Hawai‘i News

There’s just 1 more week left to submit short screenplays and apply for a free annual workshop this fall, with a chance to win the ‘Ohina Greenlight Award — receiving support for their winning script to become a completed short film produced and filmed in Hawai‘i.

Preliminary state statistics show total visitor spending in June was $1.98 billion, a 0.6% increase from June last year, with 858,577 total visitors last month, up 0.2% compared with 857,102 visitors in June 2025.

A quick look at education news from around the Big Island and throughout the state.

The board seeks a mission-driven executive with extensive senior leadership experience, demonstrated organizational and financial management expertise as well as a deep understanding of Native Hawaiian history, culture, values and contemporary issues.

Anonymous questionnaire is part of a working group study to address domestic violence and improve survivor safety; it takes about 5 minutes to complete and responses are confidential.

Marine Mammal Research Program team members during their February field season successfully used drones to deploy tags — a safer, less invasive tag deployment for animals and researchers — on a total of 22 humpback whales.

“Each of these leaders brings valuable experience, integrity and a deep commitment to public service,” Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green said. “Their work will help expand opportunities for Native Hawaiian beneficiaries, ensure fairness in our campaign finance system and uphold the highest ethical standards in state government.”

A quick look at news happening on the Big Island, throughout the state and beyond.

The move is in support of the Aug. 8 state primary elections; well more than 100,000 ballots already arrived as of July 30 by mail.

The siren test will be coordinated with a test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System.

The legislation that unanimously passed the U.S. House of Representative’s Natural Resources Committee would authorize $10 million annually until 2033 to protect native ecosystems from severe ecological damage.

The individual with cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by a microscopic parasite in food, traveled internationally before returning to Hawaiʻi prior to getting sick.

Nine of the university system’s campuses — including all 7 community colleges, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo and University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu — extended their application deadline to Aug. 14; classes begin Aug. 24.

A quick look at news happening throughout the state.

Magno, who navigated the Hawaiʻi Island response to volcanic eruptions from multiple volcanoes, the COVID-19 pandemic, fires, earthquakes, tsunami warnings, hurricanes and historic kona low storms, retires effective Aug. 1.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa oceanographers used high-resolution modeling that includes small-scale processes to examine projected heat stress on coral reefs during the 21st century and compared this heat stress to previous estimates of the rate corals might adapt to changing conditions.

Several Kauaʻi organizations among 49 throughout the state selected to receive funding and present authentic experiences for the residents and visitors from July through December.

The driver who struck the motorcyclist has a history of more than 70 misdemeanor arrests, including nine traffic citations for driving without a license, and five arrests for driving without a license.

A gathering July 28 — organized by Campaign for Immigrant Justice, led by American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi Coalition for Immigrant Rights and The Legal Clinic — centered on celebration, remembrance and a renewed commitment to protecting Hawaiʻi’s immigrant communities.

Mānoa flagship campus appoints internationally recognized clinical psychologist and autism researcher Meghan Miller, who has nearly two decades of experience in neurodevelopment disabilities, to lead its Center on Disability Studies.