Kaua‘i News Surfrider water testing shows high fecal bacteria concentrations islandwide
Kaua‘i News Number, percent of births to unmarried women varied by geography in 2023
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
California visitor rescued off popular Kaua‘i trail dies
Kaua‘i first responders were first notified on Tuesday afternoon of the unconscious hiker on the rugged trail near an exposed cliffside section commonly referred to as Crawler’s Ledge.Community Real Property Collections office to be temporarily closed morning of May 21
Hawai‘i News Researchers advance blood test for aggressive form of breast cancer
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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
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100 years of summer sessions at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa celebrated with ‘He…
Summer culinary training available for Hawai‘i high school students
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19 lane closures scheduled during week of May 17-22 on Kaua‘i state roadways
New chef at 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay cooking up a healthy and tasty menu with local flair
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Kaua‘i News
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.
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.
California visitor rescued off popular Kaua‘i trail dies
Kaua‘i first responders were first notified on Tuesday afternoon of the unconscious hiker on the rugged trail near an exposed cliffside section commonly referred to as Crawler’s Ledge.
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Hawaii News
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.
More than $322K in federal grant funds secured by state, University of Hawaiʻi for plant pathogen, biosecurity projects
Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity officials say the projects to be funded with the federal grant dollars are intended to help move Hawaiʻi toward a more proactive, technology-driven biosecurity framework capable of addressing increasingly complex global agricultural threats.
Return to Japan: Traditional voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa to make Japan stops in 2027
Polynesian Voyaging Society traditional Hawaiian voyaging canoe will visit the island nation for the first time in 20 years; dates will tentatively be from April to September next year as part of the Moananuiākea Voyage
Big Island News
Briefs for May 20: Food options expand for schools, state employee earns national award, advocates celebrate the Green Fee
Statewide partnerships will expand locally-source meals in schools, the state Director of Communications earned a national honor and advocates are energized by the effects of the green Fee.
No injuries reported after domestic dispute escalated to a barricaded man in South Kona
Hawai‘i Island Police Assistant Chief Rio Amon-Wilkins said Kona Patrol officers initially responded to the domestic incident in Captain Cook off of Hawai‘i Belt Road shortly after 8:30 p.m.
Maui News
Campaign Spending Commission comments on the passage of Act 11
Gov. Josh Green has signed Senate Bill 2471 into law as Act 11, establishing changes to Hawaiʻi campaign finance laws regarding spending on and contributions to elections and ballot measures by corporations, nonprofit organizations, and other legally created entities.
Schatz set to introduce legislation to ban bets on individual moments within games
During a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on sports betting, US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) discussed with gaming experts vulnerabilities created by micro prop bets in sports and the need to address illegal, offshore sports books that harm sports integrity.
Department of the Attorney General releases annual ‘License to Carry’ firearms statistics
The Hawaiʻi Department of the Attorney General released its second annual report today presenting statewide and county data from calendar year 2025 on the licensing of private persons to carry concealed handguns in public for the purpose of lawful self-defense.
