Hawaiʻi’s motorists are worst in the U.S., survey says

Based on a survey of 5,000 Americans with a driver’s license — 100 respondents in each state — Hawaiʻi ranked first for changing lanes or turning without signaling, going 20 miles per hour or more over the speed limit and running red lights.

Star-Advertiser.

Training by foreign troops increasing in Hawaiʻi at Army ranges

Hawaiʻi is becoming an increasingly active training ground for militaries from around the Pacific and beyond. This month the Army ran an exercise that brought 900 foreign service members to the islands to train alongside 9,000 American troops.

Star-Advertiser.

Design to replace state Capitol reflecting pools is taking shape

Finishing touches are being applied to the design for a waterless representation of the ocean to replace dysfunctional reflecting pools around the state Capitol, paint dot by paint dot applied by roughly 2,000 people across Hawaiʻi.

Star-Advertiser.

Emergency rent, utility help available for Native Hawaiian families impacted by wildfires

Native Hawaiian families experiencing financial hardship because of the wildfires on Maui and the Big Island in 2023 and are in need of help with rent and utility payments now have another resource that can help them as they continue to recover.

Big Island Now.

Do you know where your fish comes from? It’s probably not Hawaiʻi

The fish sold and prepared in Hawaiʻi is mostly a mix of local and foreign. The most cited breakdown comes from a 2012 study that estimated about 57% of all seafood consumed in the state between 2000 and 2009 was imported.

Hawaiʻi Public Radio.

O‘ahu Headlines

Volunteers work days, nights to ensure secure Hawaiʻi election

The approximately 80 official observers are part of the overall contingent of 320 “counting center officials” who have volunteered for various jobs on Oʻahu this election year.

Star-Advertiser.

Honolulu’s e-bike working group updates Council

Following reports of the dangerous and unlawful operation of electric bicycles across Oʻahu, the City and County of Honolulu formed a working group to study how best to regulate the controversial machines and their often underage riders.

Star-Advertiser.

Ala Wai harbor redevelopment is urged

Pau Hana Place, a popular neighborhood eatery on a parcel at the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor, has closed following a battle over the terms of its revocable permit, and come December the state says it plans to temporarily turn the parcel into a parking lot until it can pursue a request for proposals to complete the community’s vision for the site.

Star-Advertiser.

Ala Wai storm debris inundates boat harbor

Waikiki Yacht Club members said when it rains, it’s normal for debris to flow down the Ala Wai, but nothing quite like what they saw on Saturday.

Hawaii News Now.

Lead detected near Marine Corps shooting range revives safety concerns

The Marines say the results are nothing to worry about. Their neighbors and the health department have a different view.

Civil Beat.

The city’s CORE team vows to keep addressing North Shore homelessness

A city team of emergency medical technicians and homeless outreach workers returned to Wahiawā and the North Shore last week, encountered a dozen homeless people and promised to keep coming back to provide first aid, wound care, social services, shelter beds and, ultimately, stable if not permanent housing.

Star-Advertiser.

Hawai‘i Island Headlines

School lunch made entirely of local ingredients

Friday’s school lunch at Laupahoehoe Public Charter School was one of a kind in the state.

Tribune-Herald.

Snow blankets Mauna Kea summit

Mother Nature is definitely being tricky with the weather today at the summit of Maunakea, but with precautions in place such as the access road being closed, many Big Islanders are finding the scenery to be more of a treat just in time for Halloween.

Big Island Now.

Hōkūleʻa arrives in Miloliʻi for two-week stop in West Hawaiʻi

The seven-month Pae ʻĀina voyage around the Hawaiian Islands will cover 3,000 miles, before Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia resume the Moananuiākea Circumnavigation of the Pacific in March 2025.

KHON2. Big Island Video News.

Road resurfacing in Hilo Industrial Area planned for November

Starting November 4, crews will be conducting road paving on Makaʻala Street, Holomua Street, Poʻokela Street, and Wiwoʻole Street.

Big Island Video News.

Maui Headlines

Maui considers new law to regulate homeless sweeps

A Hawaiʻi Supreme Court ruling against the county prompted a bill to establish procedures for property removal and a right to shelter.

Civil Beat.

Maui County Council makes moves on new East Maui Water Authority director, water resolution, more

Maui County Council met Friday morning and voted on a number of matters including a new East Maui Water Authority Director, a resolution regarding recycled water, funding for a Maui nonprofit and more.

Maui News.

Offering $25-$50 per animal, state officials seek Maui landowners’ help controlling axis deer populations

Facing continuing problems with the high number of axis deer in Maui County, state officials are looking for private landowners’ help to take some of the animals off the landscape.

Maui News.

Kaua‘i Headlines

KIUC looking for 2025 Board Election candidates

The Kauai Island Utility Cooperative announced that the deadline for a KIUC board candidate application or a petition requesting to be considered for a KIUC board candidate is Nov. 14.

Garden Island.

Pedestrian traffic to be restricted on part of Kūhiō Highway during slope stabilization

Due to safety concerns, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation will be restricting pedestrian traffic through the 24/7 single lane closure on Kūhiō Highway at the Waikoko Hairpin Turn at milepost 4.7. This impacts pedestrians using the route to the “Tourist Lumahai Beach.”

Kauai Now.