Hawaii News

Nonfarm jobs in Hawai’i increased by 9,000, or 1.4%, compared with September 2023, including job gains in the leisure and hospitality and trade, transportation and utilities industries.

The Postal Service also urges customers to plan ahead and ship as early as possible during the holiday season.

Hawai‘i stands out with 83% of its plant species being endemic to the state.

A total of 55 new preschool classrooms across the state have opened through the initiative, with three of them being on Kaua’i.

National Weather Service radar had indicated persistent moderate to locally heavy rains at 8:19 a.m. over portions of windward Kauai, mainly from Nāwiliwili to Kapaʻa, falling at a rate of up to 1 inch per hour, but the heavy rain has diminished by 10:30 a.m.

The Board of Regentsʻ unanimous choice to take over for outgoing president David Lassner said despite not being from Hawaiʻi, she would continue to uplift indigenous values of the University of Hawaiʻi.

Pacific Islanders in Communications celebrates these indigenous and native storytellers, encourages fans to continue attending filmscreenings on neighbor islands and voting for favorites.

The university’s Board of Regents voted unanimously Thursday to appoint the current executive vice chancellor and university provost at the City University of New York to succeed David Lassner, who will retire at the end of this year after serving as UH president for more than 11 years.

Peak monthly high tides will cause isolated minor flooding from late tonight through Sunday morning along island shorelines and in low-lying coastal areas.

Eight volunteers representing stores on Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Maui and Hawai‘i Island worked on five nearly-completed Waimea Huakai homes.

All participants must be registered prior to the evening of Oct. 25.

Young Brothers, LLC has filed a rate case with the Hawai‘i Public Utilities Commission, requesting approval of a $26.3 million increase in revenue – or an average 20% increase in rates for the majority of cargo – to cover significant increases in the cost of service, support critical investments to upgrade equipment and infrastructure, and sustain the vital interisland shipping service that connects the state’s island communities. 

The state plans to declare a traffic emergency zone at milepost 4.7 for the purpose of doing emergency slope stabilization work.

The skunk was finally trapped Monday night after it had infiltrated Pier 1 for an unknown amount of time.

Posting signs along state highways that do not fall under the exempted categories defined by state law unlawful. That includes, but is not limited to, on overpasses, fencing, signposts and poles.

Native species, including limu maneʻoneʻo, were notably absent from spring-influenced areas despite showing similar cellular characteristics to invasive species in offshore environments.

A new department and positions for Hawaiian language specialists are opening the doors for the rise of a language that was suppressed for decades.

Globally, the university’s flagship campus was placed in the No. 251–300 tier out of more than 25,000 higher education institutions worldwide.

Hōkūleʻa continues its statewide voyage to Māʻalaea, Maui for an engagement filled with cultural and educational opportunities.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health reports one of the new cases was associated with out-of-state exposure. The other is not associated with out-of-state exposure or linked to other prior identified cases which suggests it was locally transmitted.