Statewide news from the NOW network
Tourism remains central to Hawaiʻi’s economy and daily life. This hub collects visitor-industry reporting from Maui Now, Big Island Now and Kauaʻi Now, including hotels, airlines, attractions, destination management and community debates about visitor impacts. Coverage is gathered from the neighbor-island newsrooms in the NOW network; when those sites report on statewide tourism policy or Honolulu-based agencies, those stories appear here too. Follow each headline to the original article for the full report.
Maui · Tourism
Makalapua Kahula earned the title of Miss Hula O Nā Keiki 2026 at the 34th Annual Hula O Nā Keiki Competition. PC: courtesy of OUTRIGGER Kā‘anapali Beach Resort. The 34th Annual…
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Statewide · Politics
State Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz. PC: Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism Hawaiʻi State Senate Committee on Ways and Means Chair Donovan Dela Cruz called for…
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Maui · Tourism
Aloha Amplified, Inc. invites the community to participate in the Sugar Beach Community Cleanup on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, from 9 to 11 a.m. Volunteers should meet at 9 a.m. at…
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Statewide · Tourism
Dengue vector control. PC: Hawaiʻi District Health Office. The Hawaiʻi Department of Health has identified a new travel-related case of dengue on Oʻahu, bringing the statewide…
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Statewide · Weather
Kaua‘i County continues to clean up, repair and reconstruct after Hurricane Lowell ripped through the Garden Isle on Labor Day, Sept. 7. Small Business Administration disaster…
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Maui · Tourism
Oct. 15 is the deadline for public high school students to apply for the 2027 Hawaiʻi Sister-State Study Tours Program. Selected students will travel to the Philippines, South…
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Maui · Business
Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival. PC: courtesy The Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival returns Nov. 6 and 7 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, bringing…
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Big Island · Business
The family-owned historic Manago Hotel, which opened in 1917, sold in August for well below the initial asking price two years ago of $7.5 million. According to the County of…
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Big Island · Tourism
The 64-room hotel with commercial spaces, a residential apartment, two residential studio units and a two-story home sold for less than half of its initial listing price of $7.5…
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Maui · Weather
PC: The Westin Maui. This holiday season, The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Kāʻanapali is giving families a way to trade winter weather for Kā‘anapali Beach without leaving Christmas…
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Statewide · Tourism
PC: University of Hawaiʻi The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ranked in nearly 20 academic subjects in the 2026 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects released in September 2026…
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Maui · Weather
Photo Credit: Laila Reiss West Side Today: Sunny. Highs 80 to 86. Light winds becoming southwest up to 10 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows 69 to 76. Southeast…
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