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.
Hawaiian Electric issued a public safety power shutoff watch today, keeping it in effect through Sunday for Maui County and Hawaiʻi Island as the company monitors high winds and…
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“How tall is the fountain?” Volcano watchers keep coming back to that single question once lava fountains start at the summit of the Big Island volcano, and there have been plenty…
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The weeklong series also features chef Roy Yamaguchi, Kilohana Plantation and the Kōloa Rum Company.
Read on Kauaʻi Now →Maui Now is tracking both weather and preparedness, including a public safety power shutoff watch through Sunday and a wildfire risk reduction project at Kapūʻali in Launiupoko (power shutoff watch; Kapūʻali clearing). The island also has a busy community calendar, from the Harbor to Harbor 15K to arts and school events (Harbor to Harbor 15K; Iration concert).
Big Island Now reports a public safety power shutoff watch and wildfire risk monitoring through the weekend, alongside weather forecasts calling for frequent showers in some areas and elevated surf on windward and southeast shores (wildfire risk watch; weather forecast; surf forecast). The island also has a political presence in the new House leadership team, and Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park has scheduled November flight operations for monitoring and research (House leadership; park flight operations).
Kauaʻi Now is balancing recovery and safety updates: cleanup and reconstruction continue after Hurricane Lowell, while officials have issued a bacteria advisory at Kalapakī Beach Park and warned of high surf and strong currents on the North Shore (Lowell recovery; Kalapakī advisory; North Shore warning). The island also has a new $1.7 million Hanapēpē skate park set to open Nov. 17 and a House leadership role for Nakamura and Morikawa (skate park; House leadership).
Statewide attention is centered on the new House leadership lineup for the 34th Hawaiʻi Legislature, with Maui, Big Island and Kauaʻi lawmakers all named in leadership roles (Maui Now; Big Island Now; Kauaʻi Now).
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Zilla Barbosa’s documentary started as a desire to peak behind the curtain of hula in Hawaiʻi. But it became symbolic of the human condition, and what we do when our world…
Read on Big Island Now →The weeklong series also features chef Roy Yamaguchi, Kilohana Plantation and the Kōloa Rum Company.
Read on Kauaʻi Now →The new skate park marks a milestone in Hanapēpē’s longstanding efforts to establish a dedicated skateboarding facility.
Read on Kauaʻi Now →House Speaker Nadine Nakamura announced Friday members of Hawaiʻi House of Representatives leadership team for the upcoming 34th Hawaiʻi Legislature. “Our leadership team reflects…
Read on Big Island Now →“Our leadership team reflects the diversity of our majority caucus, bringing together working families, unique perspectives and voices from across the islands to ensure we…
Read on Big Island Now →“Our leadership team reflects the diversity of our majority caucus, bringing together working families, unique perspectives and voices from across the islands to ensure we…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park will old four flight operations on weekday mornings in November. Aircraft are used to monitor and research volcanic activity, conduct…
Read on Big Island Now →Regular monthly air missions are for research, safety operations and resource management.
Read on Big Island Now →Shores Tonight Saturday Surf Surf PM AM AM PM North Facing 10-14 8-12 7-10 6-8 West Facing 3-5 3-5 2-4 3-5 South Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5 East Facing 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 TONIGHT Weather…
Read on Maui Now →Hilo Tonight: Frequent showers. Lows 66 to 73 near the shore to around 59 at 4000 feet. Northeast winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. Saturday: Frequent showers…
Read on Big Island Now →Photo Credit: Sebastien Gabriel West Kaua’i Tonight: Mostly clear. Isolated showers after midnight. Lows around 72 near the shore to around 63 above 3000 feet. Northeast winds up…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →A new tropical storm has developed south and east of Hawaiʻi, but fortunately this time it won’t be coming anywhere close. Courtesy Image: National Hurricane Center and Central…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →A new tropical storm has developed south and east of Hawaiʻi, but fortunately this time it won’t be coming anywhere close. Courtesy Image: National Hurricane Center and Central…
Read on Big Island Now →Shores Tonight Saturday Surf Surf PM AM AM PM North Facing 10-14 8-12 7-10 8-12 West Facing 7-10 6-8 4-6 6-8 South Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5 East Facing 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 TONIGHT…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast Shores Tonight Saturday Surf Surf PM AM AM PM North Facing 5-7 4-6 3-5 3-5 East Facing 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 South Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 3-5…
Read on Big Island Now →Event flier. Courtesy image Reggae-rock band Iration will perform at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s A&B Amphitheater on Saturday, Dec. 5, and discounted general admission…
Read on Maui Now →Discover “A Whole New World” in Maui Prep’s “Aladdin Jr.” Discover “A Whole New World” in Maui Prep’s “Aladdin Jr.” Aladdin is a big-hearted street kid in the city of Agrabah…
Read on Maui Now →Rep. Tyson Miyake of Maui (1.18.24) PC: Hawaii House of Representatives – Majority Central Maui Rep. Tyson Miyake will remain a majority whip in the Hawaiʻi House of…
Read on Maui Now →A screenshot shows the upper portion of the Upcountry Winter Fest event flier. The Kekaulike High School Foundation will host the Upcountry Winter Fest from 3 to 8 p.m. Nov. 28 at…
Read on Maui Now →State health officials advise the public about a water quality exceedance of enterococci bacteria, a fecal bacteria, at Kalapakī Beach Park on Kaua‘i. Levels of 271 per 100 mL…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →The Maui Emergency Management Agency will begin a wildfire risk reduction project Monday on about 115 acres of county-owned land at Kapūʻali, also known as “Cut Mountain,” in…
Read on Maui Now →“The Navigator” FilmHōkūleʻa, Nainoa Thompson. PC: Courtesy “The Navigator,” a new feature-length documentary presented by Patagonia Films, made its world premiere at the Hawaiʻi…
Read on Maui Now →Cleanup, repairs and reconstruction continue as part of relief and recovery efforts now nearly 2 months after Hurricane Lowell on Labor Day, Sept. 7, ripped throughout Kauaʻi…
Read on Kauaʻi Now →Update at 3:35 p.m. Nov. 6, 2026: National Weather Service forecasters in Honolulu canceled a high surf advisory previously in effect for north and west shorelines of Kaua‘i and…
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