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Public school parents and students are invited to nominate an exceptional elementary school educator for the Teacher Appreciation Contest sponsored by Aloha Petroleum and Diamond Bakery.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs announced today that veteran educator and Native Hawaiian community leader Hailama Farden has been named Senior Director of Hawaiian Cultural Affairs. The newly created position will be responsible for creating recommendations and institutionalizing OHA’s culture ensuring that a Hawaiian worldview and practices are incorporated into all lines of business. Farden comes […]

“April 1—April Fool’s Day—78 years ago a magnitude 8.6 earthquake from the Aleutian Islands generated a tsunami that took about four-and-a-half hours to hit our state,” said Laura Kong, Ph.D., director of International Tsunami Information Center. “By 6:30 a.m., waves that would reach 53 feet on the Big Island, 33 feet on Maui, 54 feet on Molokaʻi, 35 feet on Oʻahu and 45 feet on Kauaʻi, began to arrive.” The event resulted in $340 million in damage and the loss of nearly 159 people in the state, 96 in Hilo.

Hawaiian Electric kicked off a new framework Monday for customers to streamline their choices for participation in the utility’s rooftop solar energy programs.

Foodland Super Market today launched Project Keiki, a new monthlong statewide community giving program that will help provide lunches and meals to Hawai‘i’s children on days they don’t have access to school lunches. Support will go to the Hawai‘i food banks on four islands to fulfill this mission.

Volunteers counted a total of 855 whales throughout the state Saturday during the third coordinated event held this season. Similar counts held earlier this season resulted in a total of 2,124 whales observed on Jan. 27, and 2,141 whales observed on Feb. 24, 2024.

Maui Mompreneur celebrates its 11th year supporting the local community of shoppers and vendors during a spring event at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College on April 26-28, 2024.  

Organizers say this reclamation of housing inventory would directly address the pressing need for homes and remedy the housing crisis in the community with 3,000 people still living in the hotels. 

This past Saturday, proprietors of five distinct food trucks commemorated the bittersweet grand opening of their new home, Maikaʻi Market, in Kahului.

Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency entered into an Administrative Order on Consent with the County of Hawai’i to ensure pollution discharge requirements are met at the Hilo, Pāpa‘ikou, and Kula‘imano Wastewater Treatment Plants in accordance with the Clean Water Act. The three plants are located on Hawai‘i Island.

Emergency management partners across the state are promoting public awareness and preparedness in recognition of April being Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawai‘i.

The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for Monday, April 1, 2024, at 11:45 a.m. The siren test will be coordinated with a test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System.

The 2022 eruption of Maunaloa occurred late in the evening of Nov. 27. The eruption was preceded by intense earthquake activity about half an hour prior to glowing lava seen on USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory webcams. How does HVO narrow down the precise time that the eruption started? 

The Honolulu City Council advanced a measure Monday that establishes a “Resident Preference” for housing across Oʻahu.

The Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa along Kāʻanapali Beach has announced the launch of Nashville Nights, a once-a-month songwriter’s series featuring a lineup of talented artists from Music City. The series takes place over the next six months and features a unique opportunity for guests to experience the magic behind the music. The inaugural show is scheduled for April 27, 2024, with performances by artists Gracee Shriver and Noel Bisesti.

A special dinner reception hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Maui, which will feature the president and his wife, is set for Monday, April 15, 2024, at the Hale Paina Dining Facility on the Lahainaluna High School campus.

Registration for Seabury Hall’s summer program is now available online for students entering grades 1-12 in Fall 2024. The program will allow students to explore their curiosities and discover hidden talents through engaging learning experiences.

Hawaiʻi families in need will benefit from the bipartisan Hawaiʻi Women’s Legislative Caucus’ 25th Annual Easter Basket Drive at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol.

Maui Mauka hosts a conservation awareness training event from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on April 11, 2024 at the Ocean Science Discovery Center in Māʻalaea.

Data from Maui County shows that there were more vacation rental unit nights available in February 2024 compared to both February 2023 and February 2019 (before the pandemic). Despite an increase in available units, the percentage of those units being occupied in February 2024 was still lower than in both February 2023 and February 2019.