Kaua‘i News Housing Agency extends application deadline for 2027 Community Development Block Grant…
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Angels wanted: Salvation Army seeks community members to bring holiday wishes within reach for island families in need
The nonprofit's holiday Angel Tree program helps provide Christmas gifts for keiki and kūpuna from families in need who might otherwise go without. November 15, 2026 · 05:00am
24/7 single-lane closure in effect on portion of Kūhiō Highway near Lumahaʻi Beach
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Bacteria advisory issued at Lydgate Park
UPDATE: Brown water, bacteria advisories canceled at Kalapakī Beach Park
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Nāpōwawāʻenakaulua, the oldest compact quasar pair in universe, discovered with help…
Volcano Watch: Beneath the boardwalk; the scientific legacy of Haʻakulamanu
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Kaua‘i News
Housing Agency extends application deadline for 2027 Community Development Block Grant Program
The deadline was pushed back because of the recent Microsoft outage; the grant program supports affordable housing, suitable living environments and economic opportunities for low- to moderate-income Kauaʻi residents.
Angels wanted: Salvation Army seeks community members to bring holiday wishes within reach for island families in need
The nonprofit’s holiday Angel Tree program helps provide Christmas gifts for keiki and kūpuna from families in need who might otherwise go without.
Kalena Park court to be closed nearly 2 weeks
The closure is slated for Nov. 30 to Dec. 11, weather permitting, so the contractor can complete repairs to the basketball and pickleball court.
24/7 single-lane closure in effect on portion of Kūhiō Highway near Lumahaʻi Beach
The closure — necessary to stabilize the slope under the roadway — is scheduled to remain in place until March 2027.
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Hawaii News
‘Things seem to be working’: Federal Aviation Administration lifts nationwide ground stop of flights
Federal officials stress ‘there was no cyberattack’ that caused the telecommunications problem leading to thousands of flights being canceled or delayed Friday throughout the nation.
New online bail payment portal expands access and streamlines Hawaiʻi court services
The portal is now available for eligible Oʻahu 1st Circuit cases from noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, with plans underway to expand statewide.
U.S. Forest Service funding 5 new positions at UH Mānoa to help protect Pacific forests
Interested applicants can attend an informational webinar about the Pacific Forest Resilience Program on Nov. 18.
New report: Hawaiʻi healthcare job vacancies reduced 20%, showing workforce investments delivering results
Healthcare Association of Hawaiʻi releases new workforce report as construction begins on health learning lab at Big Island’s Waiākea High School.
$750K grant helps veterans build farming businesses through training from University of Hawaiʻi GoFarm Hawaiʻi, partners
The 3-year training project will provide agricultural and farm business education and support to 600 aspiring veteran farmers as well as help start, maintain or improve 25 veteran-operated farms.
Nāpōwawāʻenakaulua, the oldest compact quasar pair in universe, discovered with help from Big Island telescope
Gemini North telescope atop Mauna Kea and James Webb Space Telescope observed the pair of rapidly feeding supermassive black holes just 900 million years after the Big Bang in period known as cosmic dawn.
Big Island News
Wind advisory in effect through today for portions of Big Island
National Weather Service forecasters expect east winds of 15 to 30 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph, in southern, southeastern and northern portions of the island, including communities such as Volcano, Nāʻālehu, Waikōloa and Hāwī, as well as Kohala.
UH-Mānoa receiving $2.8 million in federal funding for 5 new jobs to help protect Pacific forests
Interested applicants can attend an informational webinar on Nov. 18 about the Pacific Forest Resilience Program being funded by the U.S. Forest Service.
Due Process Roadshow educates county agencies, police about Hawaiʻi’s new immigrant justice laws
On Thursday, members of the Campaign for Immigrant Justice coalition held two meetings on the Big Island to discuss the six news laws that strengthen immigrant rights and due process protections statewide.
‘It’s our community that has made us who we are today’: KTA Super Stores marks 110th anniversary
Community-focused milestone anniversary celebrates the locally founded, owned and operated Big Island grocery chain's longstanding connection to the island and generations of customers, associates and community partners who are part of its story.
Maui News
Bank of Hawai‘i volunteers restore Mōlī Habitat
Working along one of O‘ahu’s last remaining intact coastal dune ecosystems, volunteers pulled invasive weeds, laid weed mats and planted native groundcover where the protected seabirds will build their nests.
Maui mourns loss of Calvin Pardee Erdman Jr., ʻUlupalakua Ranch owner and community leader
Calvin Pardee Erdman Jr., known to all as "Pardee," of ʻUlupalakua, Maui, passed away on Nov. 7, 2026, at the age of 94. Born on Nov. 13, 1931 in Pasadena, CA., the son of Calvin Pardee Erdman and Eleanor Donnelley Erdman. He was an avid supporter and member of the agricultural, environmental, educational and general society of Maui.
Volcano Watch: Beneath the boardwalk; the scientific legacy of Haʻakulamanu
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists since 1922 have tracked gas chemistry from wells at Haʻakulamanu, and although the original well heads have long since disintegrated, hot gases continue to seep from the place where observatory founder and volcanologist Thomas Jaggar conducted some of his first experiments at Kīlauea.
