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Pacific Southwest wetland projects get boost from investment by US Environmental Protection Agency
Effort includes $467,075 coming to Hawai'i for expansion of community stewardship at restored wetland sites, increasing coordination among agencies, landowners and organizations working on wetland restoration and reducing regulatory barriers for wetland restoration practitioners.
No tsunami threat reported after 6.6 magnitude earthquake in Loyalty Islands off of New Caledonia
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports a magnitude 6.6-magnitude earthquake occurred at 11:13 a.m. Hawaiʻi time near the Loyalty Islands, located east of New Caledonia and Australia. The earthquake’s strength was revised downward from the initial report of a magnitude 7.0…
AAA Hawaiʻi: Gas prices rise 9 cents over past week
Hawaiʻi drivers are continuing to feel the pain at the pump, with gas prices rising week over week amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz, and uncertainty in the global oil market, according to the AAA Hawaiʻi Weekend Gas Watch.
UH launches Tropical Storm Nolo rainfall, wind tracker
The Hawaiʻi Mesonet - Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal (HCDP) team at the University of Hawaiʻi has launched a new website that provides easy access to up-to-date rainfall and wind observations from Hawaiʻi Mesonet stations across the state.
Hawaiian Electric calls on customers to prepare for power outages
Hawaiian Electric is urging customers to prepare for the possibility of extended power outages due to Tropical Storm Nolo, a powerful storm system that is nearing the state. “In the past 24 hours, we’ve increased our staffing and have teams standing by to restore power as quickly…
Schatz: ‘Climate Change is why disasters are piling up’
US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) spoke on the Senate floor about recent storms in Hawai‘i and the warming planet’s role in making disasters more frequent and severe. Schatz highlighted the damage and disruption caused by Hurricanes Lala and Lowell in recent weeks and the need for…
Nolo strengthening: Heavy rain could begin late today over Hawaiʻi Island
(Update: 5 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026) Nolo is strengthening and heavy rain could begin late today over the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. At 5 a.m., the center of Tropical Storm Nolo was located about 285 miles south of South Point on Hawaiʻi Island and 455 miles SSE of Honolulu,…
Nolo holds steady, expected to turn northward overnight
(Update: 11 p.m., Sept. 23, 2026) Damaging tropical storm force winds reaching the Big Island as early as Friday morning, and dangerous hurricane force winds possible by Friday night. Hurricane or tropical storm watches may be needed for other islands should Nolo move closer to…
Tropical Storm Nolo forms, Hurricane Watch issued for Hawaiʻi County
Nolo is very slow moving, advancing toward the WNW at 6 mph, with 40 mph sustained winds. A sharp turn to the north and north-northeast is expected on Thursday, with this motion continuing through the end of the week. On the forecast track, the system is expected to approach the…
Ninth Circuit upholds Hawaiʻi firearm licensing requirements
In the opinion, the court upheld Hawaiʻi's requirements establishing a 30-day period to use a permit to acquire a handgun and requiring certain newly acquired firearms to be brought to a police station for inspection.
Tropical Depression 15-E forecast to near major hurricane strength as it nears Hawaiʻi Island late Friday or Saturday as Nolo
Tropical Depression 15-E is forecast to be near major hurricane strength when it nears the Big Island of Hawaiʻi late Friday or Saturday as named cyclone, Nolo.
Maui native serves as executive officer of the Red Lancers of Navy patrol squadron
Cmdr. Marc Wallis, a native of Maui, serves in the US Navy as the executive officer assigned to the Red Lancers of Patrol Squadron 10 (VP-10).