Thousands of local hotel workers begin strike after talks stall with top chains

Strike lines are up at eight Hawaiʻi hotels — seven on Oʻahu and one on Kauaʻi.

Star-Advertiser. Hawaiʻi Public Radio.

Honolulu businesswoman Kim Coco Iwamoto is shaking up Hawaiʻi politics

In the contentious race for House District 25, Kim Coco Iwamoto was able to unseat one of the state’s most powerful lawmakers.

Hawaii News Now.

Gov. Green announces new Deputy Adjutant General appointment

Gov. Josh Green announced Tuesday the appointment of Brig. Gen. Phillip L. Mallory as the next Deputy Adjutant General for the state of Hawaiʻi, Department of Defense. He will succeed Brig. Gen. Stephen Logan on Oct. 1.

Maui Now. Big Island Video News.

4,500 affordable residential units secure building exemptions under emergency proclamation

Nine affordable housing projects, decided by the Hawaiʻi Housing Finance & Development Corporation director, have received building exemptions through the governor’s proclamation.So far, over 4,500 units on Oʻahu, Kauaʻi and Maui have received building exemptions.

Hawaiʻi Public Radio.

O‘ahu Headlines

State law required arrest of Waiʻanae attacker’s killer

HPD Chief Arthur “Joe” Logan said that the man who stopped his neighbor’s deadly rampage was arrested because Hawaiʻi is not a “stand-your-ground state.”

Star-Advertiser. Civil Beat. Hawaii News Now.

‘Silva dome’ linked to attacker in Waiʻanae was unpermitted

The city Department of Planning and Permitting has investigated at least 20 community complaints over the past two decades related to the house involved in Saturday’s Waiʻanae Valley Road shooting.

Star-Advertiser.

Some small businesses in Kailua Town are closing as costs continue to climb

Restaurateurs say the challenges they face are more complex than simply high rents.

Civil Beat.

City rolls out CORE bus to curb Honolulu homelessness

CORE workers will drive the bus to encampments, parks, beaches and surrounding areas to identify, evaluate and transport the unsheltered to the city’s Leahi or ʻAʻala respite center and shelter, when homeless people agree to accept such help.

Star-Advertiser. Hawaii News Now. KHON2.

Kapi‘olani nurses give notice of planned 1-day strike

The Hawaii Nurses’ Association on Tuesday filed 10 days’ notice that its 600 nurses at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children will strike again Sept. 13. It would be a one-day strike on a Friday.

Star-Advertiser.

DLNR reports 14 hikers arrested at Haʻikū Stairs

The 14 hikers were arrested by Honolulu police over the past six days, according to the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources. All face criminal trespassing charges.

Star-Advertiser. KHON2. KITV4.

Hawai‘i Island Headlines

New call center fails inspection

The long-delayed opening of the Hawaiʻi County Emergency Call Center has been pushed back once again because the facility on July 29 failed a building inspection.

Tribune-Herald.

Roadside vendors bill stalls

A County Council committee on Tuesday once again postponed a decision about a bill that would establish a process for people to apply for a permit to sell wares on county roads, after council members raised several more questions about how the process would work.

Tribune-Herald.

New NAS Swimming Pool facility opens to the public

After more than four years, the Hilo pool reopened Tuesday morning after a quick ceremony and blessing followed by recreational swimming time.

Tribune-Herald. Big Island Video News. Big Island Now.

Maui Headlines

HCF, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez donate $2.128M to purchase fire trucks for the Maui County Fire Department

The Hawai‘i Community Foundation announced the award of $2.128 million to the Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation, to be used for the purchase of four new fire trucks for the Maui Fire Department.

Maui Now.

Climate advocates want tourists to rent electric vehicles. Maui shows why that’s hard

Transitioning rental car fleets to EVs could help the state meet its ambitious energy goals, but “range anxiety” leaves customers concerned about making it around the island.

Civil Beat.

Mandatory water restriction in place for Central Maui residents

According to BWS officials, Central Maui is under a stage one shortage declared Tuesday, residents and businesses in 11 areas are only allowed to irrigate their properties two days a week.

Hawaii News Now. KITV4.

Kaua‘i Headlines

Suspected norovirus among 24 campers results in closure of popular Kaua‘i trail

The Kalalau Section of the Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park on Kaua‘i is closed after an illness, suspected to be the norovirus, has made numerous campers ill.

Kauai Now. Hawaii News Now. KHON2.

Immediate water conservation request issued for Princeville area customers

The Kaua‘i County Department of Water is asking its customers located on Anini Road, Kalihiwai Valley Estates and a portion of Kuhio Highway, near Hanalei Plantation Road, to abide by the conservation request.

Kauai Now.