Hawai‘i News

“In my opinion, diversity of representation in the legal profession is required for access to and actual achievement of justice.” — Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Justice Sabrina S. McKenna

Native Hawaiian nonprofits are working to update state’s historic preservation program administrative rules to involve lineal and cultural descendants in decisions regarding iwi kūpuna.

The Coffee and Cacao Innovation Lab will work with small farmers in Hawaiʻi and the continental United States, as well as in Latin America, Africa and Asia.

Here is up-to-date information about recovery efforts and resources from Hurricane Lowell.

The combination of deformation and geochemical datasets show the new fissure vents were the same magma source we have seen in previous fountaining episodes at the summit of the Big Island volcano and likely formed because the magma system was highly pressurized and simply forced its way along the easiest path to the surface.

The new guide, which University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa played a central supporting role in developing, helps managers decide whether a “conservation introduction” that moves a plant or animal outside its normal range is the right call, and how to do it responsibly.

Those who attend this year’s 29th annual Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival also can lend a hand by offering monetary or food donations to help support Kona and Līhuʻe Corps community services, such as food pantries and holiday assistance, that directly benefit neighbors in need.

The Veterans Day Sunset Ceremony and the PUKA photography exhibition will be on Oʻahu.

Participants will have a proven platform to pitch their vision, collaborate with decision-makers and drive tangible legislative solutions for local communities.

The Bishop Museum, the State of Hawaiʻi Museum of Natural and Cultural History, announced the rest of its schedule of exhibitions, programs and events for October.

Family Court Judge James Rouse of Maui was named 2026 Hawaiʻi Jurist of the Year.

Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg donated $900,000 to Project Vision Hawaiʻi, which will help expanded the development of Pūlama Ola Kauaʻi, a medical respite in Līhuʻe.

However, the survey did show that more residents are thinking about leaving the islands.

Surfrider Kauaʻi is hosting beach clean ups, Eyes on the Reef is monitoring coral bleaching and NOAA has reported that the Trump administration may allow seabed mining.

Giving Week for the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Athletics continues this week through Monday, Oct. 19.

Families made up many of the spectators who came to watch the athletes participate in the grueling 140.6-mile race hosted in Kona on the west side of Hawai‘i Island.

The Arts Education for All Act would increase states’ ability to implement arts programming for early learners, K-12 students and youth and adults involved in the justice system.

Students near academic recovery as Hawaiʻi Department of Education focuses on accelerating gains toward 2029 goals.

In the men’s race, Vincent Luis of France won his first World Championship in his first try and last race while American Taylor Knibb won the women’s race after the leader collapsed with 1 km to go.

Hawaiʻi Department of Health encourages residents to take common-sense precautions against influenza, COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses as respiratory virus activity increases throughout the state.