Kapi‘olani and nurses reach deal

Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children and the Hawai‘i Nurses’ Association on Tuesday reached a tentative contract agreement after over a year of contentious negotiations and on the 18th day of the hospital’s lockout of roughly 600 unionized nurses.

Star-Advertiser. Hawaii News Now. KHON2.

DHHL launches in-house permitting, fast-tracking its ability to get beneficiaries off the waitlist and into homes

In a milestone initiative, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Director Kali Watson signed the program’s first in-house building permit for its Yorktown transitional housing project Monday.

Big Island Now. 

Hawai‘i tourism industry talks merger, recovery and regeneration

After Alaska Airlines’ $1.9 billion deal to buy Hawaiian Airlines was officially completed two weeks ago, there’s now new marketing as “two beloved brands.”

Hawaii News Now. 

Voting equipment tested in-person ahead of Nov. 5 general election

In-person logic and accuracy testing was performed Saturday at 875 Waimanu St., No. 106, in Honolulu on voting equipment to be deployed to voter service centers for the Nov. 5 general election. Tests and certification are being conducted this week in each neighbor island county.

Big Island Now.

Takamine appointed to state labor board

Gov. Josh Green has appointed Dwight Takamine — a former state legislator, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations director and lawyer — to the Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board.

Tribune-Herald. 

O‘ahu Headlines

Voting explainer: 2024 Honolulu charter amendment ballot questions

Oʻahu voters will have the chance to weigh in on four Honolulu charter amendment questions in the November election related to the environment, councilmember salaries, an oversight commission, and the hiring of the city’s emergency management leaders.

Hawai‘i Public Radio. 

‘Ideological choice’ faces House District 39 voters

Voters in Royal Kunia-Waipahu-­Honouliuli — part of a West O‘ahu area that’s been increasingly turning politically red — will have a clear choice between a traditional union-backed Democrat and an incumbent, evangelical Christian Republican whose views are sometimes so extreme that he was condemned by a West side Republican senator.

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State funding of Wai‘anae emergency room lags far behind peers

State funding for the Wai‘anae Coast’s only emergency room has stagnated for the last 16 years even as subsidies for other rural health centers in Hawai‘i have increased. Health center officials want to expand mental health programs, but ER expenses are eating into the budget.

Civil Beat.

Cesspool under collapsed North Shore home prompts environmental concerns

The recent partial collapse of an O‘ahu home into the ocean at Kammies Beach has raised a number of environmental concerns, including what’s to be done with the property’s cesspools.

Hawai‘i Public Radio. 

Increase in dog bites on O‘ahu prompts concern and legislative action

Data shows the number of emergency calls for people who’ve been attacked has jumped nearly 20% in the past year.

Hawaii News Now. 

Cams to deter West O‘ahu dumping: ‘I’m tired of waiting’

Mattresses, washers and dryers and now, a large truck. These are just some items that are dumped along Pa‘akea Road in West O‘ahu.

KHON2. 

Honolulu Zoo bids aloha to last 2 resident chimpanzees

The Honolulu Zoo today announced it has bid aloha to its last two chimpanzees, and that they are now living in Texas as preparations get underway for habitat improvements.

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Hawai‘i Island Headlines

Second finalist for UH president attends forum in Hilo

The second of two final candidates for the position of University of Hawai‘i president emphasized respect for Hawaiian culture during a forum Tuesday at UH-Hilo.

Tribune-Herald. 

Pōhakuloa Training Area advisory issued

The Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center is underway on Hawai‘i Island, and the U.S. Army says this year’s event has increased in size, scope, scale and noise compared to previous years.

Big Island Video News.

Trails partially reopen following Kīlauea volcano eruption

Kīlauea volcano is no longer erupting. A reactivaton of the lava flows on the middle East Rift Zone are not anticipated by scientists at this time. Although the eruption has ended, officials say areas east of Makaopuhi Crater remain closed due to volcanic and wildfire-related hazards.

Big Island Video News.

Maui Headlines

Maui Mayor announces changes in executive leadership, names Cynthia Lallo new chief of staff

Mayor Richard Bissen on Tuesday announced changes in his executive leadership team, designed to enhance his administration’s reach in renewable energy while reorganizing the structure of the Office of the Mayor and the Office of Economic Development.

Maui News. Maui Now. KITV4.

Cause and origin of Lahaina blazes to be released

The Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety will make public today the cause and origin of the Aug. 8, 2023, Lahaina wildfires that killed 102 people, left thousands homeless and crippled Maui’s visitor industry.

Star-Advertiser.

Nurses at Maui’s main hospital vote for strike if they don’t get more help

Maui Memorial Medical Center is the only acute care hospital on the island and employees say the safety of the community is at risk.

Hawaii News Now. KITV4.

Kaua‘i Headlines

Coco Palms project work may halt due to a mortgage broker claiming $1 million in owed commissions

An upcoming court hearing about the ownership of a prime property on Kaua‘i could lead to another setback for the Utah-based developer who is building a controversial 350-unit hotel on the site that once housed the iconic Coco Palms Resort.

Kaua‘i Now. 

Tourism industry numbers fall in August on Kaua‘i

The island of Kaua‘i might not have seemed lighter in August, at least by a people count, but it was as the number of visitors and the money they spent dropped significantly in the second full month of summer.

Garden Island. 

University of Hawai‘i presidential finalists visit Kaua‘i as regents’ decision looms

The two finalists for the president of the University of Hawai‘i’s 10-campus system both visited Kaua‘i to introduce themselves and talk about their vision as part of a three-day state tour.

Kaua‘i Now.