Hawaii News Monitor

"Essential water use only replaced with water restriction notice for several Ka'u communities." Views expressed in this Hawaii Island, Maui, and Kauai news roundup are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 30 September 2026, 0305 UTC. Content and Source:  "BigIslandNow.com." URL--https://bigislandnow.com/ Please check URL or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://hawaiinewsmonitor.blogspot.com). Big Island News Sept. 29, 2026 · 4:33 PM Essential water use only notice replaced with water restriction notice for several Kaʻū communities Water restriction measures are necessary to maintain adequate water levels in storage tanks while the Department of Water Supply continues repairs to water infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Lala. Sept. 29, 2026 · 2:00 PM 2 Big Island residents appointed to state panels Cyrus Johnasen was selected to join the state Land Use Commission while J. Elise Hannigan joins ...

"Rising fuel costs prompts spike in Hawai'i grocery prices." Views expressed in this Hawaii news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 30 September 2026, 0149 UTC. Content and Source:  "Hawaii Business Magazine Newsletters." https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQhWfTQvwftkTgQDTbTBZBVjrhM https://www.hawaiibusiness.com. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://hawaiinewsmonitor.blogspot.com). View this newsletter online Rising Fuel Costs Prompt Spike in Hawaiʻi Grocery Prices About 90% of items in a Hawaiʻi shopping cart are shipped in. Containers being unloaded at the warehouse cost about $760 more to bring in than in January, an increase of about 7.5%. Multiplied by 2,000 containers a week, that amounts to $80 million a year out of consumers’ pockets. Hawaii News Now. Alaska Airlines Plans Major Upgrades for Hawaiʻi Brand Alaska Air Group is e...