Hawai'i State News

Dean K. Padamida was arrested and charged following an investigation into an Oʻahu runaway believed to have been staying with Padamida.

The sixth case involves an Oʻahu resident who reportedly became ill with cyclosporiasis at the end of July and did not travel outside Hawaiʻi during the period when they were likely exposed.

The rankings are based on surveys of college students and feature the top 14% of approximately 2,800 four-year colleges in the U.S.

A new study by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers found about 23% of stranded short-finned pilot whales throughout a 13-year period in the main Hawaiian Islands had large masses of the debris, essentially ocean trash, inside their stomachs.

The state and FEMA will work with the Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team to assist with recovering, identifying, documenting, and respectfully reinterring human remains displaced at Nāʻālehu Cemetery.

Under the direction of the President of the United States, Gov. Josh Green ordered the flags across Hawaiʻi to fly at half-staff until Tuesday, Sept. 1 in honor of Dolly Parton and her connection to Hawaiʻi.

Made in Hawaiʻi supports disaster recovery efforts with a $40,000 donation after showcasing 800 locally-owned businesses.

Events will be tackling the pressing issue of suicide, the 10th-leading cause of death in the state, and sharing resources available throughout the state.

Hawaiʻi Farmers Union Foundation has raised $1 million to aid local farmers, ranchers, and fishers affected by the Kona Low storms and are raising money for a second round following Hurricane Lala

Hawaiʻi Board of Land and Natural Resources on Aug. 28 will make a critical choice about the future of the state’s reef fish; Surfrider Foundation Hawaiʻi Region urges people to tell officials not to reopen commercial aquarium fish collection.

Pāhala residents remain resilient as they rally together to provide recovery support after Hurricane Lala and essential supplies before a potential incoming storm.

The new data shows a reverse of a previous 3-year trend of improvements. State vaccination rate estimates remained at or below the national average for the past 3 school years throughout all vaccinations.

Next time you listen to a scientist provide updates about ongoing volcanic activity, see a map showing locations of earthquakes or check the livestream cameras at Kīlauea summit for lava, take a moment to appreciate the team that works every day to keep the data flowing.

Researchers at Hawaiʻi Mesonet and Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal captured massive 1.3-trillion-gallon scale of the tropical cyclone on the Hawaiian Islands; 833 million gallons of water fell on Big Island alone.

Jessie Inada Kahili from the East Hawaiʻi District Office was honored for her 40 years of service to the department; she was only 2 people to receive a Service Award for working 40 years with the state agency.

The eight parcels on the Big Island identified in the transfer consist of two commercial-zoned parcels appropriate for revenue-generating industrial/commercial development and six parcels in the Hilo town core suited to connected residential and agricultural homestead development.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs ensured that 1,500 pounds of essential supplies was delivered to severely impacted Native Hawaiian communities underserved by existing relief efforts.

The recall was issued because of possible contamination with glass; recalled products were distributed nationally, including at Times/Don Quijote, KTA Super Stores, Walmart, Target and other retailers in Hawaiʻi.

Major storms create environmental conditions that can be detrimental to public health; state health officials urge the public to keep these safety guidelines in mind as people clean up after the storm.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Lala’s severe weather and power outages, SNAP recipients are eligible for replacement benefits to regain lost food resources,