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Advisory in effect through 6 p.m. Saturday for those shores of Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau as National Weather Service forecasters in Honolulu say a reinforcing northwest swell will steadily fill in tonight and peak Saturday at advisory thresholds.

The facility will be shuttered from March 10 to January 2026. Parking along the west side of Ola Road, from the tennis courts to Kaumuali‘i Highway, will be closed to the public during the project. Parking along Tsuchiya Road adjacent to the tennis courts will also be off-limits.

Several past eruptions of the Big Island volcano were characterized by similar lava fountaining episodes, including at the start of the Puʻuʻōʻō eruption in 1983, the start of the Maunaulu eruption in 1969 and the 1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption.

Fountains once again reached heights of 600 feet in the volcano’s caldera, which were sustained until the north vent in Halemaʻumaʻu Crater quit erupting at 8:26 p.m. March 4. Sustained fountains from the south vent saw heights of 200 to 400 feet throughout the night before decreasing. Just like the best season finale, however, the exciting, roaring eruptive event ended all too soon at 10:37 a.m. March 5, just less than 22 hours after it started.

The bill secures that no law or state action can interfere with the ability to obtain birth control, including methods like IUDs and emergency contraceptives. 

Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative said 60% of its electricity comes from renewables and rates on Kauaʻi range between 33 and 39 cents.

The Hawai‘i Native Species Conservation and Recovery Act would fund conservation and recovery projects to address invasive species, habitat restoration and population recovery.

Statewide program that gives 3- and 4-year-olds an early start to learning has 92 classrooms on 74 Hawai‘i Department of Education campuses throughout the islands and hopes to add 50 more during the next 2 years.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported Tuesday afternoon that the most recent eruptive activity of the ongoing eruption in Kaluapele, the volcano’s summit caldera, started at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday with sporadic small lava flows alternating between the south and north vents in the southwest portion of Halema‘uma‘u Crater. A transition to fountaining began at 2 p.m.

Phase 1 of the project at the popular 34-acre stadium in downtown Līhuʻe includes demolishing and removing the existing track, field, scoreboard and track implements. A new synthetic turf field, synthetic track, video board and track implements will then be installed.

Surf associated with a long-period west-northwest swell moving through the islands will continue to gradually diminish through the rest of the day as the swell eases.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees chairperson and former U.S. congressman returns to Washington for discussions with federal officials and lawmakers. He will also attend President Donald Trump’s address today to a joint session of Congress.

Elected last month, Jason Ford will serve one year as president-elect before assuming presidency of Association of Hawaiʻi Archivists.

The survey, conducted by the Hawaiʻi Department of Health, will collect critical information about the understanding of bird flu as well as practices and needs of those who keep poultry or care for rescued birds.

The Instagram post by actress China McClain was taken down by midday March 3 after garnering tens of thousands of reactions and more than 2,000 comments, many of which pleading for the video to be removed and an apology for potential cultural insensitivity.

An unveiling and mural blessing at Kaua‘i High School honored the life of local surfer and waterman Kailon Tyndzik, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash last month.

Some Hilo and Mānoa campus students lost their research funding and educational stipends as a result of stop work orders and freezes on federal grant funds.

In preparation for the April 18 track meet, there will be a coaches meeting today at 5:30 p.m. at the Kaua‘i Police Department.

The Boys and Girls Club of Hawaiʻi held its 2025 Youth of the Year Luncheon to honor the finalists – Nainoa Hirokane, 17, from the Līhu‘e Clubhouse, Mathew Cargo, 15, from the Wai‘anae Clubhouse and Ladayna Aranas, 17, from the Nānākuli Clubhouse.

The educational program showcases higlights from the Hawaiʻi Floriculture and Nursery Association Fresh Look Educational Expo from Sept. 19-21, 2024, at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel in Hilo on the Big Island, with the theme “Fresh Look at Principles and Mechanics of Designing with Hawaiʻi’s Flowers.”