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High surf advisory for east, south shorelines of Kauaʻi due to Nolo extended to 6 a.m. Monday

Waves of 10 to 14 feet are forecast Sunday morning and will diminish to 9 to 12 feet Sunday evening.

State deposit beverage container program to get updated segregation rates

Rates are periodically updated because beverage container sizes and weights change with time; all certified redemption centers are required to use the revised rates beginning Oct. 1.

What Kauaʻi County residents, visitors need to know Sunday about Hurricane Lowell recovery

Kaua‘i County is now in Day 19 of recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Lowell; Nolo is now again a Category 2 storm continues to it slowly move west about 9 mph south of the Big Island.

Nolo regains some strength, again becoming Category 2 hurricane while moving away from Big Island

The storm was about 200 miles south-southwest from South Point moving west at near 9 mph as of the 11 p.m. advisory update; additional rainfall, high winds, large swell all still possible through the weekend.

25,000 people read more than 180,000 books during Hawaiʻi’s Summer Reading Challenge

The reading program received overwhelming response from Hawaiʻi readers, who logged more than 8.8 million minutes of reading over eight weeks.

Verizon customers advised to use alternate Kaua‘i police non-emergency dispatch numbers

Kaua‘i Police Department received reports that some callers using Verizon mobile service might experience difficulty connecting to the regular non-emergency dispatch line.
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State deposit beverage container program to get updated segregation rates

Rates are periodically updated because beverage container sizes and weights change with time; all certified redemption centers are required to use the revised rates beginning Oct. 1.

What Kauaʻi County residents, visitors need to know Sunday about Hurricane Lowell recovery

Kaua‘i County is now in Day 19 of recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Lowell; Nolo is now again a Category 2 storm continues to it slowly move west about 9 mph south of the Big Island.

Nolo regains some strength, again becoming Category 2 hurricane while moving away from Big Island

The storm was about 200 miles south-southwest from South Point moving west at near 9 mph as of the 11 p.m. advisory update; additional rainfall, high winds, large swell all still possible through the weekend.

25,000 people read more than 180,000 books during Hawaiʻi’s Summer Reading Challenge

The reading program received overwhelming response from Hawaiʻi readers, who logged more than 8.8 million minutes of reading over eight weeks.

Pre-landfall presidential emergency declaration request for Nolo from governor approved

Declaration provides federal assistance for emergency protective measures in the City and County of Honolulu as well as Hawaiʻi, Maui and Kauaʻi counties, including direct federal assistance, at a 75% federal cost share.

Volcano Watch: From aloha to talofa; Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitors American Samoa

The observatory based on the Big Island in Hawai‘i most of the year remotely keeps an eye on American Samoa, annual visits to the U.S. territory are essential for maintaining and strengthening partnerships on those islands and the territory’s volcano and earthquake monitoring network.

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El Niño causing busy Pacific hurricane season; prompting talk about traditional Hawaiian resilience practices

As climate change and El Niño fuels more storm activity, a Native Hawaiian organization is exploring the ancient ahupuaʻa system as a sustainable path to defense.

$81,000 grant will expand access to low-cost dental services for North Hawaiʻi residents

The Hawaiʻi Dental Service Foundation awards more than $2 million a year to nonprofits providing oral health programs.

Nolo regains some strength, again becoming Category 2 hurricane while moving away from Big Island

The storm was about 200 miles south-southwest from South Point moving west at near 9 mph as of the 11 p.m. advisory update; additional rainfall, high winds, large swell all still possible through the weekend.

What Big Island residents need to know Sunday about Hurricane Nolo

Hawai'i County will resume normal operations as of Sunday, including all solid waste facilities and transfer stations as well as Hele-On bus routes and shared-ride taxi program, plus all county parks, including Hilo Municipal Golf Course and Panaʻewa Rainforest Zoo and Gardens; we also have all the information you need to know as Nolo moves away from the island.

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Tokuda urges President Trump to protect America’s AI advantage ahead of bilateral talks with China

US Rep. Jill N. Tokuda of Hawaiʻi, a member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, led House Democrats in a letter urging President Trump to halt any potential concessions on advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chip sales to Beijing ahead of high-stakes talks with President Xi Jinping.

Maui Surf Forecast for September 27, 2026

Hurricane Nolo is generating swell that is producing warning level surf along southeast facing shores of the Big Island. This swell combined with strengthening...

PSPS Watch: HECO monitoring wildfire risk; lines de-energized for 750 customers due to Olowalu fire

Hawaiian Electric deenergized power lines in the area of the brushfire in the Olowalu area of West Maui. About 740 customers in the area should be prepared to be without power overnight. Once the fire is out and it is safe to enter the area, crews must inspect lines and equipment and make any necessary repairs before power can be restored. This outage was not a PSPS.

‘Fins & Frights’ returns Oct. 24 at Maui Ocean Center

Maui Ocean Center will host “Fins & Frights,” a family-friendly Halloween event, from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, featuring trick-or-treating, a marine-themed costume contest and Halloween cartoons in the Sphere Theater.