, the Maui Police Department Traffic Division will participate in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “Click It or Ticket” enforcement campaign. Motorists will see heightened traffic enforcement and patrols, which will continue through Sunday, May 31, 2026, and include the use of unmarked patrol vehicles to enforce seat belt and child passenger restraint laws.
