1+ week, 2+ day ago   (355+ words) Medical professional Annetta Lelie secures a PCR test swab at the city’s COVID-19 testing site at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. The average positivity rates for COVID-19 are ticking up in Hawaii once again after a nearly year-long lull. On…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (341+ words) This graphic shows the wind-forecast map for Hurricane Lowell as of 11 a.m. Thursday. Gov. Josh Green signed a statewide emergency proclamation ahead of three hurricanes encroaching on the island chain this weekend. In an Instagram post today, Green cautioned that Lowell,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (509+ words) REUTERS/FRED GREAVES / AUG. 11 Lettuce grows on a farm near Salinas, Calif. A multi-state outbreak was linked to iceberg lettuce processed by Taylor Farms de Mexico, which on July 17 recalled all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico. The Hawaii Department…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1272+ words) Kim Fanene, right, co-founder of Farm Kine Tings, and Kahana Bay resident Debra Gorai, middle, carry trays of hot food for distribution, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in Punaluu. While helping families recover from Hurricane Lala, Kimberly “Aulani” Fanene spent Thursday preparing her…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (422+ words) Emergency officials are tracking the development of a tropical cyclone southeast of the Hawaii island, which is still reeling from the impacts of Hurricane Lala. This satellie image shows Invest 90E in the Eastern Pacific and far southeast of Hawaii island…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1233+ words) There are currently about 200 tubes across Kauai, Maui, Hawaii island and Oahu, and the organization wants to add 300 more. Rescue tubes are installed at China Walls, the popular sightseeing and swimming spot in Portlock. The Rescue Tube Foundation received a…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (704+ words) The chief of the Hawaii Police Department confirmed in a recent letter that people who possess a medical marijuana permit will no longer be categorically disqualified from legally possessing firearms. The June 29 letter from Chief Reed Mahuna to Dr. James…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (656+ words) COURTESY OF STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION The record cohort of 237 J-1 visa teachers participates in a state Department of Education orientation ahead of the upcoming school year. Community business leader Randall Francisco, the Kauai Filipino Chamber of Commerce, the KFCC Foundation,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (354+ words) Courtesy of Hank Soboleski Built at Salem, Mass., in 1816, “Cleopatra’s Barge,” the first ocean-going luxury yacht built in the United States, sailed about the Atlantic and Pacific oceans until 1820, the year King Kamehameha II (Liholiho) purchased it from China trader…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (440+ words) Miss Hawaii 2026 Carly Yoshida received her crown from Miss Hawaii 2025 Emalia Dalire while Miss Hawaii 1984 Debbie Nakanelua stood ready with her sash at the Miss Hawaii 2025 Pageant June 19 at the Hawaii Theatre. Ten years of preparation paved the way for…...