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Statewide

Weather and surf remain a daily throughline across the islands, with forecast updates on Maui, the Big Island, and Kauaʻi pointing to scattered showers and generally manageable surf. Road work is also a recurring theme, as Big Island lane closures and Kauaʻi lane closures will affect travel next week. On the policy and public-safety side, House Democrats moved a batch of majority-priority bills while Kauaʻi police asked for help finding a missing 17-year-old and Big Island police investigated a fatal crash. Housing, tourism, and local development also surfaced in Maui real estate data, a Waikōloa affordable housing dedication, and Kauaʻi resort and recovery coverage and.

Maui

Maui’s top practical reads are the weather forecast and surf outlook, both of which point to the kind of mixed conditions island residents track closely. Beyond the forecast, Maui County home sales fell sharply in April while condo sales edged up, a sign of a cooling single-family market even as some condo activity holds up. There’s also a cluster of community and culture coverage, including Spoon & Key Market’s spring dinner menu, the 57th annual Barrio Fiesta, and the second annual Lōkahi Play Along.

Big Island

The Big Island is watching weather and surf closely, with showers in some areas and steady swell in the forecast. Public safety is also in focus after police said they are investigating a fatal two-car collision in Panaʻewa. On the policy and infrastructure side, House Democrats passed several majority-priority bills and HDOT announced 18 lane closures for the coming week, while a new 140-unit affordable workforce housing community was dedicated in Waikōloa Village. There is also continued attention to missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and māhū and a Volcano Watch piece on El Salvador’s volcanic landscape.

Kauaʻi

Kauaʻi readers are starting with weather and surf, with scattered showers and moderate surf in the forecast. Public safety is front and center in police’s search for a missing 17-year-old girl from Līhuʻe, while 19 lane closures are scheduled on state roads next week. The island also has a tourism and development angle with Ocean House by Roy Yamaguchi set to anchor Outrigger’s renovated Kauaʻi resort and a state recovery push aimed at bringing visitors back after Kona low storms.

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