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Ongoing school bus driver shortage to impact student transportation services on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi in upcoming school year. High school bus routes on Maui and Hawaiʻi Island have been modified due to the bus driver shortages, but school bus service will continue. School bus routes on Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi are currently not affected. School bus routes on all islands are subject to change should further staffing shortages occur.

Hawaiʻi’s reimbursement rate for school meals and other federal child nutrition programs has been increased to 30% above the continental U.S. rates, which is projected to bring an additional $8 million a year to Hawaiʻi to support healthy meals for children.

Sam Potter took home awards for his roles of host, director, director of underwater photography, executive producer and editor of “Back to the Wild,” during the Northern California Area Emmys in San Francisco on June 3.

HICEAS is the only comprehensive study of its kind in the islands and takes place from July through December 2023. The survey covers approximately 1.8 million square nautical miles of waters around all Hawaiian Islands out to 200 nautical miles offshore including the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

Torio is joining HILT’s Kāhili Steward & Educator, Ann Eu, at the 17-acre Kāhili Beach Preserve and will also work on other HILT projects on Kaua‘i.

The Royal Standard of Queen Lili’uokalani, Hawai‘i’s last reigning monarch, was returned to her Washington Place home in Honolulu on July 24, 2023 and placed on public view for the first time since it was illegally seized in 1893 during the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

Update: The Brown Water Advisory for Wailua Bay on Kaua’i has been cancelled.

Ka‘iulani Sodaro and Race Randle have been appointed as the new Hawai‘i board chair and vice chair, respectively, for Trust for Public Land.

American Savings Bank’s “This is HOME” program provides affordable financing solutions for first-time homebuyers, assisting hardworking kamaʻāina in buying a home in Hawaiʻi.

Portions of Kawaihau Road in Kapaʻa will be closed from July 24 to 29 for necessary roadway excavation and construction.

The Shops at Kukui‘ula celebrates Kōloa Plantation Days with three family-friendly events.

The project aims to construct a peanut-shaped roundabout, sidewalks, paved shoulders and various other roadway improvements to help improve the safety and operations of the 5-way intersection in the area.

The bill authorizes over $1.5 billion in military construction projects in Hawai‘i. This includes $5.4 million to begin construction of a new air traffic control tower at Wheeler Army Airfield as the existing control tower no longer meets the current operational and safety requirements for airfield operations.

The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, the flagship campus of the University’s 10-campus system, led the extramural award amounts this year with $342.7 million.

The 2nd annual Hōkūala Kaua‘i Scholarship Program has awarded $1,000 scholarships to six senior Kaua‘i high school students to assist them with their college undergraduate pursuits.

Presentations during the co-op’s Annual Meeting included information about key accomplishments in 2022, the 2022 Annual Report and an update to the co-op’s Strategic Plan.

Payments from the $328 million settlement in the Kalima et al. v. State of Hawai‘i class action breach of trust lawsuit are expected to begin being distributed after Sept. 1.

The Garden Island Boogie Board Classic was founded in 2018 by professional bodyboarders Jeff Hubbard and Chris Burkart, who wanted to establish a premier bodyboard competition on Kaua‘i.

In his new role as vice provost of student success, Steven D. Fenster will collaborate with the University’s center for academic success, student life, library, and learning commons teams.

When herbivores—our reef’s lawnmowers—such as uhu (parrotfishes), nenue (chubs), kala, kole, manini, other surgeonfishes and sea urchins are in low abundance, coral reefs are overgrown with seaweeds and begin to suffocate and die.