Hawaii News

Kauaʻi is still dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Lowell, with recovery work continuing across the island and state parks remaining closed for the foreseeable future because of storm damage, according to Kauaʻi Now and Kauaʻi Now. The U.S. Coast Guard also said navigation aids have been restored throughout the Hawaiian Islands, helping reopen harbors after the storm, while Pacific Missile Range Facility guest passes have reopened with limited access at select recreational sites, per Kauaʻi Now and Kauaʻi Now. A separate fire at the Kāpule Building in Līhuʻe has also disrupted DMV operations, leaving residents without in-person license renewal services, according to Kauaʻi Now.

On Maui, firefighters responded to a multi-acre brush and grass fire off Kūihelani Highway south of Waikō Road, a reminder that wildfire conditions remain part of the island’s daily risk picture, according to Maui Now. At the same time, the County of Maui Department of Water Supply is asking Upcountry customers to conserve water while the Kamole Water Treatment Plant undergoes a membrane retrofit upgrade, per Maui Now. Community life continues alongside those operational issues, with Lahaina’s Hawaiian Music Series set to feature Maui musician Ron Kualaʻau and the Maui Arts & Cultural Center preparing for an America concert in November, according to Maui Now and Maui Now.

On Hawaiʻi Island, officials canceled a flood advisory for eastern portions of the island, but weather and water-quality alerts are still active in some areas. State health officials issued a brown water advisory for the Nīnole Beach area, and another advisory at Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach Park was later lifted after bacteria levels dropped below the threshold, according to Big Island Now and Big Island Now. Meanwhile, Kīlauea’s Halemaʻumaʻu eruption remains in a holding pattern after five new vents stagnated and no active lava was on the ground, per Big Island Now.