Business Pōhakuloa Training Area to host Small Business Industry Day
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Short-term rental owners in violation of registering in Hawaiʻi County could get 4-month grace period
A Hawaiʻi County Council committee on Wednesday forwarded with a favorable recommendation Bill 175, which would create a 4-month window during which violation fees would be waived as the county continues to develop and tweak its short-term rental registration platform. July 23, 2026 · 05:00am
Top 10 things to do on Big Island for July 24-30: ‘Peace by Piece,’ Summer Jam, Experience Volcano and more
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Pōhakuloa Training Area to host Small Business Industry Day
Small business and industry partners are invited to attend this exclusive event the afternoon of July 31; deadline to register is today (July 23).
First hurricane of the season enters Central Pacific, churns toward Hawai‘i
Hurricane Fausto is moving toward the west near 13 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph.
Short-term rental owners in violation of registering in Hawaiʻi County could get 4-month grace period
A Hawaiʻi County Council committee on Wednesday forwarded with a favorable recommendation Bill 175, which would create a 4-month window during which violation fees would be waived as the county continues to develop and tweak its short-term rental registration platform.
Top 10 things to do on Big Island for July 24-30: ‘Peace by Piece,’ Summer Jam, Experience Volcano and more
There’s a lot of experiences available for all ages to enjoy during the next week and beyond right here on the Big Island. Check out this week’s top 10 things to do now!
High surf advisory issued for south-facing shorelines throughout state
The advisory goes into effect at 6 a.m. July 23 and will continue through 6 a.m. July 24, with surf of 8 to 12 feet expected because of a moderate, long-period south swell.
Police in search of Volcano woman last seen in Pāhoa
36-year old Georgiann Santos was last seen at 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday in the Black Sand subdivision in Puna.
Hawaiʻi police identify Volcano woman as the driver involved in fatal traffic collision on Monday
76-year old Laura Walker was found unresponsive at the scene and subsequently pronounced deceased following the fatal collision.
State, environmental groups challenge EPA’s partial rejection of Hawaiʻi’s clean air plan on Big Island, Maui
Hawai’i’s regional haze plan would have cleaned up haze-causing pollution by retiring obsolete fossil fuel power plants, including Kanoelehua Hill Generating Station in Hilo, but Hawaiian Electric said it would have caused problems to reliability and raised costs to customers.
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Top 10 things to do on Big Island for July 24-30: ‘Peace by Piece,’ Summer Jam, Experience Volcano and more
There’s a lot of experiences available for all ages to enjoy during the next week and beyond right here on the Big Island. Check out this week’s top 10 things to do now!
17th annual Big Island Mango Festival, Tanabata Festival offer day packed with fun in Kona
Both festivals celebrate different cultures from the around the island, including Hawaiian, agricultural and Japanese; promise unique, family-friendly fun for the entire family.
Get your tickets now for Polyfest Kona, featuring Aaradhna and Sammy J
Advance tickets are available through July 23 online at a reduced price for the event hosted at KBXtreme in Kailua-Kona and presented by lifestyle and apparel brand Hawai‘i’s Finest.
Families invited to participate in 2026 Kohala Keiki Fishing Derby
Participation is limited to the first 100 keiki for the annual fishing derby that provides quality time between police officers, keiki and their families; registration is required, and the deadline is July 17.
Start your holiday shopping early during Christmas in July Gift, Jewelry, Arts & Crafts Fair in Kona
The annual JoAnn Williams event offers a diverse and impressive assortment of items by vendors and artisans from throughout the islands; scheduled July 18 at Courtyard King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel in Kailua-Kona.
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West Maui nonprofit, resort group unveil plan to restore eroding Kāʻanapali Beach
A West Maui nonprofit and the management association for Kāʻanapali Beach Resort have filed a permit application for a project aimed at reversing decades of erosion at Kāʻanapali Beach, one of the island’s most heavily used shorelines. Pilikahakai Foundation and Kāʻanapali Operations Association Inc. submitted an application for a conservation district use permit from the […]
Ka Hale A Ke Ola’s medical respite program earns national certification
Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resource Centers, the Maui nonprofit that has provided emergency shelter and homeless services on the island for more than 40 years, is one of three Hawaiʻi organizations whose medical respite care programs have earned certification from the National Institute for Medical Respite Care, according to the organizations. It is the first time agencies in Hawaiʻi have received the designation.
Batangan wins endorsements from HGEA, UPW in Maui Council race
Maui County Council Member Kauanoe Batangan has picked up endorsements from the Hawaiʻi Government Employees Association and the United Public Workers, the two largest public-sector labor unions representing Maui County government employees, according to a campaign announcement. Batangan, who holds the Kahului residency area seat on the Maui County Council, said the unions’ backing carries […]
Maui Weather Forecast for July 23, 2026
Moderate to breezy trade winds will strengthen through the week and deliver periodic showers to windward and mountain areas. Tropical Cyclone Fausto (or its...
Hawaiian stilt population improves from 200 to in 40s to 1,500 today, recovery documented in UH study
Once abundant across the Hawaiian Islands, the Ae‘o dwindled to roughly 200 birds in the 1940s after decades of overhunting, the loss of wetlands to agriculture and development, and the spread of invasive predators. Following its listing as endangered in 1973 and sustained conservation efforts, the population has since climbed to more than 1,500 birds today.
Kaua‘i Now
51st installment of Queen Liliʻuokalani Keiki Hula Competition and Festival kicks off
Total of 15 hālau from throughout Hawaiʻi, including one from the Big Island and one from Kauaʻi, are participating in the festival, that runs from July 23-25 and caps off a full week of Native Hawaiian programming on Oʻahu.
First hurricane of the season churns toward Hawai‘i
Hurricane Fausto is moving toward the west near 13 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph.
Kauaʻi public charter school that teaches Niʻihau dialect can open on time until lease dispute is settled
Fifth Circuit Court Judge Stephanie R.S. Char granted a temporary restraining order Wednesday preventing the termination of the charter school's lease while a broader legal dispute over a sharp rent increase moves forward.
