Community Kauaʻi among National Geographic’s 15 best places in the world for food right…
Kaua‘i News Surfrider water testing shows high fecal bacteria concentrations islandwide
Kauaʻi judge keeps development ban in place at former Princeville golf course
A judge on Tuesday denied Starwood Capital Group’s request to resume development at Makai Woods Golf Course in Princeville, citing potential public health risks linked to historic cattle burial sites infected with anthrax. May 20, 2026 · 04:13am
Draft Statewide Long-Range Land Transportation Plan now available online
Public comment sought on draft state plan and Kauaʻi regional plan; plans provide comprehensive framework to guide transportation investment, policy and decision-making.Kaua‘i News Number, percent of births to unmarried women varied by geography in 2023
Kaua‘i News California visitor rescued off popular Kaua‘i trail dies
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Real Property Collections office to be temporarily closed morning of May 21
Researchers advance blood test for aggressive form of breast cancer
Trash pickup delayed in parts of Kauaʻi due to staffing shortages
More than $322K in federal grant funds secured by state, University of Hawaiʻi for plant…
Return to Japan: Traditional voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa to make Japan stops in 2027
2026 University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Coaches Hawaiian Islands Tour underway
State announces Opportunity Zones 2.0 Market Activation Summit convenes June
Business briefs for May 18: Defending enforcement, summer service, Servco honors, Hele…
Free property tax relief workshops scheduled in May, June, July
Hawaiʻi briefs for May 18: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa grads, funds released…
100 years of summer sessions at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa celebrated with ‘He…
Summer culinary training available for Hawai‘i high school students
‘Ready to get back out there’: Kauaʻi Community College student rebuilds her…
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Kaua‘i News
Draft Statewide Long-Range Land Transportation Plan now available online
Public comment sought on draft state plan and Kauaʻi regional plan; plans provide comprehensive framework to guide transportation investment, policy and decision-making.
Kauaʻi among National Geographic’s 15 best places in the world for food right now
It’s not just any Hawaiian food that got the Garden Isle — along with Oʻahu and Maui — on this list, it was saimin, and Hamura Saimin in Līhuʻe is a perfect place to get your hands on a bowl of the piping hot, slightly salty noodle soup.
Surfrider water testing shows high fecal bacteria concentrations islandwide
The nonprofit’s Blue Water Task Force found 25 of the sites it tested May 9 — or a huge 76% of the total 33 — had bacteria levels exceeding state recreational water quality standards; elevated fecal bacteria indicates other harmful pathogens also could be present in the water.
Number, percent of births to unmarried women varied by geography in 2023
U.S. Census Bureau also reports fewer women in the same category gave birth during the past decade.
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Hawaii News
Draft Statewide Long-Range Land Transportation Plan now available online
Public comment sought on draft state plan and Kauaʻi regional plan; plans provide comprehensive framework to guide transportation investment, policy and decision-making.
Kauaʻi among National Geographic’s 15 best places in the world for food right now
It’s not just any Hawaiian food that got the Garden Isle — along with Oʻahu and Maui — on this list, it was saimin, and Hamura Saimin in Līhuʻe is a perfect place to get your hands on a bowl of the piping hot, slightly salty noodle soup.
Federal jury convicts Kaua‘i man on child pornography charges following 4-day trial
The 40-year-old remains in police custody pending his sentencing hearing scheduled for Sept. 3.
Researchers advance blood test for aggressive form of breast cancer
A multi-university team — including University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center — developed a simpler way to find and track inflammatory breast cancer.
Briefs for May 20: School menus, trauma-informed care training, vaping and mental health
State agencies work together to expand locally sourced school meals, the first cohort of state employees are certified in trauma-informed care and research discusses the effects of vaping on mental health.
Briefs for May 19: State seeks input on future wildfire policy, state employee earns national honor, advocates energized by Green Fee
State seeks public input for future wildfire recovery policy, state Director of Communications earned a national award and advocates celebrate the effects from the Green Fee.
Big Island News
Hawaiʻi Youth Poet Laureate program returns to the Hilo Palace Theater
Punahou School student Safa Ahmed as the 2026 Hawaiʻi Youth Poet Laureate, which is a program to connect young voices and writers from across all islands.
Hawaii County Weather Forecast for May 21, 2026
Trade winds will steadily strengthen through Thursday and a wind advisory has been issued for areas of Maui County and Big Island through Thursday night...
Maui News
Maui Surf Forecast for May 21, 2026
Small, short- to medium-period north-northwest swell energy will decline through Thursday. The next small north-northwest swell will move into the Hawaii...
Bishop Museum’s J. Watumull Planetarium shares May 2026 Astronomical Phenomena
Educators from the Museum’s J. Watumull Planetarium note that people on Oʻahu will experience a Lahaina Noon on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, and all major Hawaiian Islands will see a Blue Moon on Saturday, May 30, 2026.
Haleakalā National Park Announces the Reopening of the Summit Visitor Center
On Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 8 am, Haleakalā National Park will reopen the Haleakalā Visitor Center (at 10,000 foot elevation) with temporary exhibits and store merchandise. The closure was necessary to allow for repairs and improvements to the building.
