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Wildfires delay start of University of Hawaiʻi Maui College fall semester
Resources and special funding are available for UH-Maui College students from the hard hit areas of West Maui and Kula.
Possible wood fragments found in Nestlé Toll House Cookie Dough prompts voluntary recall
The Hawai‘i State Department of Health Food and Drug Branch has issued a notice regarding the voluntary recall of 16.5 oz. Nestlé Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bar “break and bake” products distributed in the state.
State levies penalty against ShredCo of Kaua‘i for alleged air permit violations
The violations, which are related to a failure to submit several reports in 2021 and 2022 and pay an annual permit fee of $500 in 2022, were documented and confirmed as a result of record reviews conducted by the Clean Air Branch.
Weather update: Tropical Storm Greg now 790 miles southeast of Hawai‘i Island; Hurricane Fernanda weakening in open waters
Tropical Storm Greg is moving steadily west near 14 mph and is now about 790 miles southeast of Hilo on Hawai‘i Island.
Maui recording artists, hālau to raise funds for wildfire relief efforts during benefit concert
The event is raising disaster relief funds urgently needed to support and sustain victims of the wildfires that have affected communities around Maui and devastated the historic town of Lāhainā.
Maui wildfires update: Number of dead stands at 99; search efforts continue
Four of the victims have been officially identified. The names will be released after their families are notified.
Salvation Army’s monthly donation event scheduled at the Adult Rehabilitation Center
Residents, businesses and other organizations can bring in unwanted or unneeded items for reuse, including clothing, small furniture, children’s toys, books, and shoes.
Invasive coconut rhinoceros beetles spread to Wailuā, Kīlauea – but experts are optimistic
State and local experts spent last week distributing traps, conducting surveys and performing outreach throughout the Garden Isle, in a bid to stop the beetles (Oryctes rhinoceros) in their tracks.
Hawaiʻi receives $533,000 specialty crops grant from U.S. Department of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $533,251 to Hawai‘i under the 2023 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program for eight projects that support ornamental cut flowers and eucalyptus, and the propagation of papaya crops.
Central donation hub created for Maui wildfire survivors; here are the latest needs
A coordinated effort between the state and Maui organizations and nonprofits will begin collecting, storing and inventorying supplies donated to Maui County to support victims of the wildfires in Kula and Lahaina.
Maui wildfires update: Crews continue to gain control over Lāhainā and Upcountry blazes
Wildfires are still burning in Maui with the Lāhainā fire now 85% contained, scorching approximately 2,170 acres.
Tropical Storm Greg 1,110 miles East-Southeast of the Big Island
Greg is moving toward the west near 13 mph with tropical-storm-force winds extending outward up to 35 miles from its center.
Staffing shortage forcing Kaua‘i Bus to suspend Sunday service starting later this month
After conducting a thorough review of operations, officials determined Sunday bus service receives the lowest ridership of the week, with an average of 10 passengers per route.
Gov. Green issues fifth emergency proclamation for wildfires
Gov. Josh Green issued a fifth emergency proclamation after leaving Maui on Sunday, Aug. 13.
Kaua‘i County announces closures for Statehood Day
All County offices will be closed as well as several other facilities in observance of the state holiday.
UH astronomer’s innovative solar ‘umbrella’ idea could help fight climate change
Scientists around the globe are working on myriad ways to reduce the effects of climate change, including István Szapudi, an astronomer at the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy, who has devised a novel idea to lessen the amount of sunlight hitting our planet.
‘Jurassic Park’ roared onto screens 30 years ago; Kaua‘i locals, tourists still get chills
Thirty years after “Jurassic Park” first roared into movie theaters, Kaua‘i film professionals continue to remember the film with love. And so do tourists, who flock to the Garden Isle to visit the locations of their favorite movie moments.
Maui wildfires update 3: Number of confirmed dead increases to 93; flare-ups continue in Lāhainā and Upcountry
The Pūlehu/Kīhei Fire was declared 100% contained Saturday.
Lāhainā Fire becomes deadliest US fire since 1918; number of deaths likely to increase
With the official death toll rising to 89, the Lahaina fire became the deadliest US fire in the past century. And, Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green said the number of dead “is going to rise.”
Tropical weather update: Tropical Storm Fernanda now churning in Eastern Pacific
It’s too early to tell, however, if the tropical storm or two other developing low pressure systems in the Eastern Pacific will impact the Hawaiian Islands.
