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Volcano Watch: Kīlauea volcano’s most recent Southwest Rift Zone eruption was on New Year’s Eve 1974
HVO continues to monitor unrest in the summit and Southwest Rift Zone regions of Kīlauea, with increased rates of earthquakes and ground deformation indicating magma is moving in the area
Outdoor warning siren system test slated for Jan. 2
The siren test will be coordinated with a test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System.
Līhuʻe native a finalist for spot in drag queen Sasha Colby’s Stripped tour stop in Honolulu
Dillon Ancheta, whose drag persona is Mallibu Del Rey, is hoping to be on stage in April with the first Native Hawaiian transgender person to ever be crowned a winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
Record $3.5M donation made to UH-Mānoa music department
The newly established Professor Barbara Barnard Smith Endowed Chair supports the university’s desire and commitment to revitalize its ethnomusicology program.
Another 17.5 tons of illegal fireworks seized by state task force
The fireworks were discovered Friday during a routine tariff inspection of a shipping container in transit from the mainland to Hawai‘i
Kaua‘i-made film ‘Too Much Life’ makes world premiere on Garden Island tonight
The film explores Kaua‘i teenagers dealing with cyberbullying, social media and online relationships.
State adjusting parking rates at neighbor island airports, including Lῑhuʻe Airport, effective Feb. 1, 2024
The last time parking rates for Lῑhuʻe Airport, as well as Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport and Hilo International Airport on the Big Island and Kahului Airport on Maui, were adjusted was in 2015.
One beautiful plant highlights endangered species recovery efforts
As the 50th anniversary of the federal Endangered Species Act is celebrated this month, the Endangered Species Coalition chose Hawai‘i’s Plant Extinction Prevention Program as one of 10 outstanding efforts to recognize.
Aloha Airlines uniform donation makes UH keeper of historical collection
The uniforms are now part of the UH Historic Costume Collection that already has more than 10,000 items of dress related to the people and history of Hawaiʻi, including subcollections of Hawaiʻi, Asia, western and global dress.
Minimum wage to increase to $14 on Jan. 1
Act 114 incrementally increases the minimum wage to $16 per hour Jan. 1, 2026, and to $18 per hour Jan. 1, 2028.
Update: High surf warning extended for north and west shorelines of Kaua‘i, Ni‘ihau
Surf of 20 to 30 feet along north-facing shores and up to 18 to 22 feet along west-facing shores is forecast today. Surf will briefly drop before rising again to 25 to 35 feet along north-facing shores and 18 to 24 feet along west-facing shores Thursday.
Reminder: Scrap metal not accepted at Līhu‘e refuse transfer station until further notice
Customers should continue transporting their metal to the Puhi Metals Facility at 951 Puhi Road in Līhu‘e.
Kaua‘i police seek the public’s help with identifying unidentified body
According to a preliminary report filed on Dec. 16, 2023, KPD personnel responded to a call of a person found deceased at a campsite located under a thick canopy of kiawe trees.
November 2023 Hawai‘i Vacation Rental Performance Report
The State of Hawai‘i Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) issued today the Hawai‘i Vacation Rental Performance Report for the month of November utilizing data compiled by Lighthouse Intelligence, Ltd.
Christmas trees accepted for recycling
When brought to all recycling locations, the trees must be bare and free of flocking, tinsel, and ornaments.
State HELPing hundreds of health care professionals stay in the islands
The 2023 Hawaiʻi State Legislature provided an unprecedented $30 million throughout two years in educational loan repayment to health professionals licensed or otherwise certified to practice in and provide care to patients in Hawai‘i.
Hawai‘i Tourism Authority releases November Hotel Performance Report
The report’s findings utilized data compiled by STR, Inc., which conducts the largest and most comprehensive survey of hotel properties in the Hawaiian Islands.
Luana Hospitality Group promotes Furuto-Mears to VP, Berry to Culinary Director
Luana Hospitality Group is comprised of Huggo’s, On the Rocks, KAI Eats + Drinks in Historic Kailua Village and Lava Lava Beach Club Waikoloa on Hawaii Island and Lava Lava Beach Club on Kaua‘i.
Volcano Watch: A pupu platter of earthquakes
Thousands of earthquakes occur every year in Hawaiʻi. These earthquakes are monitored by the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and fall into three main classes: volcanic, tectonic and mantle.
