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Hawaiʻi Department of Education sends out its policies as the 2026-2027 school year looms two weeks away
Students across Hawaiʻi are set to return to school on August 3, armed with new guidelines, including a statewide cellphone policy that restricts usage during school hours. July 21, 2026 · 05:00am
Innovative ‘geothermometer’ sheds light on Hawaiian volcano history
New groundbreaking research from the University of Hawai‘i challenges previous beliefs as it reveals that the Hawaiian mantle plume has significantly heated over 47 million years.Business Outright ownership of Big Island hotel acquired by investment firm for $23 million
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Hawaiʻi Department of Education sends out its policies as the 2026-2027 school year looms two weeks away
Students across Hawaiʻi are set to return to school on August 3, armed with new guidelines, including a statewide cellphone policy that restricts usage during school hours.
Public summit to advance colorectal cancer prevention and control in Hawaiʻi
Learn more about the second leading cancer in Hawaiʻi during the Hawaiʻi Colorectal Cancer Summit 2026 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, July 24 in-person or virtually.
Innovative ‘geothermometer’ sheds light on Hawaiian volcano history
New groundbreaking research from the University of Hawai‘i challenges previous beliefs as it reveals that the Hawaiian mantle plume has significantly heated over 47 million years.
Department of Water plans repairs, intermittent outages along upper Kuamoʻo Road
Residents of Wailua Homesteads near Kuamoʻo Road can expect water disruptions as essential repairs are conducted on a local water tank.
Outright ownership of Big Island hotel acquired by investment firm for $23 million
Nine Brains, headquartered in Santa Monica, Calif., acquired full fee-simple ownership of Pacific 19 Kona hotel in Kailua-Kona — formerly Kona Seaside Hotel — 4 years after it purchased the ground lease for the property.
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Hawaiʻi Department of Education sends out its policies as the 2026-2027 school year looms two weeks away
Students across Hawaiʻi are set to return to school on August 3, armed with new guidelines, including a statewide cellphone policy that restricts usage during school hours.
Public summit to advance colorectal cancer prevention and control in Hawaiʻi
Learn more about the second leading cancer in Hawaiʻi during the Hawaiʻi Colorectal Cancer Summit 2026 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, July 24 in-person or virtually.
Innovative ‘geothermometer’ sheds light on Hawaiian volcano history
New groundbreaking research from the University of Hawai‘i challenges previous beliefs as it reveals that the Hawaiian mantle plume has significantly heated over 47 million years.
Outright ownership of Big Island hotel acquired by investment firm for $23 million
Nine Brains, headquartered in Santa Monica, Calif., acquired full fee-simple ownership of Pacific 19 Kona hotel in Kailua-Kona — formerly Kona Seaside Hotel — 4 years after it purchased the ground lease for the property.
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Hawaii County Weather Forecast for July 22, 2026
Moderate to breezy trades deliver showers windward and mauka into next week
Hawaii County Surf Forecast for July 22, 2026
The current medium-period south-southeast swell producing above average surf along south-facing shores this afternoon will gradually fade over the next few...
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Maui Surf Forecast for July 22, 2026
The current medium-period south-southeast swell producing above average surf along south-facing shores this afternoon will gradually fade over the next few...
United Japanese Society of Hawaiʻi honors early Japanese immigrants at annual Obon Hōyō memorial
As communities across Hawaiʻi continue to observe the Obon season, the United Japanese Society of Hawaiʻi held its annual Obon Hōyō memorial service on Friday morning at Makiki Cemetery, bringing together religious leaders, community leaders, and the public to honor the legacy of Hawaiʻi’s earliest Japanese immigrants.
Joie Kaiu and Ah Hee siblings shine at 32nd Annual Ole Longboard Classic
The 32nd Annual Ole Longboard Classic, held Saturday at Launiupoko Beach Park in West Maui, was highlighted by Oʻahu's Joie Kaiu earning the day's highest scores and the Ah Hee siblings each winning two divisions among 224 competitors.


