Community Greenlight Award-winning script, filmmaker announced from ‘Ohina Labs 2025
Kauai News Maui-based attorney turns to film to spotlight Ilocano heritage and history
UPDATE: County advises public on safe practices for potential severe weather conditions coming to Kauaʻi
According to the National Weather Service in Honolulu, a kona low will develop north of Kaua‘i Saturday night and pass northwest of the islands on Sunday before drifting to the west on Monday. January 02, 2026 · 01:24pm
10 lane closures scheduled during week of Jan. 3-9 on Kaua‘i state roadways
Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.Hawaii News Hawaiʻi Permanente Medical Group celebrates 65 years of physician-led care
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Kaua‘i News
Greenlight Award-winning script, filmmaker announced from ‘Ohina Labs 2025
‘Shop Local’ by Katelyn Chong was selected as the winning short film script during the first year the annual intensive workshop was paired with ‘Ohina’s inaugural Producers Lab.
10 lane closures scheduled during week of Jan. 3-9 on Kaua‘i state roadways
Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.
UPDATE: County advises public on safe practices for potential severe weather conditions coming to Kauaʻi
According to the National Weather Service in Honolulu, a kona low will develop north of Kaua‘i Saturday night and pass northwest of the islands on Sunday before drifting to the west on Monday.
Maui-based attorney turns to film to spotlight Ilocano heritage and history
“The more minority languages are able to be used as the medium of communication in popular mass audience media, the more likely a language will persevere and survive,” said Lance Collins, writer and producer of “All The Things I Leave You.”
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Hawaii News
Greenlight Award-winning script, filmmaker announced from ‘Ohina Labs 2025
‘Shop Local’ by Katelyn Chong was selected as the winning short film script during the first year the annual intensive workshop was paired with ‘Ohina’s inaugural Producers Lab.
Hawaiʻi Permanente Medical Group celebrates 65 years of physician-led care
Hawai’i Permanente Medical Group said moving forward it plans to expand access to primary and specialty care, strengthen telehealth services, and invest in programs that address social and cultural determinants of health.
Woman dies in early New Year’s Day crash on Kūhiō Highway
Talia Jimenez, 21, of Kōloa, was identified as the victim in the first traffic fatality of 2026, following a single-vehicle crash on Kūhiō Highway.
Hawaii’s first baby of 2026 born at Moanalua Medical Center
At 3:59 a.m. on New Year’s Day, Hawaii’s first baby of 2026 made his debut at Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center.
Big Island News
Attorney on Maui spotlights Ilocano heritage and history through film
“The more minority languages are able to be used as the medium of communication in popular mass audience media, the more likely a language will persevere and survive,” said Lance Collins, writer and producer of "All The Things I Leave You."
More than $50K in scholarships available from for Hawaiʻi Rise Foundation for Big Island students
Local sponsors step forward each year to create scholarships that reflect their own values, journeys and hopes for the next generation — and 2026 marks the program’s most generous year yet.
Maui News
Maui Surf Forecast for January 03, 2026
A moderate, medium-period north to north-northeast swell (360-030 deg) will peak this evening and hold through Saturday morning, then slowly decrease...
Hawai‘i Green Infrastructure Authority achieves financing goal for Better Buildings & Better Plants Initiative
The US Department of Energy has recognized the Hawai‘i Green Infrastructure Authority for exceeding its clean energy financing goal under the Better Buildings & Better Plants Initiative.
Maui police receive 118 fireworks-related calls for service during New Year’s holiday; two arrests made
Between 6 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2025, and 6 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2026, the Maui Police Department received 118 calls for service related to fireworks violations throughout the County of Maui. During this time, one citation was issued for an aerial fireworks violation, eight reports were generated for documentation purposes, and two arrests were made.
