Statewide news from the NOW network
Latest Hawaii news and headlines from Maui, the Big Island, Kauaʻi and across the state. HawaiiNow brings together reporting from the NOW news network and provides a continuously updated overview of what is happening across Hawaiʻi.
The Maui County Council approved on first reading a bill authorizing an agreement with the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to develop three water wells in Waiʻōhuli, a…
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A driver crashed into a Longs Drugs Store and hit patrons and store fixtures before coming to a stop inside the business.
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Two new AmeriCorps construction crew leader positions for the 2026-27 service year will enhance Kauaʻi Habitat for Humanity's ability to create affordable housing.
Read on Kauaʻi Now →Maui Now’s main local threads are water and governance: the Maui County Council advanced an Upcountry wells agreement with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and the East Maui Water Authority extended its grant deadline for watershed restoration projects. Maui Now also reported two deputy sheriffs were assigned to Maui and a world premiere of ʻAinakea at Historic ʻĪao Theater.
Big Island Now is focused on water, public safety and food access: a South Kohala water restriction notice is in effect during ongoing well repairs, and six people were injured in a Hilo storefront crash. The site also reports online SNAP payments are now available for DA BOX, and police are seeking tips in a custodial interference case from Minnesota.
Kauaʻi remains in recovery mode after Hurricane Lowell, with county updates on cleanup, repairs and reconstruction and a reopened Kūhiō Highway near Hanalei Bridge. The island also has a brown water advisory and a separate canceled water quality advisory at Wai‘ohai Beach.
Statewide items in the material include the 2025 State of Hawaiʻi Data Book release, the Monsanto settlement, the UH Maunakea Master Plan update comment period, and the Department of Health’s new Quitlogix tobacco-cessation app.
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The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline. As of 9 a.m. on Oct. 1, averages are posted here. Hawaiʻi gas prices remain elevated, with drivers paying some of the…
Read on Big Island Now →The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline. As of 9 a.m. on Oct. 1, averages are posted here. Hawaiʻi gas prices remain elevated, with drivers paying some of the…
Read on Maui Now →Kaua‘i County is in Day 25 of recovery from Hurricane Lowell. Cleanup, repairs and reconstruction continue after the storm caused widespread damage over Labor Day weekend. North…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →A water restriction notice is in effect immediately for Hawa‘i County’s Department of Water Supply customers in South Kohala as crews continue ongoing repairs to wells. “Reducing…
Read on Big Island Now →Hawaiʻi State Capitol, Beretania Street, Honolulu PC: Brian Perry The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism has released the 2025 edition of the State of…
Read on Maui Now →Hawai‘i Department of Law Enforcement recently graduated 18 new deputy sheriffs during a ceremony honoring the largest graduating recruit class since the department became a…
Read on Maui Now →A driver crashed into a Longs Drugs Store and hit patrons and store fixtures before coming to a stop inside the business.
Read on Big Island Now →Attorney General Anne Lopez today announced a settlement with Monsanto Company and its affiliates, Solutia, Inc. and Pharmacia LLC, resolving Hawaiʻi’s claims against these…
Read on Maui Now →Photo Credit: Travis Guthrie West Side Today: Sunny. Isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs 76 to 89. Northeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon…
Read on Maui Now →The application deadline has been extended to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, for County of Maui East Maui Water Authority grants for projects that support watershed restoration…
Read on Maui Now →Two new AmeriCorps construction crew leader positions for the 2026-27 service year will enhance Kauaʻi Habitat for Humanity's ability to create affordable housing.
Read on Kauaʻi Now →The Maui County Council approved on first reading a bill authorizing an agreement with the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to develop three water wells in Waiʻōhuli, a…
Read on Maui Now →The next reuse collection event will be held Friday, Oct. 2, at the Kaua‘i Resource Center, 3460 Ahukini Road in Līhuʻe. Residents, businesses and other organizations can bring…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →On the night of Sept. 30, as flames, spatter and lava flows erupted from the north and south vents in Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea, magma was also making a new path below…
Read on Big Island Now →The documentary examines how thousands of acres came to be leased for military use, what has occurred on those lands over the ensuing decades, and the cultural, environmental and…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →On Sept. 30, as flames, spatter and lava flows erupted from the north and south vents at the summit of Kīlauea, magma was also making a new path below the surface of the caldera.
Read on Big Island Now →The Hawaiʻi Island Food Basket is now allowing online SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) payments for its agriculture program, DA BOX. DA BOX, launched in 2014, aims…
Read on Big Island Now →The Department of Health has launched Quitlogix, a mobile app that aims to help Hawaiʻi quit tobacco through online program.
Read on Kauaʻi Now →The Hawaiʻi Island Food Basket now offers online SNAP payments for DA BOX, enhancing access to fresh local produce while supporting over 70 small farmers.
Read on Big Island Now →Shores Tonight Friday Surf Surf PM AM AM PM North Facing 1-3 1-3 3-5 3-5 West Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 South Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5 East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 TONIGHT Weather…
Read on Maui Now →Photo Credit: Karsten Winegeart West Kaua’i Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous showers after midnight. Lows around 75 near the shore to around…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →Photo Credit: James Grenz Hilo Tonight: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. Lows 67 to 73 near the shore to around 59 at 4000…
Read on Big Island Now →Shores Tonight Friday Surf Surf PM AM AM PM North Facing 1-3 1-3 3-5 3-5 West Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6 South Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6 East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 TONIGHT Weather…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast Shores Tonight Friday Surf Surf PM AM AM PM North Facing 1-3 1-3 3-5 3-5 East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3…
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