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Kauaʻi Fire Department rescues two women in distress from Kalalau Trail

The women, who are visiting the island, were found Friday in the Hanakāpīʻai Beach landing zone, one experiencing a medical issue and the other sustaining an alleged ankle injury.

What Kauaʻi County residents, visitors need to know Nov. 14 about Hurricane Lowell recovery

Up-to-date information about recovery efforts and resources, plus more, from throughout the county.

New online bail payment portal expands access and streamlines Hawaiʻi court services

The portal is now available for eligible Oʻahu 1st Circuit cases from noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, with plans underway to expand statewide.

U.S. Forest Service funding 5 new positions at UH Mānoa to help protect Pacific forests

Interested applicants can attend an informational webinar about the Pacific Forest Resilience Program on Nov. 18.  

‘Entertainment Tonight’ showcases Kauaʻi’ as county welcomes back tourists after hurricane recovery

All week, hosts Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner ventured around the Garden Island to experience Kauaʻi’s breathtaking landscapes, local flavors, small-town charm and island hospitality.

Applications for per diem judges open statewide

Per diem judges are part-time judicial officers appointed by the Chief Justice on an as-needed basis to preside in the District Court or District Family Court.
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Nāpali Coast’s sacred side: Heiau, caves, moon calendar and ancient Hawaiian history
Nāpali Coast after rain: Waterfalls, rainbows, weather and when to go
The Hawaiian legends of the Nāpali Coast
Nāpali Coast by season: Best times for hiking, photography, wildlife viewing, boat tours

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New online bail payment portal expands access and streamlines Hawaiʻi court services

The portal is now available for eligible Oʻahu 1st Circuit cases from noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, with plans underway to expand statewide.

U.S. Forest Service funding 5 new positions at UH Mānoa to help protect Pacific forests

Interested applicants can attend an informational webinar about the Pacific Forest Resilience Program on Nov. 18.  

New report: Hawaiʻi healthcare job vacancies reduced 20%, showing workforce investments delivering results

Healthcare Association of Hawaiʻi releases new workforce report as construction begins on health learning lab at Big Island’s Waiākea High School.

‘Things seem to be working’: Federal Aviation Administration lifts nationwide ground stop of flights

All U.S. West Coast flights also were halted because of ‘debris from SpaceX launch’, but that pause also was lifted, according to the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation.

$750K grant helps veterans build farming businesses through training from University of Hawaiʻi GoFarm Hawaiʻi, partners

The 3-year training project will provide agricultural and farm business education and support to 600 aspiring veteran farmers as well as help start, maintain or improve 25 veteran-operated farms.

Nāpōwawāʻenakaulua, the oldest compact quasar pair in universe, discovered with help from Big Island telescope

Gemini North telescope atop Mauna Kea and James Webb Space Telescope observed the pair of rapidly feeding supermassive black holes just 900 million years after the Big Bang in period known as cosmic dawn.

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Hawaii County Weather Forecast for November 15, 2026

Surface high pressure northwest of the Hawaiian Islands will slowly slide east over the next several days. Passing showers are possible over windward and mauka...

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for November 15, 2026

A small north-northwest swell will hold through tonight, followed by a moderate, long-period north swell building on Sunday. The north swell (350 to 010...

59-year-old man critically injured in 3-vehcile Kurtistown crash

The man was unresponsive at the scene of the crash at the intersection of Highway 11 and Kuauli Road; he was transported to Hilo Benioff Medical Center, listed in critical condition and is awaiting medevac to The Queen’s Medical Center on O‘ahu.

18 DUI arrests reported from week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1 on Big Island roadways

Hawai'i Police Department says there have been 669 DUI arrests so far this year, a 13% decrease compared with 769 during the same period last year.

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Maui Surf Forecast for November 15, 2026

A small north-northwest swell will hold through tonight, followed by a moderate, long-period north swell building on Sunday. The north swell (350 to 010...

Astronomers discover Nāpōwawāʻenakaulua, the oldest compact quasar pair in universe

Nāpōwawāʻenakaulua translates to “two celestial bodies of fathomless powerful darkness in the brilliance of heat reincarnating energy into the universe,” and was created by the A Hua He Inoa program at ʻImiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaiʻi and University of Hawai‘i’s Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani Hawaiian Language College in Hilo on Hawaiʻi Island.

New online bail payment portal launches, plans underway to expand statewide

The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary has launched a new Online Bail Payment Portal, designed to expand access to bail payment services by allowing the public to post bail online on weekends when courts are closed and in-person bail payments are unavailable.

Coconut rhinoceros beetle discovered in Kurtistown on Hawaiʻi Island

The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity is alerting the public after a live male coconut rhinoceros beetle was discovered in a trap in Kurtistown on Hawaiʻi Island, prompting officers to establish a one-mile search perimeter and deploy additional traps.