Hawai'i State News

For the first time, two Native Hawaiian women will lead the Hawaiʻi State Department of Land and Natural Resources.

The Native Hawaiian royal descendant, known by many as the last Hawaiian princess, was 96 years old.

Addressing issues surrounding the Office of Hawaiian Affair’s share of the Public Land Trust revenue and the development of OHA’s lands at Kakaʻako Makai – recently renamed Hakuone – will be key areas of focus for the agency in the coming year. 

The fifth-year transfer boasts a 3.98 cumulative grade-point average while leading the Pacific West Conference in goals per game and points per game.

“Kauila [Haumea’s] mission in life is to serve others unconditionally and that’s what makes him the perfect bell ringer,” Capt. Sam LeMar, the Salvation Army’s Hilo Corps officer.

The DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources indicated the change will allow for replenishment of the dangerously depleted pāku‘iku‘i population in the area as the division works toward longer-term regulations for sustainable take of the fish species.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health has placed orders to supply participating health care providers with updated bivalent vaccines for children ages 6 months to 5 years old.

Case completes her second term as head of the Department of Land and Natural Resources and also chairwoman of the state Board of Land and Natural Resources at the end of this year.

The 60-year-old Washington state woman was was last seen in waters off Keawakapu Beach in South Maui before noon Dec. 8.

The Daniel K. Inouye Highway, or Saddle Road, is quite possibly the most important roadway on the island.

Gov. Josh Green’s order, at the direction of President Joe Biden, is in effect until sunset today.

The young ‘ākeʻāke was caught on camera making its way out of its high-elevation burrow on Mauna Loa about a month before the current eruption and lava flow began.

The first robotic scrubber already is deployed in the 230,000-square-foot Mauka Concourse at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu.

Twenty Hawai‘i National Guard [HING] servicemembers were activated today to assist Hawai‘i County with the ongoing Mauna Loa eruption.

The State of Hawaiʻi has finished distributing over 600,000 state tax refunds to eligible taxpayers who filed their 2021 Hawaiʻi individual tax returns on time.

The summit aims to forge shared policy priorities that catalyze critical shifts for all of Hawaiʻi.

No exercise or drill will accompany the test scheduled for Thursday morning.

From Thanksgiving through January is the park’s busiest time of the year.

You might want to change any plans you have outside on Turkey Day.

Haleakalā National Park released a new film, Heart of Maui.  This 7.5 minute documentary follows two biologists working to save Hawaiʻi’s critically endangered forest birds. The film describes the cause of the birds’ catastrophic decline and what is at risk if action is not taken soon.