Hawaiʻi’s Ed Case Wants Dems To Take On Trump — Cautiously. All but assured another term, the congressman is campaigning and plotting a future where Democrats “come up with actual solutions.” Civil Beat.Voting explainer: 2026 state constitutional amendment ballot questions. Hawaiʻi voters will have the chance to weigh in on two constitutional amendment questions in the November election. One question asks if the state Senate should have more time to confirm a judicial appointment, and another tackles infrastructure bonds. Hawaii Public Radio.Hawaiʻi’s Youth Are Leaving. Meet The People Keeping Talent Here. A local nonprofit is empowering high school students to tackle some of the state’s biggest problems while taking on its own challenge of addressing Hawaiʻi’s brain drain.  Civil Beat.Federal aid for individuals after Lala, Lowell still pending. Federal emergency assistance for individual residents impacted by Hurricane Lala and Hurricane Lowell remains in limbo despite presidential approval last week for the funding for state and local governments as well as qualified nonprofits. Star-Advertiser.OahuHonolulu charter amendment would create Oʻahu food security fund. Question 1 on Oʻahu's ballot this year will ask voters if they're for or against establishing a new Special Fund that would dedicate 0.5% of real property tax revenue to a Food Security Fund. Hawaii Public Radio.Oʻahu voters to weigh proposed Native Hawaiian cultural office. Honolulu voters will decide this year if an Office of ʻŌiwi Resources and Cultural Stewardship should be created within the Mayor’s office, along with a cultural advisory council to help guide its work. Hawaii Public Radio.Ranked-choice voting: How proposed charter amendment could change elections in Honolulu. With ballots set to arrive in mailboxes this week, election officials urge voters to take their time and do their homework, especially on the amendment questions. KITV4.Lottery open for new low-income kupuna housing tower in Kalihi. The 15-story Ho‘ohiki Senior Living complex features 249 apartments reserved for seniors who are at least 55 years old and earn no more than 60% of Honolulu’s annual median income, though many units are reserved for senior households earning no more than 50% or 30% of the median. Star-Advertiser.Veteran’s family challenges VA hospital over her death during ‘routine’ procedure. Fredenalda Kuulei Price was born in Kahaluu on Feb. 1, 1969, during an intense storm. Her mother went into labor while the family was stranded at home and firefighters had to carry her through rushing floodwaters to an ambulance.  Star-Advertiser.Golden Coin in Kalihi reopens after violations fixed. The state Health Department has authorized the reopening of Golden Coin Bake Shop in Kalihi after multiple food safety violations were corrected. Star-Advertiser.Police investigating kittens thrown from cars onto Oahu freeways. Honolulu police are investigating several heinous animal cruelty cases involving reports of cats and kittens being thrown from moving vehicles onto Oahu freeways. KHON2.Hawaii IslandPunaluʻu Black Sand Beach Park To Belong To The Public. Hawaiʻi County has reached a tentative agreement to buy Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach Park for $1.46 million after prior negotiations with the private landowner failed in August, Mayor Kimo Alameda announced Tuesday. Civil Beat. Tribune-Herald.  Big Island Video News.  Big Island Now.Hawai‘i County Fire Commission reschedules interviews with 6 finalists for chief. The Hawai‘i County Fire Commission has rescheduled candidate interviews for a new Hawai‘i County fire chief after Hurricane Nolo forced the postponement of the original dates. The six finalists now will be interviewed on Oct. 21 at 9 a.m. Big Island Now.Improvements to Hilo veterans cemetery to begin in January. The project — which will raise and realign almost 4,500 grave markers, install burial section markers and flower watering stations, and do grading, soil and turf rehabilitation work on 5.5 acres of the Laimana Street cemetery — is being funded by a grant of up to $6,132,225 awarded Sept. 30 to the state by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Cemetery Administration. Tribune-Herald.Hearings Set On Changes To Hawaiʻi Conservation District Land Use Rules. Changes are being proposed to the rules governing land use and permitting within Hawaiʻi’s State Land Use Conservation District. Big Island Video News.MauiMaui Prosecutor Says Mayor Bissen Was Not Targeted In AG Investigation. The prosecutor says he has been involved in that case and knows it did not target the mayor. Civil Beat. Star-Advertiser. Maui Now.  Hawaii News Now. KHON2. Man who killed Maui officer to serve life in prison. Prosecutors will ask a judge to impose the “maximum sentence allowed by law” when sentencing a Makawao man convicted of shooting and killing Maui Police Department Officer Suzanne O on Aug. 15, 2025. Star-Advertiser. Maui News. Unexpected tariffs increase the cost of West Maui’s Olowalu Fire Station project. An unexpected increase in costs resulting from US tariffs on Canadian steel and steel components has created a financial challenge for the West Maui Improvement Foundation’s Olowalu Fire Station project. Maui Now.DLNR schedules Maui hearings on conservation district rule changes. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources will hold public hearings on Maui on Oct. 28 and 29 on proposed changes to rules governing land use and permitting within Hawaii's Conservation District.  Maui News.KauaiHā‘ena State Park reopens later this week to public. Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources notifies the public that Hā‘ena State Park reopens Oct. 15 to the public following a closure that began Sept. 6 because of concern for public safety upon the arrival of Hurricane Lowell. Kauai Now. Garden Island.  ...read more read less