Hawai‘i News
Kaua‘i police officers honored by commission for predawn cliffside rescue
The officers on June 22 found a vehicle precariously situated partway down a North Shore cliffside.
University of Hawai‘i presidential finalists visit Kaua‘i as regents’ decision looms
Julian Vasquez Heilig is in the midst of a three-day campus tour. Wendy F. Hensel made the same statewide trip last week.
‘Biggest disaster organization you never heard of’ on Kaua‘i introduces itself
Few are familiar with a key participant in local emergency response, Hawai‘i Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster.
Music legend Kris Kristofferson dies at 88 at home on Maui
Music legend Kris Kristofferson who is remembered as an artist, singer, songwriter, actor and activist, passed away peacefully surrounded by family in his home on Maui, Saturday, Sept. 28. He was 88 years old.
Hawai‘i monthly outdoor warning siren system testing scheduled
There will be no exercise or drill accompanying the test.
Public events for University of Hawai‘i president finalist start today, online survey live
Julian Vasquez Heilig will attend open houses and public forums on Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i Island and elsewhere this week.
Kalalau Trail reopening Oct. 1 following norovirus outbreak among hikers
While it is not possible to ensure complete eradication of norovirus, substantial preventive measures have been taken.
3 Hawaiian monk seal pups admitted to marine mammal hospital on the Big Island
The three seals, DT12, a female pup and oldest of the group, DT48, a female pup, and DT46, a male pup, all likely weaned early at a small size, according to a press release from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.
Want to learn more about electric vehicles? Kauaʻi EV hosting event on Saturday in Kōloa
The event is part of National Drive Electric Week, which aims to raise awareness and promote the benefits of EV adoption,
Once a critically threatened cultural practice, Hawaiian hula puppetry making a comeback
While hula is emblematic of Hawai‘i, it is far less known that puppetry is a tradition within the world-famous form of dance.
Push to protect Pacific Remote Islands region takes center stage during Climate Week NYC event
The region of islands and atolls in the Central Pacific holds deep historical significance for Hawaiians, Marshallese, CHamorus and other Pacific cultures. They are also home to resilient coral reef ecosystems and threatened and endangered wildlife.
State’s high court holds that farm dwellings in ag district cannot be short-term rentals
Justices agreed that “short-term vacation rentals undermine” agricultural purposes; Doug Chin, former state attorney general and who argued the case before the high court, said the ‘transient accommodations’ do not belong in the agricultural district.
State encourages people to help protect young seabirds as they embark on first flight
Every fall during seabird fallout season, from roughly Sept. 15 to Dec. 15, the fledglings leave their nests to make their inaugural journeys to the ocean. When they do, they can become disoriented by artificial light, collide with man-made structures or become exhausted and fall, making them vulnerable to automobiles and predators.
Kaua‘i hotels lead state in August for revenue per available room
The Garden Isle otherwise followed the same trend as the rest of the state, where occupany rates, revenue per available room and average daily rates were all lower than August last year.
SNAP policy shift will bring ‘huge relief’ for tens of thousands of Hawai‘i families
Hawai‘i will eliminate the “net income limit” for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, commonly called food stamps, which could extend benefits to 13,000 to 14,000 more households throughout the state by next year.
Reminder: Public forums for finalists seeking to be next UH president start this week
Up first is Wendy Hensel this afternoon with two events. Finalist Julian Vasquez Heilig follows next Monday.
UH: Innovative mele, lineage at heart of Hawaiian language play
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Department of Theatre and Dance and Kennedy Theatre will premiere “Puana” this fall, a hana keaka (Hawaiian Theatre) production that delves into the spiritual connections between Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) and their kūpuna (ancestors) through the power of song. Performed primarily in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language), the play also commemorates the 10th anniversary of UH Mānoa’s Hawaiian Theatre program.
Coconut rhinoceros beetle found on Big Island
This is the first detection of CRB on the island since October 2023 when a Waikoloa resident reported finding a total of six grubs (larvae) in a decaying palm tree stump.
Want to farm on the Garden Isle? AgXposure course still accepting applications on Kaua‘i
GoFarm Hawai‘i promotes the production of fresh, locally-grown produce in a state that imports about 90% of its food.
‘A huge moment’ for Kaua‘i reefs: Coral nursery coming to island with federal funding
State personnel and partners will get to work building a $384,400 coral nursery on the Garden Isle this January.
