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Shipping company’s operations at ports in Hilo, Kawaihae on Big Island and Nāwiliwili on Kaua‘i are open again; barges from Honolulu arrived at Kawaihae and Nāwiliwili on July 29, but not all cargo was discharged and none was loaded back from either port.

“Our hotels’ ability to mobilize even before an official warning was issued, and their seamless coordination with state and county officials, truly highlights our unwavering commitment to the safety of our guests, employees and our communities,” said Hawai‘i Hotel Alliance President Jerry Gibson in a release.

Aimed at helping communities recover from major disasters more quickly, the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act was introduced and written by Hawai‘i Democrat U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz and Maine Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.

The new laws range from rental vesseel registration requirements and vessel access to Hanalei Bay along the Garden Isle’s North Shore to size limits for wastewater services and a public lottery to lease public lands for recreation-residence use.

Based on all available data, a tsunami is not expected to strike the State of Hawai’i.

Green said earlier Tuesday afternoon that the state was bracing for “significant damage along the coastlines.”

A significant traffic pattern change is set to begin on Aug. 4 at the intersection of Ōlohena, Kaʻāpuni, and Kaʻehulua Roads in Kapaʻa.

Both Division of Motor Vehicles offices will be temporarily closed all day for staff training on Wednesday, Aug. 6.

Namahana School is poised to fill a critical educational gap for the remote communities of Koʻolau and Haleleʻa beginning this school year. Come welcome the inaugural cohort Aug. 4.

Matson announced the decision in a July 14 letter to customers, citing a fire risk posed by the large lithium-ion batteries used to power the vehicles.

The County of Kauaʻi Housing Agency will hold the fourth community meeting for the Kīlauea Town Expansion Project at the Anaina Hou Community Pavilion on Thursday.

First responders completed a complicated rescue of a visitor from Hanakāpī‘ai Falls Sunday afternoon.

Public can call (808) 755-8516, or (808) 652-7837 in an emergency while Hawaiian Telcom works to resolve the issue.

Property owners must pay first installment of taxes by August 20 to avoid penalties and interest.

The public has until Aug. 7 to comment on the U.S. Navy’s and NASA’s joint Draft Environmental Impact Statement regarding Kōkeʻe Park Geophysical Observatory and Pacific Missile Range Facility.

Registration is open for First Tee Hawaiʻi sessions on Maui and Kauaʻi.

Iona is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale with winds of 125 mph and higher gusts, according to a 5 a.m. update from the National Hurricane Center.

Following a sold-out run earlier this year on Oʻahu, the university’s Department of Theatre and Dance is bringing the hit show –– that still resonates with audiences today, nearly 30 years after it debuted off Broadway in New York City before becoming a global cultural phenomenon –– to Kauaʻi Community College Performing Arts Center from Aug. 8-10.

Last year, 1,073 safety recalls nationwide affected more than 35 million vehicles and pieces of equipment, including tires and car seats; close to 1.4 million vehicles on Hawai‘i’s roads, about 280,000 could have at least one outstanding safety recall that poses potential danger.

100 ʻekupuʻu, a native Hawaiian bird that once thrived at Kuaihelani on the far northern end of the Hawaiian archipelago, now a part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, were released on Eastern Island last week as part of continuing efforts to re-establish and expand native bird populations to the national monument in preparation for potential catastrophic events.