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Statewide

Weather and surf remain a daily concern across the islands, with Maui, the Big Island, and Kauaʻi all carrying updated forecasts for Tuesday. On Maui, trace selenium in the Wailuku water system and a planned Honuaʻula environmental review do-over point to ongoing infrastructure and land-use scrutiny, while a DHHL rental subsidy push for kūpuna highlights housing pressure. The Big Island’s political picture is still settling after the primary, with three council incumbents holding on and three district races headed to November runoffs, even as new state Senate appointee Danielle Bass steps into office. Kauaʻi’s most immediate local issue is an emergency water shutdown in Wailua Homesteads, alongside the usual weather and surf updates and a few community notes, including a Kauaʻi Community College scholarship award and junior golf results.

Maui

Maui readers are facing a mix of civic, environmental and cultural updates, led by trace levels of selenium in the Wailuku water system and the appeals court order on the Honuaʻula environmental review. Housing remains part of the picture as the Hawaiian Council urges eligible kūpuna on the DHHL waiting list to apply for a rental subsidy program. Community life is still very much in view too, from the Lahaina O-Bon Festival to Hisako Film Lab students premiering original films at Maui Mall.

Big Island

The Big Island’s biggest thread is political, with three Hawaiʻi County Council incumbents keeping their seats and three district races moving to November runoffs. Beyond that, the island’s coverage is centered on everyday local concerns and community-building, including weather and surf forecasts and a school cleanup effort in Waikōloa. There’s also movement in state politics with Danielle Bass appointed to the Senate seat for District 18, plus community and economic notes ranging from Hakalau bridge sign discussions to a South Kona coffee farm looking for new owners.

Kauaʻi

Kauaʻi’s most urgent item is the emergency water service shutdown affecting parts of Wailua Homesteads, which will interrupt service for a midday repair window. The rest of the island’s coverage is a familiar mix of weather and surf forecasts and youth and education news, with junior golfers and a state political appointment involving Danielle Bass also in the mix. A brief roundup item also points to broader statewide and Honolulu-related notes in the Aug. 9 news-in-brief package.

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