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University of Hawai‘i leads research in developing tool to forecast coral disease

Insights gleaned from the tool can help managers better understand localized risks of coral disease and develop timely strategies for intervention.

Fourth annual Kaua‘i Poke Fest approaches

Hundreds of poke lovers are anticipated to attend the specialty food festival to sample a myriad of unique poke creations prepared by professional and amateur chefs.

Visitor arrivals throughout Hawaiian Islands are down, state officials report

Decreased arrivals have been an ongoing trend since the first of the year.

New study: Kauaʻi has lowest household food insecurity rate in state at 23%

The findings of a new study commissioned by the Hawaiʻi Foodbank detailing the state of food insecurity throughout Hawai’i in 2023 is setting off alarm bells.

O‘ahu’s only full-time sea turtle ER, rehab center to begin accepting patients this summer

Plans for the new care center have been in development for 5 years and got a kick start this year by being awarded a $13,200 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. It should begin accepting patients this summer.

Investigation of cruise ship spotted off Nāpali Coast ends inconclusive

The investigation began after social media posts showed the ship allegedly sailing too close to the coastline, causing community concerns.

3 new tools to launch soon in state’s unemployment insurance claim portal

The new tools are part of a package of improvements the Hawai‘i Department of Labor and Industrial Relations is rolling out to make the claims process easier.

Housing bills signed as Kaua’i develops homelessness, housing strategy

“This is a very straightforward way to help in the right place, build some additional capacity for our people so that they don’t have to leave and be in other states,” Green said. “We have to take action. We canʻt just keep kicking the can down the road.”

University of Hawai‘i to host intelligence summer program second year in a row

The program introduces students to a wide variety of concepts including power and contemporary world politics since 1945, with an emphasis on the U.S. role.

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacifc Islander stories, cultures inextricably tied to that of US

U.S. Senate, unanimously adopting resolution introduced by Hawai’i Democrat Sen. Maie Hirono, and President Joe Biden mark May as Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

COVID cases increasing throughout state

The state’s new Respiratory Disease Dashboard shows that COVID-19 is at the yellow, or medium activity level, meaning the virus is circulating at higher levels than would be expected based on historic trends.

Hawai‘i gender pay gap largely driven by motherhood, according to latest report

A new University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO) report, authored by UHERO Research Economist Rachel Inafuku, uses data from ACS to take a deeper look into Hawaiʻi’s gender pay gap to further understand the role of gender in the workforce.

Hawaiian homestead council’s monthly Kaua‘i, Big Island meeting online tonight

The SCHHA Hawai‘i Island & Kaua‘i Mokupuni Meeting is hosted every fourth Tuesday the month at 6 p.m.

Garden Island Boogie Board Classic returns this July; pros will compete for $13K purse

The annual competition attracts the world’s best professionals, but is also open to keiki and amateurs. Few spots are left in certain divisions.

Kaua‘i resort, nonprofit cohosting free World Oceans Day event – musicians, vendors still have time to join

The free June 8 event at Outrigger Kauaʻi Beach Resort & Spa will include live music, food, a silent auction and more.

Maj. Gen. Kenneth Hara retiring; Brig. Gen. Stephen Logan named successor

Green has selected Brig. Gen. Stephen F. Logan, currently the Deputy Adjutant General (DAG) for the state of Hawaiʻi and commander of the Hawaiʻi Army National Guard, as the next TAG.

3 Kaua‘i arts education programs each awarded $8K from new statewide initiative

Programs at the Boys & Girls Club of Hawai‘i – Kapa‘a Clubhouse, Kīlauea Neighborhood Association and Alakaʻi O Kauaʻi Charter School in Kōloa were among a total of 10 throughout the state to be granted through the Hawai‘i Community Foundation’s new Museum Without Walls Arts Education Initiative.

Heightened unrest resumes beneath Big Island’s Kīlauea volcano

At about 7:30 a.m. Sunday, the number of earthquakes beneath the summit increased and low frequency energy pulses set in. Ground deformation also continues beneath Halemaʻumaʻu crater and the south caldera area.

Newly discovered exoplanet will help understand why life appeared on Earth

An international team of scientists, with the help of three observatories atop Mauna Kea on the Big Island, discovered the relatively close exoplanet dubbed Gliese 12 b in our galactic neighborhood.

Kaua‘i Master Gardeners bringing free home gardening classes to Puhi farmers market

The monthly courses begin June 1 and will be held behind the master gardeners’ longtime ‘plant doctor’ booth.
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