With $130M in new ‘green fees’ expected, Hawaiʻi eyes 75 projects to address a long list of environment-related needs

Hawaiʻi State Federal Credit Union is now accepting applications for its 2026 Investing in Education grant program, continuing its long-standing commitment to education. Grants of up to $500 will be awarded to eligible public school teachers across the state to help fund classroom supplies and basic necessities, such as books, technology, and other learning resources. Applications are available now through April 3, 2026.

People statewide are receiving text messages that demand payment for nonexistent traffic citations, according to a warning from the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary. The scammers pretend to represent the Department of Motor Vehicles and send threatening texts. The message says that unless payment is made for unpaid “traffic citations,” the recipients’ driving privileges and vehicle registration […]

The Kula Community Watershed Alliance will host its next Community Conversations event on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, at 6 p.m., featuring hydrologist Christopher Shuler of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Water Resources Research Center.

US Sen. Mazie Hirono joined a group of Democratic colleagues to introduce a resolution aimed at protecting abortion access for veterans, according to a news release from the senator’s office. Hirono and 14 other senators filed a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn a recent Trump administration rule. The federal rule ends abortion counseling and […]

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation is notifying the public that its electric vehicle charging stations on Oʻahu and Maui will be equipped with North American Charging Standard connectors this month. HDOT’s two charging stations are equipped with four 150 kW DC fast chargers each and are located on O‘ahu at Aloha Tower Marketplace and on […]

As of 8 a.m. today, about 300 customers on Oʻahu and 2,000 customers on Maui remain without electricity. Crews have also been addressing pocket outages on Hawaiʻi Island.

The US Senate passed a bipartisan funding bill that included a provision authored by US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) that will extend telehealth access for Americans enrolled in Medicare through the end of 2027.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff across a variety of disciplines will showcase their research projects at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol for the fourth annual UH Mānoa Research Day. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today.

Residents are encouraged to attend the County of Maui Lahaina Community Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, at the Lahaina Intermediate School cafeteria.

Jeuniece Sampson, MD has been appointed as Chief Medical Officer at Mālama I Ke Ola Health Center.

Lahaina Cannery hosts a viewing of the Big Game on Feb. 8, 2026. The event features a full day of football, food, drinks and company. The game kicks off at 1:30 p.m., and fans can watch on a 220-inch TV.

Maui architect David Sellers will receive the Gordon Bradley Humanitarian Award for his recovery efforts in Lahaina during the second annual Huakaʻi Awards Gala.