Jury convicts Kaneholani of first-degree murder in shooting death of MPD Officer Suzanne O

The Hawai‘i Department of Health reports identifying a new travel-related dengue virus case on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases in the state to eight for 2026. All of the cases have involved travel to Pacific Island countries and territories. The affected individual was exposed to the virus while traveling in a region […]

Maui County condominium sales rose 56.5% in September compared with a year earlier, while single-family home sales fell 7.1% and their median price dropped 11% to $1.15 million, according to the Realtors Association of Maui. The association reported 72 condominium sales last month, up from 46 in September 2025. The median sales price edged up 1.1% to […]

Maui County Council Vice Chair Yuki Lei Sugimura will hold a meet-and-greet event Monday at the Lahaina Cannery Mall as part of her campaign to unseat Richard Bissen as mayor of Maui County. The event is scheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 12 at Sergio’s Cantina. The mall is located at 1221 Honoapiʻilani Highway. […]

To complement homecoming festivities at UH Mānoa, UH Mānoa Athletics is rolling out its “Our Team. Hawaiʻi’s Team.” Giving Week campaign, Oct. 9–19.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports a 7.6-magnitude earthquake near Panama poses no tsunami threat for Hawaiʻi. The earthquake struck at 12:56 p.m. local time near Pitaloza Arriba, Panama, according to the US Geological Survey’s National Earthquake Information Center. Extensive shaking impacts are probable, and a disaster is likely, the center reported. Approximately 4.6 million […]

Both declarations will provide FEMA Public Assistance program funding on a cost-sharing basis, to supplement recovery efforts in the city and county of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi County and Maui County following Hurricane Lala from Aug. 14-16, 2026, as well as for Kauaʻi and Maui Counties for impacts from Hurricane Lowell, from Sept. 6-9, 2026.

A new conservation framework co-authored by UH Mānoa provides a tool to guide high-stakes decisions like translocating Maui forest birds outside their historical ranges.

Private construction work is expected to temporarily shut off Maui County water today to residential areas of Kula. File photo. Private construction work by Goodfellow Bros. will temporarily shut off County water services on Friday to some Kula homes off Holopuni Road, Pulehu Road and Pea Place from approximately 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., according […]

Hoʻokuaʻāina receives $100,000 in grant funding over the next two years to continue its work of advancing Indigenous food justice for the kids of Hawaiʻi.

The Hawai‘i Department of Taxation reminds all taxpayers of upcoming key tax deadlines, including routine filings for income tax, general excise tax, and transient accommodation tax, as well as relief measures related to Hurricane Lala and Hurricane Lowell.

The Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber Foundation and ʻĀina Momona announced 17 recipients of the 2026 Mercer “Chubby” Vicens Memorial Scholarship, with awards totaling $11,000. The scholarship provides gap funding to Maui County students pursuing college, university, graduate, and trade-school education.

After a two week trial, a 2nd Circuit Court jury convicted Clembert Kaneholani, 39, of first-degree murder Thursday for killing Maui Police Department Officer Suzanne O more than a year ago in Pāʻia. The conviction carries a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. “While no amount of time in a prison […]