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‘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.
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.
Bacteria advisory issued at Lydgate Park
The beach has been posted and this advisory will remain in effect until water sample results no longer exceed the threshold level of 130 enterococci per 100 mL.
UPDATE: Brown water, bacteria advisories canceled at Kalapakī Beach Park
State health officials, however, continue to urge the public to avoid brown, murky coastal waters, especially following storms or heavy rainfall.
Līhuʻe Airport mostly calm during national ground stop, although some flights delayed up to 2.5 hours
The small airport on Kauaʻi experienced some flight delays, but not the mass chaos that is being experienced at most airports across the United States.
‘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.
UPDATE: Previously reported 17-year-old Kapa‘a runaway found safe
17-year-old Talula Kuzemka was located by police the afternoon of Nov. 13.
$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.
Volcano Watch: Beneath the boardwalk; the scientific legacy of Haʻakulamanu
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists since 1922 have tracked gas chemistry from wells at Haʻakulamanu (Sulphur Banks) in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island, and although the original well heads have long since disintegrated, hot gases continue to seep from the place where observatory founder and volcanologist Thomas Jaggar conducted some of his first experiments at Kīlauea.
UPDATE: High surf advisory canceled for north, west shorelines of Kaua‘i, Ni‘ihau
National Weather Service canceled the high surf advisory.
Feast morning and evening this Thanksgiving at The Royal Sonesta Kauaʻi Resort Līhuʻe
Morning buffet and evening prix fixe dinner blend traditional Turkey Day and island flavors to enjoy while you celebrate at Kukui’s set along the shore of beautiful Kalapakī Bay.
Hawaiʻi small businesses, nonprofits with drought-related losses could be eligible for federal loans
Applicants in five counties have until Dec. 10 to apply for low-interest disaster loans.
AARP survey: 84% targeted by scammers or experienced fraud
The scams included fake online ads, fraudulent shipping messages, fake toll payment texts, fraudulent gift cards and deceptive donation requests.
UPDATE: Brown water advisories now in effect for Hanalei Bay Pavilion area, nearby Waiʻoli Beach Park
Officials recommend staying out of affected waters for 48 to 72 hours after storms or heavy rainfall stops and the beach received full sunshine.
Schatz delivers speech on Senate floor urging Israeli government to allow winter supplies into flooded Gaza
US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, renewed calls for the Israeli government to immediately allow winter supplies and building materials into Gaza after floods destroyed more than 70,000 tents in the area this past weekend.
Spectrum OC16 showing Hawaiʻi State high school football playoffs with no fee or subscription
For the first time, Spectrum OC16’s coverage of the Hawaiʻi High School Athletic Association state football playoffs, including the D1 Open Championship, will be available to all viewers with no pay-per-view fee or subscription.
Hawaiʻi Department of Health launches free mobile app to help people quit smoking
The QuitLogix app offers free tobacco cessation services: nicotine patches, gum and lozenges, and custom support.
State Commerce Department working to fix problems with new online business registration system
The department is facing a four-month delay in processing new registrations and a backlog of 40,000 filings, impacting businesses statewide.
