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.
Maui fire crews are responding to a brush fire reported at 5:51 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026 near Liloa Drive and Hema Drive in Kīhei. Emergency officials report that smoke may…
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Zilla Barbosa's documentary "Making the Line" started as a desire to peak behind the curtain of hula in Hawaiʻi, but it became symbolic of the human condition.
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Kauaʻi's beekeeping community is abuzz as a bill that would enhance local honey production with new regulations and support from the community and officials.
Read on Kauaʻi Now →Maui’s most urgent item is the brush fire in Kīhei near Liloa Drive, with fire crews responding and smoke reported in the area. Maui Now also notes Veterans Day post office closures and weather/surf forecasts, including the Maui surf forecast.
On Hawaiʻi Island, the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival is underway, and Waiākea High’s new health training lab marks another education and workforce development effort. The Big Island is also included in the governor’s Opportunity Zone 2.0 designations.
Kauaʻi’s biggest developments include the county’s 155-acre Līhuʻe land acquisition for future affordable housing and a honey competition tied to beekeepers’ push for a county bill. Also on the island, raised crosswalk work on Kūhiō and Kaumualiʻi highways has been rescheduled because of weather.
Statewide items include the governor’s Opportunity Zone 2.0 designations and multiple UH-related stories, including autism-assessment training and UH Mānoa athletics’ reported economic impact.
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Although she has lived on the Big Island for 15 years, Laurie Lyons-Makaimoku was surprised to see the 224-by-100-foot stone Puʻukoholā Heiau, one of the largest restored temples…
Read on Big Island Now →Kauaʻi's beekeeping community is abuzz as a bill that would enhance local honey production with new regulations and support from the community and officials.
Read on Kauaʻi Now →Courtesy Map: U.S. Department of the Treasury website Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green recently announced designation of 25 census tracts throughout the islands under the federal…
Read on Big Island Now →Applications were historically mailed to residential sewer customers, but damage to the county’s information technology systems because of the Sept. 9 Kāpule Building fire delayed…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →The program offers federal tax incentives to investors who put long-term capital into designated low-income communities, unlocking hundreds of millions of dollars in private…
Read on Big Island Now →Pacific Islands Heritage Coalition urges the public to speak up for monument protections.
Read on Kauaʻi Now →As the holidays approach, local residents can help provide food for families in need through Foodland’s annual Share a Holiday feast program. Through November and December…
Read on Big Island Now →Shores Tonight Sunday Surf Surf PM AM AM PM North Facing 6-8 9-12 9-12 8-12 West Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 South Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 2-4 East Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7 TONIGHT Weather…
Read on Maui Now →The US Postal Service will suspend mail deliveries and close its post offices on Wednesday in observance of Veterans Day. However, customers can still handle some postal business…
Read on Maui Now →Hilo Tonight: Scattered showers in the evening, then occasional showers after midnight. Lows 64 to 72 near the shore to 53 to 58 at 4000 feet. Northeast winds around 10 mph…
Read on Big Island Now →Photo Credit: Pete Gontier West Kaua’i Tonight: Mostly clear. Isolated showers after midnight. Lows around 71 near the shore to around 62 above 3000 feet. Northeast winds 10 to 15…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast Shores Tonight Sunday Surf Surf PM AM AM PM North Facing 3-5 4-6 4-6 3-5 East Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7 South Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5…
Read on Big Island Now →Shores Tonight Sunday Surf Surf PM AM AM PM North Facing 9-12 10-14 10-14 8-12 West Facing 6-8 7-10 7-10 5-7 South Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 2-4 East Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7 TONIGHT…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →Maui fire crews are responding to a brush fire reported at 5:51 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026 near Liloa Drive and Hema Drive in Kīhei. Emergency officials report that smoke may…
Read on Maui Now →Convict tangs swim in the coral reef within the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. (Courtesy of Morgan Winston/NOAA) The National Marine Fisheries Service is…
Read on Maui Now →Families in Hawaiʻi can face waits of two to three years for an autism evaluation. The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is offering specialized training to help expand the number of…
Read on Maui Now →The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa athletics program generated nearly $753 million in economic activity statewide between fiscal years 2023 and 2026, an average of $188.2 million…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →Subaru Hawaiʻi’s is holding its 15th annual Share the Love event, donating $350 to a local nonprofit for every new Subaru purchased in Hawaiʻi. The annual campaign runs Nov. 1 to…
Read on Big Island Now →Local tenants and landlords are invited to attend a Renterʻs Rights Training on Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 5–7 p.m. This free, community-centered event will provide residents with…
Read on Maui Now →The annual celebration of Kona's world-renowned coffee, honoring the farmers, artists, volunteers and others that made the industry possible and now are moving it forward…
Read on Big Island Now →For those who missed its Big Island premiere, a new documentary about Hawaiʻi’s fentanyl crisis is now available on YouTube. Produced by the Hawaiʻi Island Fentanyl Task Force and…
Read on Big Island Now →As the holidays approach, local residents can help provide food for families in need through Foodland’s annual Share a Holiday feast program. Through November and December…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →University of Hawaiʻi Maui College cybersecurity students. Courtesy photo The University of Hawaiʻi Maui College will host a free Zoom webinar on Nov. 18 in which an FBI agent…
Read on Maui Now →Honolulu-based nonprofit Hawaiʻi 3Rs in partnership with Healthcare Association of Hawaiʻi and Hawaiʻi Department of Education this week marked the start of a new health training…
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