Hawai‘i News
Newly redesigned Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs website now live
The upgraded site makes it easier for users to access vital resources, navigate services and engage with the department online, underscoring the department’s ongoing commitment to increase accessibility in delivery of its services to the public.
Hawaiʻi Pacific University earns accreditor approval for 3-year global business degree
The global business degree is a pioneering 90-credit, 3-year undergraduate degree designed from the ground up to be fast, flexible and future-focused.
Rescue personnel recover body from closed area of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park
The Big Island incident remains under investigation.
Kupu ʻĀina Corps seeking applicants for open positions throughout Hawaiian Islands
The conservation and environmental education nonprofit has opportunities on all islands with new host sites.
5 community hubs selected to bridge gap between funding, ʻāina stewardship
The five regional hubs are across the moku/hui moku (districts) of West Kauaʻi, Waiʻanae (Oʻahu), Molokaʻi, Central Maui and Kohala (Hawaiʻi Island).
Hospitality company operating 5 Hawaiʻi restaurants shift to employee ownership
Employees at Lava Lava Beach Club in Kapaʻa can now have a stake in the company’s future success due to new ownership model.
A bill that would create a framework for a pre-built home industry in Hawai‘i advances
Rep. Sue Keohokapu-Lee Loy of the Big Island co-authored the bill that she thinks could provide affordable housing more quickly to help with the housing crisis in the state.
Hanalei students to represent Kauaʻi at 69th Hawaiʻi State Science and Engineering Fair
Two Hanalei School students are advancing to the Hawaiʻi State Science and Engineering Fair in Honolulu this April, where they will showcase their innovative science projects.
Registration is now open for the 2026 Molokaʻi Channel World Championships
Registration is now open for the 2026 Moloka’i Channel World Championships, drawing over 1,000 elite paddlers from around the globe for two iconic 41-mile inter-island races — Nā Wāhine O Ke Kai on Sept. 27 and the Moloka’i Hoe on Oct. 11.
Three locations identified as priorities in Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s draft Destination Management Action Plan for Kaua‘i
Public comment on the draft plans are welcome until 11:59 p.m. today.
Genetics students at University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo visit ‘living laboratory’ traditional Hawaiian fishpond
Students worked with community stewards of Kaumaui, a loko iʻa in the Keaukaha community on the south side of Hilo Bay on the Big Island, to help with restoration and preservation efforts and collect water samples for DNA testing back on campus as part of their semester-long experiment.
Hawai‘i State Junior Golf Association announces membership registration
Junior golfers throughout Hawai‘i are invited to tee up and join a competitive and educational tournament schedule designed to develop skills on and off the course; the 2026 Spring season opens March 14-15 at Wailuā Golf Course on Kaua‘i, with a tournament for juniors ages 14 years old and younger.
More than 1,900 humpbacks observed during second Sanctuary Ocean Count, Great Whale Count of 2026
Data was collected Feb. 28 from 46 sites throughout the main Hawaiian Islands; a total of 1,935 whales were observed throughout all islands, down just 12 whales from February 2025.
University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center cyberattack possibly exposes personal info
The records contain Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers, mostly from Hawaiʻi driver’s license records collected in 2000 from Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation and City and County of Honolulu voter registration records collected in 1998 — both times when identifiers were usually Social Security numbers.
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo preparing Hawaiʻi’s ʻōlelo educators to fill gaps in growing immersion programs
Mākaʻimoku is director of the Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education Program within the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language; she reshaped the program to expand access and is now driven to reach even more future educators.
Washington lawmakers from Hawai‘i share reactions to attack on Iran by U.S., Israel
Perhaps as expected, Congress is divided largely along party lines in reaction to the strikes on multiple sites in the capital of Tehran and other locations throughout Iran, with Democrats calling it ‘a war of choice’ that required approval from Congress and Republicans toeing the party line and supporting President Donald Trump’s actions.
13 lane closures scheduled during week of Feb. 28-March 6 on Kaua‘i state roadways
Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo scholar takes closer look at musical lexicon in celebration of Hawaiian Language Month
Nicholas ‘Kealiʻi’ Lum uses social media to unpack poetic soul of Hawaiian music, uncovering unique phrases that make songs distinct.
‘Milestone of inclusion’: Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on Big Island welcomes first disabled artist-in-residence
Tennessee resident Houston Vandergriff, who was born with Down syndrome, hopes his photographs and advocacy will inspire others to live life to the fullest and to live life with compassion.
Former Maui police officer sentenced to 5 years in prison for unjustified tasing
FBI investigated the case based on a referral from the Maui Police Department.
