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State targets Japan tourism gap as Maui seeks big-spending visitors
Japanese visitors have been drawn more to Waikīkī than to Maui’s resorts, and a new state report calls for changing that by rebuilding and diversifying Japanese visitor demand.
Hawaiʻi’s first high school health learning lab marks milestone for workforce training
Proof-of-concept launches statewide network to grow Hawaiʻi’s healthcare workforce.
Molokaʻi High and Middle Schools Foundation receives $10,000 from the Oʻahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association
The Oʻahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association, organizer of two of the world’s most famous and challenging outrigger canoe events, has made a $10,000 donation to the Friends of Molokaʻi High and Middle Schools Foundation. The association presents the annual Nā Wahine O Ke Kai and Molokaʻi Ho’e races, which feature more than 2,000 canoe paddlers from around the globe competing in the 41-mile race across the Kaiwi […]
UPDATE 11 p.m.: Maui County lifts tsunami evacuation orders
Gov. Josh Green said shortly after 6 p.m. that buoys off Midway Atoll indicated that the wave measured 6 feet from peak to trough, “so a 3-foot wave riding on top of the ocean.”
Maui County’s vacation rentals at 49.3% occupancy in June, down double-digits from last year
With the largest supply of vacation rentals in the state, Maui County’s unit demand and occupancy rates are down in double-digits since last year and 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, according to a report for June by the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism.
Forecasters report Maui County saw near to above-average rainfall through April
Rain gauges in Maui County recorded near to above-average rainfall so far this year through the end of April, according to a report from the National Weather Service.
Maui County vacation rentals achieve 64.2% occupancy in February
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.
HMSA announces partnerships to get expectant moms obstetrician care
The Hawaii Medical Service Association is partnering with Mālama I Ke Ola Health Center, Queen’s University Medical Group and Hawaii Independent Physicians Association to get expectant moms care on Maui, even while there’s an obstetrician shortage.
Longroad Energy to update Pūlehu Solar project
Longroad Energy will hold a virtual community meeting at 5 p.m. March 14 to provide updated information on its Pulehu Solar project, a 20MWac/80 MWH solar and battery storage system, set for construction in Lower Kula.
HECO conducting utility pole audit on Maui, Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi island
Hawaiian Electric Co. is conducting an inventory audit of attachments on utility poles throughout Maui, and Oʻahu and Hawai‘i island as well, according to an announcement. Work will begin in parts of West and Central Maui and continue later in South Maui and around the island through November.
Report: Despite El Niño conditions, Hawaiʻi rainfall is near normal
Ongoing El Niño climate conditions have not generated as much dry weather as expected in the Hawaiian Islands, the Hawaiʻi Drought Council reports.
OHA Awards $148K Grant to Salvation Army Program
The Salvation Army Family Treatment Services is the recipient of a $148,755 Office of Hawaiian Affairs Community Grant to support the Native Hawaiian community.
Kamehameha Schools Extends Application Deadline for K-12 Admission
Kamehameha Schools Extends Application Deadline for K-12 Admission
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Molokaʻi General Hospital Kūlia Grant Expands Services
Molokaʻi General Hospital has been awarded a $41,150 grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to support the Expansion of Services in the Wound Care Clinic.
Minor Injuries in Helicopter Crash at Sacred Falls
A helicopter under contract to the Division of Forestry & Wildlife made a hard landing at the Kaluanui Natural Area Reserve above Sacred Falls on O‘ahu.
DLNR Sponsors Collaborative Conservation Project
The Department of Land and Natural Resources is inviting conservationists and conservation groups in conducting a community survey under its Stewardship Mapping and Assessment Project.
State Restricts Access Permits for Ka‘ena Point
Due to unanticipated and unprecedented demand, the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of State Parks is not issuing additional 2017-18 vehicle access permits for Ka‘ena Point.
Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund Awarded $231,660 for Coastal Clean Up
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will award $231,660 to the Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund for a three-year project to remove 112 metric tons of abandoned fishing gear and marine debris from the coastlines of Hawai‘i Island, Kauai, Maui, and Lanai.
UH Team Discovers New Virus in Waters Off O‘ahu
Found in the coastal waters off Oʻahu by UH students and faculty, the TetV-1 virus contains the biggest genome ever sequenced for a virus infecting a photosynthetic organism.
Large Marine Debris Field or Net Mass Between Moloka‘i and O‘ahu
Agencies are tracking what is described as a very large marine debris field or net mass last spotted in the Ka Iwi Channel between Moloka‘i and O‘ahu
