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Hawai’i State NewsOpossum captured by Kona big-box store
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Federal funding will bolster traffic safety programs to save lives on Big Island roads
To decrease deaths on Big Island’s roads, Hawai’i Island police will conduct more community outreach, obtain new equipment and improve enforcement with federal funding.January 8, 2025 · 10:20 AM HST
EntertainmentRock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Santana falls, breaks finger at home on Kaua‘i
Hawai’i State NewsConnors resigns as US Attorney for the District of Hawaiʻi, effective Jan. 19
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Big Island News
January 8, 2025 · 8:31 AM
5 World Golf Hall of Famers to tee off in 2025 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualālai
Bernhard Langer, Fred Couples, Vijay Singh, Ernie Els and Retief Goosen will join 37 other golfers on the 18-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed course at Four Seasons Resort Hualālai in Ka‘ūpūlehu to open the 2025 PGA TOUR Champions season.
January 8, 2025 · 5:48 AM
Federal funding will bolster traffic safety programs to save lives on Big Island roads
To decrease deaths on Big Island’s roads, Hawai’i Island police will conduct more community outreach, obtain new equipment and improve enforcement with federal funding.
January 8, 2025 · 5:21 AM
County, state lawmakers to talk priorities during next Waimea Community Association town meeting
Hawai‘i state Sen. Tim Richards and state Rep. David Tarnas along with Hawai‘i County Council members Heather Kimball and James Hustace are speaking during the meeting Thursday.
January 7, 2025 · 5:40 PM
Opossum captured by Kona big-box store
An agriculture inspector from the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture Plant Quarantine Branch in Kona retrieved the animal early Sunday morning and arranged for it to be transported to Honolulu. This was the second opossum in as many months to be captured in the islands.
January 7, 2025 · 1:06 PM
Vog lingering over Hawai‘i Island while Kīlauea eruption is paused
The lack of trade winds is keeping the vog lingering over Hawai‘i Island, but that is expected to change by the weekend.
January 7, 2025 · 12:21 PM
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Santana falls, breaks finger at home on Kaua‘i
8-show residency scheduled to begin later this month at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas indefinitely postponed as iconic 77-year-old musician recovers.
January 7, 2025 · 12:00 PM
Hawai‘i Island police officer new to force latest recipient of Haweo Award
The officer successfully investigated several cases within the first two months of his solo patrol that resulted in the recovery of stolen property.
January 7, 2025 · 10:00 AM
HFS Federal Credit Union increases number of scholarships available to student members
A total of $60,000 will be awarded to qualified applicants.
January 7, 2025 · 5:00 AM
Connors resigns as US Attorney for the District of Hawaiʻi, effective Jan. 19
Clare E. Connors submitted her resignation to President Joseph R. Biden Jr., and Attorney General Merrick Garland, which will become effective at 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 19, 2025.
January 7, 2025 · 3:00 AM
Emergency rules continue for Waipi‘o Valley Road, 3 years since their introduction
The declaration of emergency is in effect from Jan. 6 through March 6.
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Kona’s Kaiden Lieto following in dad’s footsteps, seeking Ironman world title despite brain surgery
November 17, 2024 · 1:00 AM HST
How did the local Ironman athletes fare at the Ironman World Championship in Kona?
October 26, 2024 · 10:09 PM HST
Kaiden Lieto finishes first Ironman World Championship in under 10 hours
October 26, 2024 · 10:06 AM HST
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January 8, 2025 · 8:31 AM
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Bernhard Langer, Fred Couples, Vijay Singh, Ernie Els and Retief Goosen will join 37 other golfers on the 18-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed course at Four Seasons Resort Hualālai in Ka‘ūpūlehu to open the 2025 PGA TOUR Champions season.
January 7, 2025 · 12:21 PM
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Santana falls, breaks finger at home on Kaua‘i
8-show residency scheduled to begin later this month at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas indefinitely postponed as iconic 77-year-old musician recovers.
January 6, 2025 · 3:00 AM
A look at the top 10 University of Hawaiʻi news stories from 2024
Before we get too far into 2025 and the headlines start rolling in about the people, research and work at the 10 campuses of the statewide University of Hawai‘i system, let’s review the top headlines from last year. University of Hawai‘i News posted nearly 1,500 stories in a very eventful 2024.
January 3, 2025 · 5:00 AM
Ideas sought from Hawai‘i moviemakers, content creators to showcase islands as prime place for media development
Phase 1 seed funding totaling $400,000 from the Hawaiʻi Film and Creative Industries Development Fund will be used to support local filmmakers, media makers and content creators with the goal of growing Hawai‘i-made media content to be licensed and distributed worldwide.
January 2, 2025 · 12:47 PM
Top 10 things to do on Big Island for Jan. 2-8: Several achievable resolutions, from ‘The Princess Bride’ to Volcano Awareness Month events
Behind us are the holidays and ahead is a whole new year, full of exciting experiences and opportunities to reinvent ourselves. Let’s make a resolution to try something new during 2025.
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Hawai’i Volcano Blog
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Kīlauea summit eruption remains paused, but glow from lava lake persists
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Ocean Blog
Update: High surf already proves deadly with apparent drowning as warning for Big Island’s west coast continues
January 6, 2025 · 3:57 PM HST
Dead humpback whale calf discovered on Maui shore
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Update: Civil Defense reports Kahaluʻu, Magic Sands beaches to reopen
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Maui Now
Fireworks amnesty disposal event at Aloha Stadium this weekend
The Department of Law Enforcement asks anyone with unused fireworks on Oʻahu to bring them to a fireworks amnesty event at Aloha Stadium on Saturday, Jan. 11.
Maui court confirms residents should have received hearing before sweep of homeless encampment
A group of unsheltered residents living on Amala Place in Kahului sued the county in 2021, saying they weren’t given enough notice and weren’t granted a hearing to make their case before the sweep.
Maui native promoted to partner at Cades Schutte LLP
Maui native Jarrett A. Dempsey has been promoted to partner at Cades Schutte LLP, the firm announced Tuesday, alongside two other promotions in its Honolulu office’s Litigation and Trusts & Estates departments.
Kīhei man reported missing after he failed to return home from surfing Tuesday
The Maui Police Department requests the public’s assistance with any information on the whereabouts of Douglas Caldwell, 72, of Kīhei.
Maui United Way, FCJC brighten the holidays for 2,100 keiki through annual toy drive
Maui United Way and Friends of the Children’s Justice Center, with generous sponsorship from Pacific Media Group, recently concluded their annual Holiday Toy Drive, bringing holiday cheer to children in need across Maui County. For the past nine years, these two agencies have collaborated to serve the community’s keiki, making the drive a cherished tradition made possible by the continued support of local donors.
Kaua‘i Now
Kauai Weather Forecast for January 08, 2025
A line of showers associated with a cold front over the Kauai Channel will reach Oahu around daybreak, then stall before it reaches Molokai later today…
Kauai Surf Forecast for January 08, 2025
An extra-large WNW swell will bring dangerously high surf to exposed N and W facing shores through Thursday. With peak surf heights near 40 feet expected in…
Guardrail repairs continue on Hulemalu Road in Līhu‘e; so do lane clsoures
Work is progressing and will run 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays, weather permitting, through the end of this week and again Jan. 16-17.
Big-box store on Big Island’s west side traps opossum
An agriculture inspector from the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture Plant Quarantine Branch in Kona retrieved the animal early Sunday morning and arranged for it to be transported to Honolulu. This was the second opossum in as many months to be captured in the islands.
Injured Illinois visitor rescued from Awaʻawapuhi Trail in Kōke‘e
First responders received the report about the injured hiker just before noon Monday and personnel from the Waimea Fire Station and Rescue 3 aboard Air 1 responded. Air 1 was unable to access the area because of heavy cloud cover, so Rescue 3 personnel and Waimea firefighters hiked the trail to get to the injured
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