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.
Ferry service is a critical option in a county where residents often travel between islands for jobs, doctor's appointments, shopping and sports.
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Community organizations, bands, clubs, businesses, civic groups, hula hālau, motorcades, custom cars, beauty queens, public officials and all others interested are invited to…
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U.S. congresswoman who represents Hawai‘i's 2nd Congressional District in Washington, which includes Kaua‘i County, recently came to the West Kaua‘i installation to see firsthand…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →Maui stories focus on recovery, planning and community activity: the County Council is wrestling with infrastructure costs in the South Maui Community Plan update, and the county has selected a new deputy administrator for Emergency Management. Community events and education include the War Memorial Gymnasium blessing and free biocultural garden and farming workshops at UH Maui College.
On Hawaiʻi Island, the Big Island Now coverage highlights hurricane relief grants, county roadwork and a Hawaiʻi County Council bill that would require native and lei-making plants in county landscaping. There is also a public safety note with 16 DUI arrests during the week of Sept. 7-13 and a recognition story for a Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park ecologist.
Kauaʻi coverage is dominated by Hurricane Lowell recovery, including ongoing public guidance for residents and visitors and continued closure of Līhuʻe Civic Center in-person services. Other local stories note hurricane-related agricultural damage, relief funds, and a statewide women’s commission item that includes Kauaʻi representation.
Statewide coverage centers on Hurricane Lowell recovery, with relief funds, service disruptions and recovery guidance appearing in Maui, Big Island and Kauaʻi reporting. Also affecting multiple islands are the Attorney General’s 2025 crime data release and UHERO’s report on pressure facing the Housing Choice Voucher program.
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PC: County of Maui Department of Agriculture Mayor Richard Bissen signed Bill 98 into law yesterday, codifying the Maui County Food and Nutrition Security Plan and establishing a…
Read on Maui Now →Newly formed Tropical Storm Odalys, located more than a thousand miles southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, is gradually strengthening, according to the National…
Read on Big Island Now →Dryland Kalo. PC: Lauren Nelson via County of Maui The County of Maui Department of Agriculture is launching the Fiscal Year 2027 Niu, Kalo and ‘Ulu Grant program to support Maui…
Read on Maui Now →Photo Credit: Brittney Cruz West Side Today: Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs 80 to 86. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows 71 to 78. Northeast winds 10…
Read on Maui Now →Ferry service is a critical option in a county where residents often travel between islands for jobs, doctor's appointments, shopping and sports.
Read on Maui Now →The course focuses on honing the skills of firefighting personnel as they fight fires in the “wildland urban interface” (WUI), the area where wildland fires begin to impact built…
Read on Maui Now →Community organizations, bands, clubs, businesses, civic groups, hula hālau, motorcades, custom cars, beauty queens, public officials and all others interested are invited to…
Read on Big Island Now →U.S. congresswoman who represents Hawai‘i's 2nd Congressional District in Washington, which includes Kaua‘i County, recently came to the West Kaua‘i installation to see firsthand…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →Challenge invites Hawai‘i Island youth in grades 4 through 11 and emerging creators in grade 12 through age 24 years old to create, share and be heard.
Read on Big Island Now →Fall 2026 cohort sessions are designed to provide caregivers with information, support and practical tools to help them navigate the challenges of caring for someone with dementia.
Read on Kauaʻi Now →Hurricane Lowell recovery continues around Kaua‘i, some of which is still experiencing power outages, without access to some areas and other hazards; 96% of Kaua'i Island Utility…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →Patsy Iwasaki's new "Gathering the Story: Designing Education Through the Documentary Lens" examines the critical yet understudied research and information-gathering stages of…
Read on Big Island Now →Hurricane Lowell recovery continues around Kaua‘i, some of which is still experiencing power outages, without access to some areas and other hazards; 96% of Kaua'i Island Utility…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →Shores Tonight Sunday Surf Surf PM AM AM PM North Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 West Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 South Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7 East Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6 TONIGHT Weather…
Read on Maui Now →Hilo Tonight: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 67 to 73 near the shore to around 60 at 4000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Sunday: Partly…
Read on Big Island Now →Photo Credit: Karsten Winegeart West Kaua’i Tonight: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows 70 to 81 near the shore to around 62 above 3000 feet. East…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast Shores Tonight Sunday Surf Surf PM AM AM PM North Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 East Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6 South Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7…
Read on Big Island Now →Shores Tonight Sunday Surf Surf PM AM AM PM North Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 West Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5 South Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7 East Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6 TONIGHT Weather…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →In-person Kauaʻi County services at Līhuʻe Civic Center remain closed while information technology systems are restored following a Sept. 9 Kāpule Building fire. Some offices…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →Community members are invited to attend a blessing ceremony at noon Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, for the newly renovated War Memorial Gymnasium in Wailuku. The blessing ceremony will…
Read on Maui Now →U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded a total $3.46 million in wetland grant funding to nine communities around the Pacific Southwest, making investments in states, tribes…
Read on Big Island Now →U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda, a Democrat representing Hawai‘i’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes Kaua‘i, toured Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands on Sept. 10 in West…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →The Kahului Post Office is holding a Passport Fair on March 26, 2022 to make it easy to submit an application for a new US passport. Photo Credit: Cammy Clark Are international…
Read on Maui Now →Hawai‘i REALTORS Charitable Foundation, the charitable arm of Hawai‘i REALTORS, is offering up to $1,000 grants to help residents affected by flooding and/or other hazards caused…
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