Hawai'i State News

The accident marked the 26th road fatality on Hawaiʻi Island this year.

Center for Tomorrow’s Leaders project reveals shared fears about affordability, quality of life and more after conducting 7 months of listening sessions throughout Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Maui and Hawaiʻi Island.

All Hawaiian and Alaska neighbor island flight check-ins and bag drops will remain at Terminal 1, including 3 daily flights between Honolulu and Kahului, Maui, on the Alaska Airlines-branded 737 aircraft, also starting Oct. 3.

Self-paced courses provide flexible opportunities for contractors and residents to build skills in heat pumps, ENERGY STAR, multi-family energy auditing and building performance.

The five-year study is trying to determine if exposure to microplastics can influence a child’s brain development and generate knowledge that can help give every child a healthier start in life.

The current preschool is at capacity with 90 children, but the expansion will enable 35 more kids ages 2 to 5 to get the head start in life.

October begins with information and reminders from four state departments.

Hawaiʻi gas prices remain elevated, with drivers paying some of the highest gas prices in the nation, according to the AAA Hawaiʻi Weekend Gas Watch.

The Hawaiʻi Island Food Basket now offers online SNAP payments for DA BOX, enhancing access to fresh local produce while supporting over 70 small farmers.

On the Big island, most state parks are open except: the Waialea Section of Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area, Lapakahi State Historical Park and parts of ʻAkaka Falls State Park.

Hawaiʻi has secured up to a $45 million settlement with Monsanto for polychlorinated biphenyl contamination of Hawaiʻi’s waterways and natural resources.

The Quitlogix app is a new tool that offers free, HIPAA-compliant tobacco cessation support on the smartphone.

U.S. senators representing the islands introduce Senate measure designating September 2026 as Hawaiian History Month nationwide.

Saiki in 1986 became the first Republican and second woman elected to represent Hawaiʻi in U.S. Congress; flags shall be flown at half-staff through sunrise Oct. 5.

It was the largest graduating recruit class of deputies of Hawai‘i Department of Law Enforcement since it became a separate state agency nearly 2 years ago.

Cyrus Johnasen was selected to join the state Land Use Commission while J. Elise Hannigan joins Kristen Lum Brummel of Honolulu chosen as a new members of the Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board.

The most significant change is the adoption of a new single rate for plastic.

As climate change and El Niño fuels more storm activity, a Native Hawaiian organization is exploring the ancient ahupuaʻa system as a sustainable path to defense.

This would have been the first visit by the traditional voyaging canoes to Fiji and Tuvalu; the visits were postponed potentially until May 2027.

The Help Find Me website/app developed by a computer engineer in Pāhoa is a simple way to find or report on the stock of water, ice, gas, propane, butane and other necessary supplies around storms.