3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (158+ words) With hurricane season still going strong in Hawaiʻi, students and educators across the state have been struggling to keep up with the school year. For many, keeping up with their demands amid the storms has meant moving their workloads to…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (176+ words) After restoring power to Oʻahu, the Hawaiian Electric Co. is turning its attention to the Garden Isle. It is assisting the Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative in the aftermath of Hurricane Lowell after it passed over the westernmost main Hawaiian islands....

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (333+ words) Little by little, power is being restored on the Garden Isle. The Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative is still cautioning customers to plan for extended outages as repairs to its system are underway. HPR spoke with KIUC’s spokesperson Beth Amaro, who…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (413+ words) Towering surf from Hurricane Lowell demolished seawalls and oceanfront homes on Kauaʻi’s south shore, with one witness saying five or six homes were destroyed on one street in Poiʻpū. “I've never seen anything like it in my life. And the…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (191+ words) Tuesday morning on Oʻahu, with thick clouds and intermittent rain still in the air, officials said the island had been spared the worst of Hurricane Lowell overnight. Residents and visitors have been bracing for days as Hurricane Lowell neared the…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (202+ words) KIUC has reported over 33,300 customers, nearly 91% of its members, are being affected by storm-related power outages. The utility said due to extensive damage, it's not safe to attempt power restoration until Hurricane Lowell has passed and assessments can be made…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (391+ words) Hawaiʻi is receiving $58 million through the Rural Health Transformation Program under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Most of the grant, about $45 million, will go to the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine for…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (275+ words) This year has already seen several weather disasters impact Hawaiʻi, from the severe flooding during the Kona Low storms in March to the storm damage during Hurricane Lala. Disasters like that are why the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation launched Stronger Hawaiʻi,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (526+ words) Two major storms have hit Hawaiʻi since the spring, and others have come close. Structural damage has been extensive in places, but the entire state has shared another experience: disaster fatigue. Repeated large-scale events that hit an area in a…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (185+ words) With nearly two weeks having passed since Hurricane Lala impacted the island of Hawaiʻi, HPR spoke with Hawaiʻi County Mayor Kimo Alameda to hear how the island's recovery efforts have been progressing. He told HPR that basic services have mostly…...