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Volcano Watch: Water in Kīlauea — and its role in its eruptions

Some of the Big Island’s past explosive eruptions happened when magma erupted through groundwater or lake in a summit crater. Read this week’s ‘Volcano Watch’ to learn more now.

Three new postmasters chosen to serve Kaua’i post offices

As the United States Postal Service celebrates its 250th anniversary, it honors the vital contributions of postmasters in their communities by releasing stamps that depict a day in the life of a postal carrier.

Bora Bora welcomes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia

The happiness and celebration of their arrival at small South Pacific island — their final port of call in French Polynesia before heading to the Cook Islands — was almost an inverse of the emotional farewell Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia received as they departed Aug. 7 from Tautira, Tahiti.

Educators, caregivers, professionals statewide invited to 2025 Hawaiʻi Island Early Childhood Conference

Registration now open for the event — slated for Sept. 12-13 in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island — that will have a focus on practical tools and thoughtful reflections to support the kindergarten entry assessment domains.

Hawai‘i State Judiciary warns of jury duty scams

This warning comes as the Judiciary has mailed out 330,000 jury questionnaires to residents statewide this week for potential jury service in 2026.

‘Not just about farming’: Senate Ways and Means Committee gets update about food and product initiative

“The Food and Product Innovation Network is a meaningful investment in Hawai‘i’s future — one that bridges education to export pathways by equipping our schools, colleges and entrepreneurs with the skills and infrastructure they need to bring local innovations to the global marketplace,” said Senate Ways and Means Chairman Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz.

Hawaiian Airlines suspending underperforming routes to South Korea, Japan, Boston

The airline announced it will suspend service between Honolulu and Incheon, South Korea; Fukuoka, Japan; and Boston. It will subsequently redeploy aircraft to boost flights between Honolulu and Sydney, Australia; Papeete, Tahiti; Los Angeles; and Seattle.

New free airport wayfinding app enhances passenger experience at Līhuʻe Airport

The LIH Airport app for Lῑhuʻe Airport offers travelers a new mobility tool to navigate the airport terminal and includes a link to the airport’s flight information and airport website, which also features information about other airport services and guidance.

USDA seeks info about local conservation practices for 2025 project survey

Local National Agricultural Statistics Service representatives will visit operations and properties this month and in September to determine if they meet eligibility criteria for the survey.

Kauaʻi records the highest number of cases of whooping cough as of July

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health reports a significant surge of 203 pertussis cases statewide.

American Job Centers offer Hawai‘i residents free training for in-demand jobs

American Job Centers in Hawai‘i are offering free resources to help residents gain the training and connections they need to land in-demand jobs.

Tribute on two year wildfire anniversary brings Maui community together in healing

During the third and final 2025 Kuhinia Maui gathering marking the second anniversary of the Maui wildfires, hundreds of community members came together at Lahaina Civic Center to pay tribute to lives lost through songs, speeches and multicultural and multigenerational presentations.

Hawai‘i Children’s Action Network to honor Champions for Children, Sept. 13

Hawai’i Children’s Action Network (HCAN), the only nonprofit organization in Hawai‘i solely dedicated to advocating for children, will honor the 2025 Champions for Children at The Pacific Club in downtown Honolulu on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.  

Federal court ruling halts commercial fishing granted by Trump executive order in Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument

The ruling nullifies a National Marine Fisheries Service letter sent April 25 that gave commercial fishers a green light to fish in the national monument south and southwest of Hawai’i following an executive order by President Donald Trump.

New partnership between Big Island police, UH-Hilo supports continuing education of law enforcement officers throughout state

Program launching this fall gives law enforcement throughout the state opportunity to earn bachelor of arts degree in administration of justice through the College of Arts and Sciences at the Hilo campus, entirely online, so officers can continue to serve their communities while advancing their education.

NASA telescope atop Mauna Kea on Big Island helps unlock clues to life on Earth

New research using Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array observations together with data from NASA Infrared Telescope Facility show water in Halley-type comet 12P/Pons-Brooks matches that in Earth’s oceans, strengthening tje theory that comets helped make our planet habitable.

Hopeful, unifying paddle-out marks 2nd anniversary of Maui wildfires

The ceremony and accompanying event had more than 500 participants on shore and about 350 in the water — a powerful tribute to the lives lost 2 years ago and show of the shared strength of Maui’s residents.

New study led by UH researchers reveals link between spike in suicides, overdose deaths and 2023 Lahaina wildfire

Analyzing death records from all of Hawai‘i’s counties from 2014 through 2023 and comparing death rates before, during and after the wildfire, researchers found that suicide and overdose death rates increased 46% statewide in August 2023 compared with previous months.

Care for ʻĀina Now coalition encourages public to weigh in on new ‘Green Fee’

Coalition of scientists, policymakers, conservation practitioners, educators, students and community members recently launched the survey, which will be a resource for the coalition’s leadership as it shapes recommendations for funding implementation.

Volcano Watch: Discovery of massive submarine landslide near 1957 Aleutian earthquake epicenter

A team led by U.S. Geological Survey geophysicist and oceanographer Ashton Flinders with Hawaiian Volcano Observatory discovered the underwater landslide that spans more than 10 miles across and could have played a role in the 1957 tsunami that struck Hawaiʻi and elsewhere in the Pacific region.
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