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A resident of Nāʻālehu said the woman who died had lived by herself and was tiny, under 100 pounds.

Ka‘ū residents talk about their fear while Hurricane Lala struck at night, and the sadness when morning came and they could see the damage.

As severe weather affects the state, the Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Insurance Division is reminding residents to protect their property and file insurance claims as quickly and smoothly as possible.

Beginning Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, and continuing through Labor Day Weekend ending on Monday, Sept. 7, the Maui Police Department’s Traffic Division will participate in the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement campaign.

As Hurricane Lala’s strong winds shook his rectory Saturday night at St. Joseph Catholic Church, the Rev. Edison Pamintuan worried that his roof might blow away.

All public schools on Kauaʻi, Maui, Molokai and Lānaʻi will reopen to students and staff. Some schools on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island will remain closed to students Tuesday as crews continue addressing storm-related health and safety issues, utility service and other conditions affecting campus operations.

Queen Kaʻahumanu Center announced three free monthly events for Maui residents this school year, including bingo night, a children’s craft hour and a Polynesian hula show.

The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism will again serve as the official government sponsor of the Made in Hawaiʻi Festival, now in its 32nd year, running Aug. 20-23 at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center in Honolulu, according to an announcement.

County of Maui offices and services will resume normal operations on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The County charging station and American Red Cross shelter at Eddie Tam in Makawao will close at 8 p.m., Monday, Aug. 17. It will reopen on Tuesday, Aug. 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. solely as a charging station, or temporary service site, for powering devices and connecting to WiFi via Starlink.

The Salvation Army appointed three veteran ministers to lead its Kahului and Lahaina community centers in July.

The County of Maui Department of Water Supply (DWS) is advising residents and visitors in West Maui to conserve water until power is fully restored following Tropical Storm Lala.

The University of Hawaiʻi Community College System has been ranked the 11th best community college system in the nation by personal-finance website WalletHub. The 2026 study evaluated statewide systems by measures such as cost and quality, including tuition rates, graduation rates and student-to-faculty ratios. UH Maui College is one of seven campuses across the state, including those on Oʻahu, […]

Scientists with the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory say today’s (Aug. 17, 2026) magnitude-4.1 earthquake, located 10 miles south-southeast of Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo on the Island of Hawaiʻi was likely an aftershock of the magnitude-6.0 that occurred on May 23, 2026.

Services honoring the life and legacy of former Gov. George Ryoichi Ariyoshi have been finalized, with a lie-in-state, state service and celebration of life all scheduled for mid-September in Honolulu, according to the Gov. George R. Ariyoshi State Services Committee.

About 1,450 customers were restored this afternoon and about 6,000 are currently without power. Crews are focused tonight on restoring a majority of remaining customers in Kula. Customers in the Alaluana, Olinda, Pi‘iholo, and parts of Hā‘ikū are being asked to prepare for an overnight outage as large, downed trees are being cleared to provide access and repairs continue to be made to downed lines and poles. Crews are also working on remaining pocket outages in West, Central, and East Maui, Moloka‘i and Lāna‘i.

Hāna residents Scott Crawford and Heidi Lea partnered with the Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project to create a card game teaching seabird conservation.

A Hawaiʻi Appleseed report released Thursday details the state’s $20.32 billion executive operating budget and its $4.53 billion for capital improvements, highlighting $200 million for Maui wildfire recovery, including rebuilding King Kamehameha III Elementary.

The University of Hawaiʻi Center for Oral History secured four grants totaling $538,000 to record the stories of Maui communities, including those navigating the aftermath of the 2023 wildfires.

The state Board of Land and Natural Resources on Friday authorized the transfer of more than 300 acres of state land in Waiākea, Hilo, to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

Committee meetings for Aug. 17 have been canceled and the county’s legislative offices will be closed Monday as county employees and residents continue to deal with Tropical Storm Lala’s aftermath, Maui County Council Chair Alice L. Lee announced.