Kaua‘i News Kauaʻi Community College program teaches inmates carpentry, builds hope
Hawai‘i News Sun Noodle Sura Tanmen issues recall in Hawai‘i for undeclared fish
Kaua‘i officials ID surfer who died earlier this week
The surfer was found unresponsive on Aug. 2 about 25 yards offshore of Hanamā‘ulu Beach Park. August 06, 2026 · 10:01am
$1.75M AmeriCorps funding awarded to Kupu for Hawai‘i
Kupu, Hawai‘i’s leading conservation and youth education organization, announced today that it received a grant of $1.75M from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism.Election 40-year-old Congressional candidate from Maui arrested for second time
Hawai‘i News Bayer Hawaiʻi Life Sciences Scholarship 2026 recipients announced
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Kaua‘i County launches new Wildfire Home Assessment Program
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Free movie night at Kauaʻi Veterans Center to feature ‘Lilo and Stitch Live’
Six candidates battle in Aug. 8 primary to become Kauaʻi’s next mayor
Overnight water service shutdown scheduled for portions of Kapaʻa
Chan Zuckerberg Fund invests more than $330,000 for Kauaʻiʻs education
Free car seat safety checks scheduled across Kauaʻi this month
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Visitor spending, arrivals increase slightly for June compared with a year ago
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Kaua‘i News
Kauaʻi Community College program teaches inmates carpentry, builds hope
The students from the Kauaʻi Community Correctional Center learned practical skills while building a classroom that will provide work opportunities when they are released.
Two college students create interactive resource to help bolster Native Hawaiian voting
Due to low turnout for elections from Native Hawaiians, two Big Island-born students developed a resource that connects the history of civic engagement in the Hawaiian Kingdom to modern voting.
$1.75M AmeriCorps funding awarded to Kupu for Hawai‘i
Kupu, Hawai‘i’s leading conservation and youth education organization, announced today that it received a grant of $1.75M from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism.
Sun Noodle Sura Tanmen issues recall in Hawai‘i for undeclared fish
To date, there have been no reports of illness or adverse events attributed to the recalled product.
40-year-old Congressional candidate from Maui arrested for second time
Kirill Basin of Kīhei was arrested during the weekend in connection with a terroristic threatening incident at a South Maui beach; the incident follows a May 29 incident during which he allegedly entered a Maui County building while brandishing a firearm.
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Hawaii News
Two college students create interactive resource to help bolster Native Hawaiian voting
Due to low turnout for elections from Native Hawaiians, two Big Island-born students developed a resource that connects the history of civic engagement in the Hawaiian Kingdom to modern voting.
$1.75M AmeriCorps funding awarded to Kupu for Hawai‘i
Kupu, Hawai‘i’s leading conservation and youth education organization, announced today that it received a grant of $1.75M from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism.
Sun Noodle Sura Tanmen issues recall in Hawai‘i for undeclared fish
To date, there have been no reports of illness or adverse events attributed to the recalled product.
40-year-old Congressional candidate from Maui arrested for second time
Kirill Basin of Kīhei was arrested during the weekend in connection with a terroristic threatening incident at a South Maui beach; the incident follows a May 29 incident during which he allegedly entered a Maui County building while brandishing a firearm.
Big Island News
Pretzel the kitten gets new home after life-saving surgery to repair fused legs
The kitten's story highlights Action 4 Animals and its mission of providing care and finding homes for at-risk animals.
Nationwide search underway for next Office of Hawaiian Affairs chief executive officer
The board seeks a mission-driven executive with extensive senior leadership experience, demonstrated organizational and financial management expertise as well as a deep understanding of Native Hawaiian history, culture, values and contemporary issues.
Maui News
Community plan and hurricane preparedness among topics for Kahului Summer Town Hall, Aug. 12
Batangan said the townhall will include a presentation from the Department of Planning on the Central Maui Community Plan, which is being updated with public input to guide development and preservation of Central Maui over a 20-year period. A representative from the Maui Emergency Management Agency is also scheduled to speak on hurricane preparedness, he said.
Air ambulance used in rescue of Maui man injured at Twin Falls
An 18-year-old Maui resident was injured yesterday, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, after falling in the area known as Twin Falls in Hoʻolawa Valley.
Maui Surf Forecast for August 07, 2026
Background medium and long period energy will produce small surf for south facing shores through Friday. A series of larger, medium to long period south...
Mālama Kula marks third anniversary of wildfires with a community workday on Aug. 8
To mark the three-year anniversary of the Kula fire, the grassroots nonprofit Mālama Kula will host a community work day from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 8, helping a property that was affected by both the Kula wildfire as well as the Kona Low floods.
