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Land Board approves final transfer of Waiākea area state-owned lands to Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
Transfer of the 318.25 acres is part of a joint effort between the state Land Department and Hawaiian Home Lands leadership, with support of Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green, to resolve claims between Aug. 21, 1959, and July 1, 1988 relating to use or alienation of Hawaiian home lands . November 14, 2026 · 05:00am
59-year-old man critically injured in 3-vehcile Kurtistown crash
The man was unresponsive at the scene of the crash at the intersection of Highway 11 and Kuauli Road; he was transported to Hilo Benioff Medical Center, listed in critical condition and is awaiting...East Hawai‘i News UPDATE: Previously missing endangered 13-year-old found in Hilo
News 84% of respondents of AARP survey say they were targeted by scammers or experienced…
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Volcano Watch: Beneath the boardwalk; the scientific legacy of Haʻakulamanu
Astronomers discover Nāpōwawāʻenakaulua, the oldest compact quasar pair in universe
Azevedo to serve as acting administrator at Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense
Daniel Volpe officially sworn in as Hawaiʻi County fire chief
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59-year-old man critically injured in 3-vehcile Kurtistown crash
The man was unresponsive at the scene of the crash at the intersection of Highway 11 and Kuauli Road; he was transported to Hilo Benioff Medical Center, listed in critical condition and is awaiting medevac to The Queen’s Medical Center on O‘ahu.
18 DUI arrests reported from week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1 on Big Island roadways
Hawai’i Police Department says there have been 669 DUI arrests so far this year, a 13% decrease compared with 769 during the same period last year.
UPDATE: Essential use only notice canceled for water customers in some East Hawaiʻi communities
The Pāpaʻikou well was repaired and returned to service, so customers in Pāpaʻikou, Puʻuʻeo Pāku, Paukaʻa and Honoliʻi can return to normal water use.
Hawaiʻi Judiciary launches new online bail payment portal, expanding access and streamlining 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.
UPDATE: Previously missing endangered 13-year-old found in Hilo
Temmy-Rose Alcosiba was located at 10 a.m. Saturday in good health.
84% of respondents of AARP survey say they were targeted by scammers or experienced fraud
The scams included fake online ads, fraudulent shipping messages, fake toll payment texts, fraudulent gift cards and deceptive donation requests.
Land Board approves final transfer of Waiākea area state-owned lands to Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
Transfer of the 318.25 acres is part of a joint effort between the state Land Department and Hawaiian Home Lands leadership, with support of Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green, to resolve claims between Aug. 21, 1959, and July 1, 1988 relating to use or alienation of Hawaiian home lands .
Judiciary accepting applications for per diem judges statewide
Per diem judges are part-time judicial officers appointed by the Chief Justice on an as-needed basis to preside in the District Court or District Family Court.
New training project from University of Hawaiʻi GoFarm Hawaiʻi, partners helps veterans build farming operations
The 3-year program, supported by a $750,000 grant, 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.
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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.
Top 10 things to do on Big Island for Nov. 13-19: Lāʻau Love Fest, Toys for Tots, Honokaʻa Renaissance Faire, Smoke It Up, more
Native, canoe and food plants; take a ride to Laupāhoehoe to deliver a toy donation, get enlightened and hang with some fae folk in Honokaʻa and enjoy the bliss that is smoked meats in downtown Pahoa; and that’s not even half of all the exciting entertainment happening during the next week around the island!
55th anniversary Kona Coffee Cultural Festival underway
The annual celebration of Kona’s world-renowned coffee, honoring the farmers, artists, volunteers and others that made the industry possible and now are moving it forward, continues through Nov. 15, with plenty of activities and fun to be had.
Filmmaker goes on poignant 3-year, behind-the-scenes journey to Merrie Monarch with leaders of one hālau
Zilla Barbosa’s documentary “Making the Line” started as a desire to peak behind the curtain of hula in Hawaiʻi, but it became symbolic of the human condition.
Influential, industry-changing Chef Roy Yamaguchi honored by alma mater Culinary Institute of America
The newly named gathering space outside the institute’s student commons at its New York campus, recognizes the many contributions the Japanese-American celebrity chef and restaurateur from Hawaiʻi has made to the culinary industry and an enduring connection to his alma mater.
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Astronomers discover Nāpōwawāʻenakaulua, the oldest compact quasar pair in universe
Nāpōwawāʻenakaulua translates to “two celestial bodies of fathomless powerful darkness in the brilliance of heat reincarnating energy into the universe,” and was created by the A Hua He Inoa program at ʻImiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaiʻi and University of Hawai‘i’s Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani Hawaiian Language College in Hilo on Hawaiʻi Island.
New online bail payment portal launches, plans underway to expand statewide
The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary has launched a new Online Bail Payment Portal, designed to expand access to bail payment services by allowing the public to post bail online on weekends when courts are closed and in-person bail payments are unavailable.
Coconut rhinoceros beetle discovered in Kurtistown on Hawaiʻi Island
The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity is alerting the public after a live male coconut rhinoceros beetle was discovered in a trap in Kurtistown on Hawaiʻi Island, prompting officers to establish a one-mile search perimeter and deploy additional traps.
Gov. Green travels to New Mexico and Utah for conferences, Nov. 14-20, 2026
Gov. Josh Green, chair of the Western Governors’ Association and a member of the National Governors Association. Executive Committee, will travel to New Mexico and Utah Nov. 14–20, 2026. Chief of Staff Brooke Wilson will join him in Utah for the NGA New Governors Conference.
Kaua‘i Now
Kauaʻi Fire Department rescues two women in distress from Kalalau Trail
The women, who are visiting the island, were found Friday in the Hanakāpīʻai Beach landing zone, one experiencing a medical issue and the other sustaining an alleged ankle injury.
What Kauaʻi County residents, visitors need to know Nov. 14 about Hurricane Lowell recovery
Up-to-date information about recovery efforts and resources, plus more, from throughout the county.
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.
