Gov. Green Issues Emergency Proclamation Ahead of Kona Storm Landfall

Gov. Josh Green issued an emergency proclamation in advance of a storm system expected to bring heavy rain, flooding, strong thunderstorms and damaging winds across the Hawaiian Islands this week. The storm is expected to affect Kauaʻi and Oʻahu first, with conditions expanding across the rest of the state through the weekend.

Big Island Now. KHON2. Star-Advertiser.

Sharks Are Taking a Larger Bite of Hawaiʻi Fishermen’s Catch

Sharks take a bite out of 1 in 4 catches snagged by local small-boat fishers targeting bottomfish such as ehu or onaga. These rates are at an all-time high — it’s become so common that many fishermen are losing money. Fish markets won’t buy fish with a bite on it. Some are giving up the trade altogether.

Civil Beat.

Hawaii Business Magazine

HB20: Tricia Fujikawa Lee, First Hawaiian Bank

Under her leadership, FHB has earned the highest possible CRA rating through 11 consecutive examinations, the only Hawai‘i bank to do so.

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Lt. Gov. Luke’s Voluntary Audit Finds About $7,800 in Unreported Campaign Donations

Common Cents Consulting is auditing her campaign spending reports. In this first report, it found “no significant discrepancies,” which it defines as any single donation over $6,000.

Hawaiʻi Public Radio.

Hawaii Business Magazine

Why Hawai‘i’s Cannabis Industry Can No Longer Remain in the Gray

In Colorado, one of the earliest adopters, the state projected almost $200 million in cannibas tax and fee revenue during 2025, much of it earmarked for education, infrastructure and public health initiatives.

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‘Responsibility Is Everything’: Women Incarcerated on Oʻahu Care for Kittens

The Hawaiian Humane Society sends litters of kittens to the correctional facility every five weeks or so, where they are nursed to full strength by two women incarcerated there.

Hawaiʻi Public Radio.