News All Big Island districts under wind advisory beginning at 6 p.m. this evening
News FEMA Incident Management Assistance Team official visiting Hilo this week
Top 10 things to do on Big Island for May 22-28: Graduation Celebration Concert, Lord of the Juggling Rings, Tropicaliente 4, free climbing day and more
This weekend marks the unofficial beginning of summer, with Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, and the Big Island, especially Puna, has plenty to do for revelers looking to celebrate during the long holiday break. May 21, 2026 · 05:00am
National Geographic includes Kauaʻi among its 15 best places in the world for food right now
It's not just any Hawaiian food that got the Garden Isle — along with Oʻahu and Maui — on this list, it was saimin, and Hamura Saimin in Līhuʻe is a perfect place to get your hands on a bowl of the piping hot, slightly salty noodle soup.Hawai'i State News Briefs for May 20: Food options expand for schools, state employee earns national…
News No injuries reported after domestic dispute escalated to a barricaded man in South Kona
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Big Island News
Top 10 things to do on Big Island for May 22-28: Graduation Celebration Concert, Lord of the Juggling Rings, Tropicaliente 4, free climbing day and more
This weekend marks the unofficial beginning of summer, with Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, and the Big Island, especially Puna, has plenty to do for revelers looking to celebrate during the long holiday break.
National Geographic includes Kauaʻi among its 15 best places in the world for food right now
It’s not just any Hawaiian food that got the Garden Isle — along with Oʻahu and Maui — on this list, it was saimin, and Hamura Saimin in Līhuʻe is a perfect place to get your hands on a bowl of the piping hot, slightly salty noodle soup.
Hawaiʻi Youth Poet Laureate program returns to the Hilo Palace Theater
Punahou School student Safa Ahmed as the 2026 Hawaiʻi Youth Poet Laureate, which is a program to connect young voices and writers from across all islands.
All Big Island districts under wind advisory beginning at 6 p.m. this evening
Sustained winds of at least 30 miles per hour and/or gusts of 50 miles per hour are predicted from 6 p.m. Wednesday to Friday morning.
FEMA Incident Management Assistance Team official visiting Hilo this week
Former Honolulu emergency management director Hiro Toiya, now federal coordinating officer for the March 10-24 kona low flooding for Federal Emergency Management Agency, will be on the Big Island especially to encourage residents impacted by the storms to apply for federal assistance before approaching deadline.
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.
UPDATE: 88-year-old Keauhou man has been found
88-year-old James Gramlich has been found in Kawaihae.
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Top 10 things to do on Big Island for May 22-28: Graduation Celebration Concert, Lord of the Juggling Rings, Tropicaliente 4, free climbing day and more
This weekend marks the unofficial beginning of summer, with Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, and the Big Island, especially Puna, has plenty to do for revelers looking to celebrate during the long holiday break.
Hawaiʻi Youth Poet Laureate program returns to the Hilo Palace Theater
Punahou School student Safa Ahmed as the 2026 Hawaiʻi Youth Poet Laureate, which is a program to connect young voices and writers from across all islands.
Hōkūleʻa to make Japan stops in 2027 as part of Moananuiākea Voyage
Polynesian Voyaging Society traditional Hawaiian voyaging canoe will return to the island nation for the first time in 20 years; dates will tentatively be from April to September next year.
Maui Now
Maui Surf Forecast for May 21, 2026
Small, short- to medium-period north-northwest swell energy will decline through Thursday. The next small north-northwest swell will move into the Hawaii...
Bishop Museum’s J. Watumull Planetarium shares May 2026 Astronomical Phenomena
Educators from the Museum’s J. Watumull Planetarium note that people on Oʻahu will experience a Lahaina Noon on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, and all major Hawaiian Islands will see a Blue Moon on Saturday, May 30, 2026.
Haleakalā National Park Announces the Reopening of the Summit Visitor Center
On Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 8 am, Haleakalā National Park will reopen the Haleakalā Visitor Center (at 10,000 foot elevation) with temporary exhibits and store merchandise. The closure was necessary to allow for repairs and improvements to the building.
Karate, culinary, ninja, and robotics camps added to Seabury Hall’s Summer Program
Four new camp offerings for students entering grades 3-9 have been added to Seabury Hall’s Summer Camp program.
Two defense contractors arrested for bribery and major fraud conspiracy scheme involving Hawaiʻi-Pacific Innovation Campus
The Justice Department announced criminal charges against Leonard Pick, 62, of Palm Beach Shores, Florida, and Brian Kent, 59, of Tampa, Florida, for allegedly orchestrating a bribery and major fraud conspiracy that corrupted the competitive procurement process for a Department of War technology innovation lab in the Pacific.
Kaua‘i Now
Annual rainbow trout season opens in late June at Kōkeʻe
There will be no lottery this year; anglers can fish from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily from June 20 through Sept. 30 in the public fishing area; you must have a valid Hawai‘i freshwater game-fishing license, which can be purchased now online.
Schatz co-introduces bipartisan legislation to help bring more doctors, surgeons to Hawai‘i
The need for general surgeons is especially high in rural and other underserved communities; there is a 14% shortage of surgeons in Hawai‘i overall, with Hawai‘i Island alone at a 40% shortage, forcing many residents to travel off-island to receive care they need.
Draft Statewide Long-Range Land Transportation Plan now available online
Public comment sought on draft state plan and Kauaʻi regional plan; plans provide comprehensive framework to guide transportation investment, policy and decision-making.
