Hawai'i State News

The HONOUR project was created to provide the Big Island’s homeless population with the opportunity to serve their community through community service-based projects while working together with other community volunteers and leaders.

This year’s program will take place Nov. 3 through Jan. 15 in supermarkets on O‘ahu, Kaua‘i and Maui and Dec. 1 through 31 on Hawai‘i Island. 

The public hearing will be held at the Department of Transportation Highway Safety Section office at 98-339 Ponohana Place, ʻAiea 96701.

The renewed emergency proclamation will be in effect through Jan. 5 unless terminated or superseded by separate proclamation, whichever shall occur first.

All three were found in good health.

The suspect is described as a male with a medium build and complexion, 40 to 50 years old, with short black and gray colored hair. He was last seen wearing a light green long sleeve shirt and blue jean pants.

Due to the drought forecast, the Department of Water Supply will closely monitor its 23 public water systems to continue fulfilling its mission to provide customers with an adequate and continuous supply of safe drinking water in a financially responsible manner. 

The recognition ceremony was open to the families of department personnel. Initiated by Chief Moszkowicz, this is the first time a recognition ceremony has been held in Kona, with a previous ceremony held in Hilo in May.

The prevalence of inflammatory breast cancer in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders is concerning, with a study using data from the Queen’s Medical Center Tumor Registry showing an overall rate of 2.6%.

EA Ecoversity is a Hawaiian culture-based, higher education and career training program that provides blended online and offline learning in an atmosphere of aloha. Designed for Native Hawaiians ages 15-30, EA Ecoversityʻs tuition-free, personalized program offers opportunities to earn diverse micro-credentials, and engage in paid internships, hands-on exploration and research in the environment.

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces flight operations for November 2023.

Celebrate, learn more about, and spread the love for this vital piece of our forest ecosystem at a community event in November as part of ʻŌhiʻa Love Fest.

While Hawai‘i’s student performance has not yet reached pre-pandemic levels, students are doing relatively well compared to students in other states.

Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park plans to remove the existing maintenance and resource management structures to restore the landscape, avoid sensitive archeological sites, and move away from the tidal and coastal zones.

Two key best practices are for vessel operators to keep a sharp eye out for Koholā and reduce vessel speeds, as both have been shown to reduce the risk of hitting a whale, especially calves, which are particularly susceptible to vessel strikes.

He was reportedly last seen on Aug. 16 in the Hilo area. He is known to frequent Clem Akina Park in Wainaku and the Clubhouse on Kilauea Avenue in Hilo.

Hawai’i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 696 major collisions so far this year compared with 682 during the same period last year, an increase of 2.1%.

Since 2019, Ferreira has served as budget chief of the Hawaiʻi State Senate, where she helped to shape and formulate state budgets. She is a former executive strategy consultant and division director of Extension Educational Services for Kamehameha Schools, where she also served as the trust coordinator for the Charles Reed Bishop Trust. 

Officer Roberts has worked in Kona Patrol since completing his field training following his graduation from the department’s 95th recruit class in June 2022, for which he was class president.

Maiya is described as 5 feet 3 inches tall, 115 pounds, with long, straight brown hair and hazel eyes. She also has a scar on her lower right cheek. Maiya was last seen wearing a gray hoodie and sweatpants, black slip-on sandals, and had a small, blue Reebok bag in her possession.