Hawaii News Now took top honors in the public service reporting category with its Red Hill anniversary story. For the 12th consecutive year, Civil Beat was selected as the best [...]
Story Links LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The University of Hawai'i football team was picked 10th in the Mountain West Preseason Poll released Wednesday on the opening day of [...]
Paola Rodriguez Beltran’s Mudd Studio in Honolulu’s Chinatown goes through 3,000 pounds of clay a month. Photo: Aaron YoshinoPaola Rodriguez Beltran, owner of Mudd Studio, paints a vase in her [...]
July 19, 2023, 7:40 AM HST Hawai‘i Department of Transportation reports Old Māmalahoa Highway in Ō‘ōkala is closed due to a landslide. The debris is blocking a county road for [...]
Even to us, it seems odd that Hawaii would retain the distinction of the cheapest airfares in the U.S. But it’s somewhat true in a limited way. And calling these [...]
The action marked the last step in creating the new board, which is tasked with choosing the director of the new government entity. The Maui County Council has confirmed Jonathan [...]
Story Links HONOLULU– Family and football go together as a perfect pair. Over the last year head coach Timmy Chang has reestablished the connection between the Rainbow Warrior [...]
Japanese buyers have been mostly absent from the high-end market since the pandemic started, but many mainlanders, and some locals, are showing interest. Six new penthouse units, including this one, [...]
July 18, 2023, 11:48 AM HST A portion of Māmalahoa Highway in Hōlualoa is closed as Hawai‘i Fire crews battle a blaze that has consumed a residence and two vehicles. [...]
If you’re ever on a Hawaii flight with our Governor, and there’s a medical emergency, everyone knows there’s a doctor on board. That’s because Hawaii Governor Josh Green is also [...]
Artificial intelligence technology is getting exponentially smarter. It’s time to study its powers and perils as it enters every aspect of our lives. I went to an alumni reunion of [...]
Story Links HONOLULU – The Hawai'i women's track & field program earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors for the 2023 season after finishing the academic year with a cumulative [...]
Corcoran Pacific Properties is pleased to present a closer look at the luxury real estate market in Hawaii, with detailed statistical analysis for your review of all islands for May [...]
July 17, 2023, 2:00 PM HST During hurricane season, emergency preparations are essential, from 72-hour kits, to evacuation plans to securing items around the home. Ensuring pets are prepared is [...]
A restaurant pick from Guy Fieri that Beat of Hawaii agrees with wholeheartedly is this Honolulu find we’ve been returning to for decades -and did again recently. Add Nico’s to [...]
The Bike Mom is currently on the front lines of battles over rail and City Council pay raises. Even before her appointment to the HART Board, Natalie Iwasa was a [...]
Story Links CZECH REPUBLIC—Incoming University of Hawai'i women's tennis freshman Nelly Knezkova recently was selected to represent the Czech Republic in the upcoming FISU World University Games in [...]
July 16, 2023, 2:30 PM HST Hawai’i Hilo will look to build on an eighth-place finish in 2022 after going 3-5-2 in PacWest play with a 4-8-4 overall finish. (Photo [...]
It was bound to happen, and after five long years for both airlines, it has begun. The first few years of Southwest’s entry into Hawaii seemed like a non-stop, free-wheeling [...]
The full legal names of people running in Hawaii elections will not be printed on ballots, but they should. Among the bills signed at a ceremony on June 23 was [...]
Story Links FUKUOKA, Japan - A total of six former and current University of Hawai'i women's water polo players will take part in the FINA Water Polo World [...]
Photo Credit: James Grenz Hilo Today: Cloudy with occasional showers in the morning, then partly sunny with scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs around 84 near the shore to 68 [...]
Jellyfish stings happen every month in Hawaii. As one of our readers found out, you can’t rely on a well-rated resort’s staff to warn you of the hazards of Hawaii [...]
We don’t need more multimillion-dollar homes and resorts at the expense of the natural and cultural resources that make Hawaii special. The news that Hawaii will soon get its 51st [...]
Story Links HONOLULU - University of Hawai'i men's basketball head coach Eran Ganot has announced the signing of Akira Jacobs. A native of Yokohama, Jacobs is the first [...]
The 2022 Hilo Orchid Show Gala Preview Party at the Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium. (Photo courtesy) The Hilo Orchid Show Gala Preview Party — a “fun”-raiser that kicks off the Annual Orchid [...]
It was just one year ago this week that we first wrote about Major Category 4 Hawaii Hurricane Darby, which was on track to be not far from the Hawaiian [...]
The farm says it is hoping to reduce the state’s dependence on imported fertilizer. Hawaii’s biggest egg producer says its manure treatment operation is back up and operating after a [...]
Story Links HONOLULU– As anticipation builds towards the start of the college football season, the University of Hawai'i has been hard at work with improvements to the Clarence [...]
Blaine Miyasato and James Tokioka. Photo Courtesy: Hawaiian Airlines, DBEDT Two new members have joined the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s Board of Directors – airline industry veteran and community leader Blaine [...]
A comment this week piqued our interest in a subject we haven’t had to deal with personally, at least not yet. BOH friend Pam said, “I really appreciate your putting [...]
Using the First Amendment as an excuse to discriminate is nothing new. A wedding these days can call for a variety of businesses and vendors to create the perfect day. [...]
Story Links Complete Big West Schedule HONOLULU — The University of Hawai'i women's basketball team, winners of two straight Big [...]
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast Shores Today Saturday Surf Surf AM PM AM PM North Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 East Facing 3-5 3-5 2-4 2-4 South Facing [...]
Mahalo to Jacki Bebb for sharing this Aloha Friday Photo with us. She took this shot from Kihei in February 2018. The soft, muted colors seem like something out of [...]
We’ve written before about the practice of using “hidden city” tickets to Hawaii. On a recent flight from Lihue to Los Angeles the price was outrageous. But then we found [...]
The Kihei campus is the first new public high school to open in Hawaii in 23 years. Maui officials have granted permission for the first public high school ever built [...]
Story Links LEXINGTON, Ky. – The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced its Team Academic Awards for the 2022-23 academic year with the Rainbow Wahine indoor and beach [...]
The president and CEO of Hawai‘i Pacific Health shares the health care system’s commitment to create a healthier Hawai‘i. And like his organization, he’s in it for the long haul. [...]
Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast Shores Today Friday Surf Surf AM PM AM PM North Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 South Facing [...]
This is turning out to be a very challenging year for some Hawaii restaurants, although actions by the State Department of Health (DOH) could help Hawaii visitors simultaneously. There have [...]
Two nominees don’t currently meet state residency requirements. The troubled Honolulu Liquor Commission will remain with only three members for now. Lisa Martin and Salvador Petilos had been nominated to [...]
Story Links Complete Big West Schedule HONOLULU—The Big West Conference announced its 2023-24 regular-season schedule on Wednesday with the University [...]
Nonprofit Purple Mai‘a is building “an innovation and technology ecosystem in Hawai‘i that is locally grown and based in Hawaiian culture,” says co-founder and COO Kelsey Amos. Its programs are [...]
Jason Blume holds up his favorite portion of “Happy Tails.” (Scott Yunker/Kaua‘i Now) Songwriter and author Jason Blume struggled for 16 years, at times surviving on the cheapest meals he [...]
Language and Hawaii are two of our passions at Beat of Hawaii. Not only are we language enthusiasts all, but chief editor Rob has degrees in both English and education [...]
Recreational tourism can lead local communities into the amenity trap – the paradox of loving a place to death. Outdoor recreation is on track for another record-setting year. In 2022, [...]
Story Links HONOLULU– The three-time defending Big West champions return to SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center on August 25th. But before the action begins for the University [...]
The average rent for a studio apartment on O‘ahu last year was up 25% from 2017 and larger rentals were up, too, by at least 17%. From 2021 to 2022 [...]
The search continues for a 29-year-old woman from Pāhoa who went missing on July 9 while picking ʻopihi. A male relative told police that he and Shanice Ogata-Staudinger were picking [...]