Hawai'i State News
Oʻahu wāhine wins Miss Aloha Hula at 60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival
With 1,148 points, Agnes Renee Leihiwahiwaikapolionāmakua Thronas Brown, who dances with Oʻahu hālau Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe, won the title of Miss Aloha Hula 2023 on Thursday during the first night of competition for the 60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo on the Big Island.
Hawai‘i Elections Commission to meet Monday
The public may join the Monday, April 17, meeting through several in-person and distance options.
Hawai‘i Congressional Delegation addresses air tour industry with two new bills
The Air Tour and Skydiving Safety Improvement Act closes loopholes in existing regulations and is supported by several industry groups.
100 horses to strut their stuff during Merrie Monarch Royal Parade
The Merrie Monarch Royal Parade will be in Downtown Hilo on Saturday at 10:30 a.m., with than 100 horses gussied up to carry women dressed in long, colorful skirts (pāʻu) riding sidesaddle or as part of a private mount group.
Hawaiʻi Sen. Schatz introduces bipartisan bill to make airports resilient to severe weather
U.S. Senators Brian Schatz and Ted Budd introduced legislation to improve airport infrastructure across the country, making them more resilient to severe weather and natural disasters.
Not too late for 9,000 taxpayers in Hawai‘i to file 2019 taxes for refunds
Those who haven’t filed their 2019 taxes have until July 17 to receive their unclaimed refunds.
Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez joins coalition to protect abortion access
Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez joined a coalition of 24 attorneys generals who filed an amicus brief challenging a Texas district court judge’s decision that could restrict medication abortion access nationwide.
Integrated Hawai‘i Pacific Hydrogen Hub applies for federal funding
Hawai‘i State Energy Office leads broad consortium to obtain federal support for regional clean hydrogen hub
77 senate bills amended, approved by Hawai‘i State House
Measures passed by the house today include bills relating to electronic smoking devices, child welfare services, and more.
Hawai‘i wildlife stamp art contest winners announced
Alvin Galvez and Lauren Trangmar won the conservation and game bird categories, respectively.
Annual volunteerism celebration expanded by Kanu Hawai‘i with Volunteer Month 2023
Most of the more than 800 events held during Volunteer Month have an environmental and cultural stewardship focus.
Honolulu surfer bit in leg by 8-foot tiger shark, state reports
Emergency medical services was called just before 7 a.m. and treated a man bit by an 8-foot tiger shark in Kewalo Basin in Honolulu on Easter Sunday.
Big Island, state visitor numbers rising
Visitor arrivals to the Big Island were up nearly 23% by February.
Hawaiʻi Deputy Attorney General wins national award from antitrust task force
Hawaiʻi State Deputy Attorney General Rodney Kimura was awarded the 2023 Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Attorney General Antitrust Task Force.
Hawai‘i’s ‘keiki Oscars’ announce 2023 finalists
The 34 award winners will be announced during the in-person Awards Gala on Tuesday, April 25 with their prizes presented in front of hundreds of their statewide peers.
2 high-altitude balloons launched from Big Island crash into Pacific Ocean, not recovered
“Despite our best efforts to navigate the balloons to land and recover them, both flights had to be terminated over the Pacific Ocean and unfortunately recovery was not feasible,” Sierra Nevada Corporation said in an email to Big Island Now.
Sex Abuse Treatment Center rallies before Hawai‘i State Capitol
Tuesday’s sign-waving event featured Sex Abuse Treatment Center partners including Honolulu’s Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, police and more.
April proclaimed Native Hawaiian Plant Month by Gov. Green
Several plant species previously thought extinct were rediscovered through field surveys last year.
Hawai‘i COVID hospitalizations have risen nearly 90%
State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Kemble said hospitals still have capacity.
Gov. Green signs transparency, accountability bills into Hawaiʻi state law
Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green last week signed seven “Good Government” bills into law to advance the goals of ethics, lobbying and campaign spending laws in Hawai‘i.
