Nolo still meandering south of Hawaiʻi Island as a Category 2 hurricane

To maintain reliable service, Hawaiian Electric contractors will perform maintenance on a steel utility pole at the intersection of Dairy Road and Alamaha Street that will impact traffic from Sept. 29-30 and Oct. 5-9 from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. No service interruption is expected.

As of 7:30 a.m., crews were working to restore about 626 who are without power on Hawaiʻi Island in areas of Ocean View, Hāmākua, Lower Puna, Ka‘ū and North Kohala. There are no major outages on Maui County or Oʻahu, with crews addressing outages impacting less than 40 customers in each county.

Maui County recorded rainfall well above average in August, when Hurricane Lala brought heavy wind and rain Aug. 14-17 and several rain gauges logging totals six to 10 times their typical levels for the month, according to the National Weather Service. Maui County officials recently estimated Lala’s damage impacts of at least $10 million to […]

(Update: 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026) Nolo is moving slowly westward with additional heavy rain, gusty winds and large waves expected for portions of the Hawaiian Islands. Nolo is meandering south of Hawaiʻi Island as a Category 2 hurricane with 100 mph sustained winds. The system is forecast to strengthen into a major Category 3 hurricane tonight or early Sunday, and peak in intensity by early Monday, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center.

Kahului resident Eden Bensadoun was among two people statewide selected for the Challenge’s grand prizes: round-trip airline tickets to any destination served domestically by Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines.

The Construction Industry of Maui today announced that its annual golf tournament raised nearly $60K to support construction vocational programs in Maui County. Held at The Dunes at Maui Lani Golf Course on Sept. 19, the event brought together golfers, students and teachers from Maui County high schools, and numerous volunteers for a day of community spirit and support for the next generation of construction industry leaders.

(Update: 11 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25 2026) Hurricane Nolo is still nearly stationary south of Hawaiʻi Island. The system is expected to strengthen during the next couple of days while remaining south of the Hawaiian Islands.

Maui Economic Opportunity Inc. will suspend all transportation services, including Maui Bus ADA paratransit service and human services transportation, on Saturday due to impacts from Hurricane Nolo.  ADA Paratransit services may resume on Sunday based on weather and road conditions. Human services transportation services may resume on Monday.  Once offices reopen, MEO Transportation in Puʻunene can be […]

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today that President Trump has approved federal disaster assistance for the state of Hawaiʻi beginning last Wednesday for impacts from Hurricane Nolo, which stalled while maintaining Category 2 strength south of the Big Island earlier tonight. As of 8 p.m. today, the National Weather Service reported Nolo was about 350 […]

Whalers Village will host a community job fair on Friday, Oct. 2, offering West Maui residents an opportunity to connect directly with local employers and explore a variety of full-time, part-time and seasonal positions.

The Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission has announced two weekends in October when limited trolling will be permitted in reserve waters around Kahoʻolawe.

Effort includes $467,075 coming to Hawai’i for expansion of community stewardship at restored wetland sites, increasing coordination among agencies, landowners and organizations working on wetland restoration and reducing regulatory barriers for wetland restoration practitioners.