Statewide news from the NOW network
Wildfire and brush-fire reporting from the NOW network is gathered here so readers can follow fire response, evacuations and related recovery news across Maui, Hawaiʻi Island and Kauaʻi. HawaiiNow does not issue official fire information; it organizes stories already published by Maui Now, Big Island Now and Kauaʻi Now. For incident status, always rely on emergency agencies and the original article.
Statewide · Politics
Gov. Josh Green proclaimed Oct. 4-10 as Fire Safety Week in Hawaiʻi. Maui County Fire Chief Brad Ventura is at far right. PC: Office of the Governor Gov. Josh Green has proclaimed…
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Maui · Crime
Clembert Kaneholani convicted of first-degree murder. Now, he faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. (8.27.25) After a two week trial, a 2nd Circuit Court jury…
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Big Island · Environment
State officials encourage Hawaiʻi residents to collect and submit ants from their properties to help find and control the spread of invasive little fire ants and detect other…
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Kauaʻi · Environment
State officials encourage Hawaiʻi residents to collect and submit ants from their properties to help find and control the spread of invasive little fire ants and detect other…
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Big Island · Housing
An affordable housing project proposing 400 apartments and 300 single-family homes on 711 acres of former Parker Ranch land in Waikōloa will not be considered by the full County…
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Maui · Tourism
Pīpīwai Trail. File PC: Haleakalā National Park A 69-year-old male visitor was injured in a fall while hiking the Pīpīwai Trail in East Maui on Tuesday afternoon. The man suffered…
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Statewide · Politics
Kauaʻi Emergency Management Agency Executive Officer Sol Kanoho (left) and Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami (right) at a Wildfire Conference on May 7, 2026. Kauaʻi Mayor Derek S.K…
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Maui · Business
Kaleena Wakamatsu Fryer (credit: Aubrey Hord) Maui Food Bank has named Maui native Kaleena Wakamatsu Fryer as Chief Operating Officer, bringing more than 16 years of retail and…
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Statewide · Politics
The Kauaʻi County Council has officially accepted an estimated $100,000 donation in the form of information technology services to help restore county computer systems damaged in…
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Maui · Housing
Hale ʻO Lāʻie, located at the former Haggai Institute in Kīhei, has provided temporary housing for wildfire survivors. Now, Maui County has launched a housing navigator program to…
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Statewide · Wildfires
The new animal rescue program helped rescue dogs from the aftermath of the Lahaina wildfire, in which 3,000 animals needed help. FEMA has approved $15 million to help manage…
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Statewide · Housing
The Nareit Foundation awarded a $100,000 grant to the nonprofit Residential Youth Services & Empowerment to support the renovation of the Hale Koko building in Makiki, near…
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