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Hawaiʻi’s public school teachers have overwhelmingly approved a new four-year contract providing pay raises of approximately 14.5%, as well as other cost and non-cost improvements.

On Maui, the budget includes the addition of $6.1 million in general funds in FY24 and FY25 for the Maui Axis Deer program; $1.1 million in FY25 for six months of funding to support new housing at the Maui Community Correctional Center; and the addition of three permanent positions and $98,500 in FY24 and $200,250 in FY25 for UH Maui College’s health center.

Coast Guard crews have launched a search for a cruise ship passenger from Australia, 500-miles south of Kailua Kona, Hawaiʻi Island.

There is no tsunami expected following a preliminary magnitude 4.1 earthquake reported at 4:31 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26, 2023.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health Office of Health Care Assurance issued a Notice of Violation and Order today to Bella Ariota, and/or Ariota, Frank & Bella Trust, for operating an unlicensed adult residential care home at 732 Pala Circle in Kahului, Maui.

Hawaiian Electric will use a helicopter to perform routine power line inspections on Maui on Tuesday, May 2 and Monday, May 8, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Exact times and locations are subject to change depending on weather conditions.

Scott Fisher, the director of ʻĀina Stewardship at Hawai‘i Land Trust, will receive the 34th annual National Wetlands Award for Local Stewardship from the Environmental Law Institute.

Young Brothers announced the promotions of Chris Edwards to Vice President – Chief Financial Officer and Chris Martin to Vice President of Operations. 

DLNR Chair Dawn Chang met Tuesday with the principals of ABayKitties, the organization that has provided cat food at a trio of feeding stations at the Queens’ Marketplace shopping center. Last week, property owner Alexander & Baldwin removed the feeders after learning that as many as a dozen Hawaiian nēnē geese, were also eating cat food.  

A cohort of 25 Hawaiʻi high school students will take an in-depth look at the fast-growing field of national intelligence, and have the opportunity to network with industry experts from Hawaiʻi-based firms.

For a list of upcoming events, concerts, shows and entertainment for April 27-May 3, find our comprehensive listing HERE.

A condolent ceremonial resolution honoring the late Kumu Keli‘i Tau‘ā will be presented Friday, April 28, 2023 at 9 a.m. in the Council Chamber on the 8th floor of the County Building.

Baldwin won the Expert category with the video “Family.” Kamehameha Schools Maui won two high school and three middle school awards in various categories.

Mauliola Pharmacy in Wailuku is offering a new COVID-19 antibody testing program that’s free for residents.

Sea turtles nest on Hawaiʻi beaches from mid-April through September, however, nesting can extend into December. People can ensure that they successfully lay their eggs by keeping a respectful distance of at least 10 feet from sea turtles and their nests. And then report any nesting activity to the NOAA Fisheries Marine Wildlife Hotline at 1-888-256-9840.

The State of Hawaiʻi’s Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism recently began the process of developing the state’s first digital equity plan.

PetHub, Inc. announced it has partnered with Maui Humane Society to launch a new dog license and ID tag program to keep pets safe and increase the number of lost animals reunited with their owners.

Listed as endangered in 1994, the population estimate of Lobelia oahuensis at that time was 100 to 200 plants. At the recovery project’s outset in 2019, those numbers dropped to fewer than 20 individual plants.

Maui Arts & Cultural Center announces their summer visual arts education program, Young Artmakers, taking place in Schaefer International Gallery. The program, led by teaching artists and gallery staff for kids ages 5-7 and 8-12, provides an opportunity to meet and make new friends while enhancing and exercising their creative skills.

Sixteen graduate programs at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa have been nationally recognized for academic and research excellence, according to the just released 2023–24 US News and World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings. Seven programs were ranked in the nation’s top 100, and five placed in the top 75.