Hawai'i State News

Keauhou Canoe Club on Big Island seeks applicants for two scholarships

Two $2,000 scholarships are available to West Hawaiʻi graduating seniors who meet requirements.

US Sen. Brian Schatz: $17.5 million earmarked for roads reconstruction in Hilo on Big Island

The funding will be used to reconstruct roadways adjacent to and at the intersection of Bayfront Highway and Waiānuenue Avenue.

Police seek runaway teenager last seen near Banyan Drive in Hilo on Big Island

Kaeo’okalani Jones Jr. is about 5 feet 4 inches tall and 120 pounds with long black hair and brown eyes.

Satellite built by University of Hawai‘i students chosen for NASA launch

The student-led mission aims to study solar energetic particle events and increase knowledge of the Sun.

Gov. Josh Green issues intent to veto 17 bills

This veto list reflects our need to prioritize Hawaiʻi’s crippling high cost of living, the state’s affordable housing crisis and Hawaiʻi’s families impacted by the Maui wildfires,” said Gov. JoshGreen.

Kurtistown man caught driving truck with loaded gun granted supervised release

The defendant, Beau De Dier, was reportedly in possession of a loaded Ruger .357 caliber revolver while driving a Dodge Ram pickup truck on Kanoelehua Avenue in Hilo on June 13, 2024.

Youth-led constitutional climate case settled with bold commitment from Hawaiʻi Transportation Department

Thirteen youth from throughout the Hawaiian Islands brought the Navahine v. Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation constitutional climate case in June 2022, asserting their rights to a safe and healthy climate and asking the Hawaiʻi state government to act to meet the climate emergency and enable the state’s paradigm shift to a climate-safe, zero-emissions transportation system.

Kalapana Transfer Station to extend hours following community feedback

Beginning July 17, the transfer station will operate on Wednesdays and Saturdays during normal dump hours.

2 Oʻahu residents, one of them employed by a DLNR division, charged in dog attack that killed newborn monk seal pup

PO7’s death is the third known death of a monk seal resulting from a dog attack in the main Hawaiian Islands. In 2014, pup RFX4 was killed on Kauaʻi. Pup RS48Hoʻomau, also known as Lehua, was killed in 2023 on Oʻahu.

2,000 PBS Hawai‘i films to be digitized as part of national project

‘Ulu‘ulu is coordinating the digitization and description of the films and videotapes from the PBS Hawai‘i collection.

Candidates invited to Waimea Community Association’s ‘speed dating’ forum

The forum provides candidates and voters with close-up encounters to get to know each other better and ask questions.

Nearly 32 tons of marine debris removed from Kuaihelani, also known as Midway Atoll

The atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is home to more than 70 endangered Hawaiian monk seals and also serves as the nesting grounds for the world’s largest colony of mōlī, or Laysan Albatross, and nearly 2 million birds of 19 different species, including the world’s most endangered duck, the Laysan duck.

State launches Pono campaign encouraging responsible behavior in Hawai‘i outdoors

The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife released a series of five 30-second videos that address a variety of topics.

Aircraft come to Big Island as part of Hawai‘i Air National Guard fighter training exercise

This National Guard Bureau training event brought together more than 1,000 participants from nine states and four service branches throughout two weeks, providing combat training to joint and total-forces units.

Southwest flight bound for Līhuʻe plummets to within 400 feet of ocean surface off Kaua‘i

The Federal Aviation Administration, after inquiries from Bloomberg News, is investigating the April mishap that previously was unreported.

Upcoming lane closures as Kohala schools improve crosswalks

The Department of Public Works Highway Division has announced it will install three raised crosswalks in front of Kohala Elementary, Middle, and High Schools from June 17 to 21, causing lane closures.

NOAA Fisheries: Seal pup departs busy O‘ahu beach to begin new phase of life

Pa‘aki was transported from bustling Kaimana Beach to a more remote O‘ahu shoreline.

Police investigating after body of 21-year-old is found in Volkswagen

The victim has been positively identified as 21-year-old Sachiko Myers of Ocean View.

Hawaiʻi Island police report 21 DUIs in one week

Hawaiʻi Island police provided an overview of the number of DUI arrests, major crashes, and fatal accidents this year, reporting 426 DUI arrests compared with 447 during the same period last year, a decrease of 4.7 percent.

Controversial Kaua‘i resort Coco Palms to be rebuilt by global firm; 2026 opening planned

IHG Hotels & Resorts – headquartered in England – intends to rebuild under its Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants brand.
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