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Department of Attorney General seeks public help finding convicted sex offender
Failure to comply with covered sex offender registration requirements is a class C felony which carries a maximum sentence of five years.
Decomposing body found near Nāwiliwili Harbor
The body is in an advantaged stage of decomposition, making it more challenging to identify the body.
Update: Most services restored at Department of Motor Vehicles following technology outage
The Department of Water and Department of Motor Vehicles had limited functions due to the outage.
Airline communications back online; some Hawai‘i flights able to depart amid worldwide tech outage
Six flights at Kahului Airport on Maui, 6 flights at the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport on the Big Island, 9 flights at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu and 2 flights at Lῑhu’e Airport on Kaua‘i were impacted overnight, affecting more than 5,000 travelers.
Update: Koke‘e brush fire scorches 1,600 acres; remains 85% contained
Updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
2024 primary election ballot mailing and drop box locations
Ballot packets are only mailed to active voters. If you have moved and have not updated your voter registration, you must do so before you can vote in this election.
Former University of Hawai‘i sailor headed to Olympics to compete in kiteboarding
Kiteboarding will be one of 10 sailing events in France and kicks off on Aug. 4.
Scientists walk inside Big Island volcano as earthquake numbers inch up slightly
With the assistance of a helicopter, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists are working to upgrade a sesimic monitoring station on hardened black lava covering the crater floor near Uēaloha (Byron Ledge) of Kīlauea.
Land board authorizes temporary closures of wildlife sanctuaries
In an action inspired by last month’s birth of a monk seal on Mokulua island off of O‘ahu’s windward coast, the Board of Land and Natural Resources approved the temporary closure of wildlife sanctuaries statewide when necessary to protect endangered or threatened species.
Opossum captured in Honolulu outside a downtown office building
Although opossums are less likely to carry rabies than other mammals, they are carriers of parasites and other diseases.
Neighbor Island contestants to take the stage in Hawai‘i’s Finest Talent Contest on O‘ahu
Neighbor island artists will be flown to O‘ahu, courtesy of Southwest Airlines, and will enjoy accommodations provided by The SurfJack Hotel & Swim Club.
‘Our generation’s big infrastruture moment’: Feds push ‘Pay’ on $149.5M to get Hawai‘i 100% internet connected
The funds come from the Internet for All initiative, which provides a total of $65 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand high-speed internet accees in communities throughout the United States. On the Big Island, that includes 7,970 unserved and 295 underserved homes and businesses.
ʻTaken from us too soon’: Family, friends share messages following fatal helicopter crash
Pilot Guy Croydon, 69, was flying a Robinson R44 helicopter operating with the tour company Ali’i Kaua‘i Air Tours and Charters, when it crashed for reasons currently under investigation, on Thursday, July 11. Also on board were passengers James Quintua, 60, and his wife Amy Nichole Ruark Quinta, 53.
No homes destroyed following brush fire in West Kaua‘i; blaze is 100% contained
Fire Prevention Bureau is continuing to investigate the cause of the fire.
Info-sessions to educate Kaua‘i residents on broadband equity and funding
The federal government allocated $149.5 million to Hawaiʻi to fund internet infrastructure buildout to locations with no or substandard access.
Lane closures scheduled for portions of Liliuokalani Street in Kīlauea July 18 and July 19
One lane will remain open to accommodate alternating traffic in both directions. Access will be provided for residents in the area.
Update: American Red Cross shelters closed following containment of West Kaua‘i brush fire
Approximately 150 people sought shelter on Monday.
Update: Brush fire in Kaumakani 100% contained; about 1,000 acres scorched
Power is being preserved in Waimea in order to support Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital and the established emergency shelter at the Waimea Gym. Waimea residents are encouraged to conserve power to the greatest extent possible.
British Army soldiers win World’s Toughest Row, reaching Kaua‘i after 36 days of rowing
Adam Siggs, Joshua Warne, Adam Sedgwick and Richard Wilkinson are serving members of the Corps of Royal Engineers.
New zero-interest loan program for University of Hawai‘i engineering students
The initiative intends to help students with proven need while also meeting the state’s workforce demand for engineers.
