Hawaii News
Yamashiro named Fifth Circuit Chief Court Administrator
Kari Yamashiro’s appointment follows the retirement of longtime Chief Court Administrator David Lam.
Līhu‘e courthouse evacuated following bomb threat
The emailed threat appears to have originated from the same source responsible for the evacuations of several state capitols, including in Honolulu, throughout the nation.
Hawai‘i Water buys HOH Utilities assets on Kaua‘i
The purchase of HOH Utilities’ wastewater system assets on Kaua‘i marks the entry of Hawai‘i Water onto its fourth island.
2024 Sanctuary Ocean Count welcomes back koholā and volunteers
Volunteers must register in advance, and participation is limited for each Sanctuary Ocean Count site.
Wainiha slope stabilization work postponed
The closures were originally scheduled for Jan. 8 through Jan. 12.
Big Island woman is new deputy director for state Rehabilitation Services and Program Division
Sanna Muñoz was recently sworn in to her new position for the program, which is part of the new Hawai‘i Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualālai on Big Island set to open PGA Tour Champions 2024 season
Forty-two legends of the game will tee it up at Hualalai Golf Course in Ka’upulehu-Kona on the Island of Hawai‘i, including six past champions.
Emailed bomb threat empties state capitols across nation, including Hawai‘i
The Hawai’i State Capitol was evacuated and the building was searched by deputies along with its Special Operations explosive detection K-9 units.
Two Kaua‘i hospitals form partnership with Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Inc.
On Jan. 2, Diagnostic Laboratory Services opened its outpatient Patient Service Center in the Kawaiola Medical Building at Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital. The Patient Service Center lab at Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital will open in early 2024.
Health Dept. issues voluntary recall warning for select batches of powder infant formula due to potential contamination
Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria can cause severe, life-threatening infections (sepsis) or meningitis (inflammation of the membranes protecting the brain and spine).
New Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation provides hope for a brighter future for inmates and employees
In 2022, Gov. David Ige signed into law House Bill 2171, which became Act 278, re-establishing the Hawai‘i Department of Public Safety as the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and transferring law enforcement functions to the new Department of Law Enforcement effective Jan. 1, 2024.
Volcano Watch: Kīlauea volcano’s most recent Southwest Rift Zone eruption was on New Year’s Eve 1974
HVO continues to monitor unrest in the summit and Southwest Rift Zone regions of Kīlauea, with increased rates of earthquakes and ground deformation indicating magma is moving in the area
Outdoor warning siren system test slated for Jan. 2
The siren test will be coordinated with a test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System.
Record $3.5M donation made to UH-Mānoa music department
The newly established Professor Barbara Barnard Smith Endowed Chair supports the university’s desire and commitment to revitalize its ethnomusicology program.
Another 17.5 tons of illegal fireworks seized by state task force
The fireworks were discovered Friday during a routine tariff inspection of a shipping container in transit from the mainland to Hawai‘i
State adjusting parking rates at neighbor island airports, including Lῑhuʻe Airport, effective Feb. 1, 2024
The last time parking rates for Lῑhuʻe Airport, as well as Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport and Hilo International Airport on the Big Island and Kahului Airport on Maui, were adjusted was in 2015.
One beautiful plant highlights endangered species recovery efforts
As the 50th anniversary of the federal Endangered Species Act is celebrated this month, the Endangered Species Coalition chose Hawai‘i’s Plant Extinction Prevention Program as one of 10 outstanding efforts to recognize.
Aloha Airlines uniform donation makes UH keeper of historical collection
The uniforms are now part of the UH Historic Costume Collection that already has more than 10,000 items of dress related to the people and history of Hawaiʻi, including subcollections of Hawaiʻi, Asia, western and global dress.
Minimum wage to increase to $14 on Jan. 1
Act 114 incrementally increases the minimum wage to $16 per hour Jan. 1, 2026, and to $18 per hour Jan. 1, 2028.
