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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.

GoFarm Hawai‘i promotes the production of fresh, locally-grown produce in a state that imports about 90% of its food.

State personnel and partners will get to work building a $384,400 coral nursery on the Garden Isle this January.

CDBG funds have been used to rehabilitate shelters, family centers, and for off-site infrastructure and improvements.

The current growth trend for the state of Hawaiʻi is slower than in past decades — and it is expected to continue to be slow in the coming years due to limited increases in population with births no longer outpacing deaths.

The center will offer comprehensive support services for Kauaʻi Community College students transferring to 4-year programs at UH campuses on Oʻahu in Mānoa and West Oʻahu and UH-Hilo on the Big Island.

The Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources is reopening the trail to Hanakāpīʻai for day use only beginning Sept. 21. Any hiking beyond Hanakāpīʻai could result in citations or arrests.

The jet megastructure dates to a time when our universe was 6.3 billion years old, or less than half its present age of 13.8 billion years.

As of Sept. 17, there are 20,012 students enrolled at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, a 4% increase over 2023.

Annalise ‘Anna’ Kindstedt will support HILT’s conservation projects and ʻāina-based learning experiences.

Kawakami’s office has confirmed he intends to run for the Kauaʻi Senate seat in 2026, with the support of the current seat holder, Ron Kouchi.

The Sept. 16 fire appears to have severely damaged Kauaʻi Marine & Mower, causing an estimated $1.2 million in damages.

The recalled products were distributed throughout Hawai‘i at retail stores and sold directly to consumers via mail order.

The US Department of Transportation has given Alaska Airlines permission to close on its $1.9 billion acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines, after the carriers agreed to maintain key Hawaii routes and adopt consumer protections. This exemption allows the carriers, which are respectively the fifth and tenth largest domestic airlines, to finalize their merger while maintaining separate operations until DOT rules on their transfer application.

The eruption is located on a remote section of the middle East Rift Zone in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.

The eruption does not currently pose an immediate threat to human life or infrastructure.

 A fire broke out at a local lawn mower store in downtown Kapaʻa late Monday evening, and Kauaʻi fire and police crews worked into the night to full extinguish the blaze.

The three children, estimated to be in eighth grade, have been charged with first-degree terroristic threatening for the video.

Support for traditional healing practices, training for navigators involved in traditional Polynesian voyaging, business education for entrepreneurs, assistance for vulnerable populations and funding for neighborhood watch initiatives on homestead lands are just some of the projects that will be advanced thanks to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Grants Program.

The nurses of Wilcox Medical Center are holding a candlelight vigil to stand in solidarity with the nurses of Kapi‘olani Medical Center on Monday, Sept. 16, who were recently “locked out” following a one-day strike amid contract contention. As reported by Hawai’i News Now, the one-day strike concluded Saturday, Sept. 14, at 6:59 a.m. About […]