“Sharktober’ is real: UH confirms shark attacks do increase in October.”

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“Sharktober’ is real: UH confirms shark attacks do increase in October.”

Views expressed in this Hawaii Island news and sports update are those of the reporters and correspondents.

Accessed on 24 January 2026, 1349 UTC.

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‘Sharktober’ is real: UH study confirms shark bites do increase in October

Puna man accused of attempted distribution of 10 pounds of meth

Police investigating Thursday afternoon affray in Hilo

DOT touts new streamlined parking system at airports in Kona and Hilo

More Hawaii News Articles

Seven men and a woman in running for Big Island’s top cop

Eight police chief candidates announced

Police ID man killed in Hilo traffic crash

Fire destroys home in Captain Cook

Hilo man pleads guilty to federal meth distribution charge

Gov. Green blasts federal misinformation as measles cases surge in U.S.

Hawaii AG investigates alleged $35k payment to lawmaker

Immigration enforcement, school cellphone ban on agenda as Hawaii lawmakers convene

State to investigate unnamed legislator accused of bribery

Security alliances are reassessed in the Pacific, beyond

Man accused of posing as pilot to book hundreds of free flights

Mountain View man accused of car theft, assaulting cops

Hawaii ranked the worst state in which to drive

UHERO forecast of mild recession puts focus on family support services

Hundreds rally in Hilo to honor Martin Luther King, protest Trump administration

Hawaii’s doctor shortage worsens, report finds

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“Sharktober’ is real: UH confirms shark attacks do increase in October.”

Views expressed in this Hawaii Island news and sports update are those of the reporters and correspondents.

Accessed on 24 January 2026, 1349 UTC.

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Latest Hawaii News Articles

‘Sharktober’ is real: UH study confirms shark bites do increase in October

Puna man accused of attempted distribution of 10 pounds of meth

Police investigating Thursday afternoon affray in Hilo

DOT touts new streamlined parking system at airports in Kona and Hilo

More Hawaii News Articles

Seven men and a woman in running for Big Island’s top cop

Eight police chief candidates announced

Police ID man killed in Hilo traffic crash

Fire destroys home in Captain Cook

Hilo man pleads guilty to federal meth distribution charge

Gov. Green blasts federal misinformation as measles cases surge in U.S.

Hawaii AG investigates alleged $35k payment to lawmaker

Immigration enforcement, school cellphone ban on agenda as Hawaii lawmakers convene

State to investigate unnamed legislator accused of bribery

Security alliances are reassessed in the Pacific, beyond

Man accused of posing as pilot to book hundreds of free flights

Mountain View man accused of car theft, assaulting cops

Hawaii ranked the worst state in which to drive

UHERO forecast of mild recession puts focus on family support services

Hundreds rally in Hilo to honor Martin Luther King, protest Trump administration

Hawaii’s doctor shortage worsens, report finds

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