1+ week, 4+ day ago  (217+ words) The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity is reminding businesses, organizations and individuals operating in a designated coconut rhinoceros beetle-infested area of West Hawaiʻi Island that they must obtain a compliance agreement before handling host materials for the invasive pest....

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (145+ words) Maui Now Fire causes $300,000 in damage to Pāʻia home Firefighters responded to a structure fire on the 500 block of Pili Loko Street in Pāʻia at 8:23 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, 2026. Responding units, including Engine 2, Engine 10, Rescue…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (268+ words) Maui Now Expansion of coffee berry borer infested area to include the islands of LānaÊ»i and KauaÊ»i The Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity approved a request to expand the designated coffee berry borer (CBB), Hypothenemus hampei, infested…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (321+ words) US Rep. Ed Case voted against a proposed $99.5 billion fiscal year 2027 Department of Homeland Security spending bill that cleared the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday, saying it would leave Americans less safe while failing to address needed immigration enforcement reforms. The…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (283+ words) The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife partnered with the United States Forest Service on Kauaʻi in recent months to deploy an innovative treatment for slowing the spread of Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death. Foresters applied the…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (403+ words) U.S. Rep. Ed Case US Rep. Ed Case opposed two federal spending bills approved last week by the House Appropriations Committee, saying the measures cut too deeply into affordable housing and environmental programs—even as he successfully secured millions for Hawaiʻi-specific…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (517+ words) A Maui County Council committee voted unanimously last week to send a bill increasing fines for vehicle noise violations to the full Council, even as some members questioned whether the measure would have any real-world impact. The Water Authority, Social…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (179+ words) Maui Now HawaiÊ»i State Senate to host remembrance honoring former Congresswoman and Senate President Colleen Hanabusa The HawaiÊ»i State Senate will honor the life and service of former Congresswoman and Senate President Colleen Wakako Hanabusa on Thursday, May…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1853+ words) ‘ĪAO VALLEY — Carrie Bashaw loved spending mornings in the nook of her home overlooking the Wailuku River, eating breakfast and doing Sudoku before her husband Tom woke up. Now, the edge of her property is a sheer drop-off into the…...