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Oahu single-family home price weakened in September

The median resale price for Oahu single-family homes dipped in September to its lowest point for any month this year amid more demand from buyers as average interest rates rose above 7%. Previously owned single-family homes on the island sold for a median $1,110,000 last month, down 3.9% from $1,155,000...

Honolulu, HI · 10-07

KITV.com

Letters reveal price, policy changes for 16,000 HMSA Medicare Advantage members

About 16,000 HMSA Medicare Advantage members will need to choose a new plan for 2027 after changes to two of the company’s plans. HMSA’s Complete Plus and Standard Plus plans will no longer be offered after December 31.

Honolulu, HI · 10-06

KITV.com

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Turning Posts Into Paychecks: Hawaiʻi Creator Shares Her Journey

October is Women’s Small Business Month, and Hawaiʻi’s creator economy is growing! Meet local content creator and influencer Thalia Adachi (@flywiththalia), who shares Hawaiʻi food, travel and island life with a growing audience. Thalia talks about her journey into content creation and how local businesses can use influencers to connect with customers in a more authentic way. She also shares where she sees influencer marketing heading in Hawaiʻi. Go check out @flywiththalia on Instagram.

Honolulu, HI · 10-06

Honolulu Civil Beat

Three Finalists Announced For New Office of Hawaiian Affairs CEO

Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs have selected Todd Apo, Kaulana Park and Summer Sylva as finalists for the role of the office’s administrator in charge of advancing OHA’s mission of bettering the condition of Native Hawaiians. Sylva, a former Biden administration official, has served as the...

Honolulu, HI · 10-05

US News and World Report

Well Reopening Near Red Hill Stirs up Lingering Concerns in Hawaii Over Poisoned Plume

In the coming weeks, the Navy plans to reopen a well closed since an estimated 20,000 gallons of jet fuel from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility spilled, seeped into the aquifer and contaminated drinking water for thousands of homes. Following a March report by the Environmental Protection Agency...

Hawaii · 10-05

bigislandnow.com

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New biosecurity academy seeking students to become inspectors in the fight against invasive pests in Hawaiʻi

The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity is on the hunt for new biosecurity inspectors to help in the fight against invasive species across Hawaiʻi. The department is partnering with Leeward Community College’s Office of Workforce Development to accept up to 20 students in the college’s first Biosecurity Academy, which starts in November and ends in March 2027.

Pearl City, HI · 10-05

The Independent

Well Reopening Near Red Hill Stirs Up Lingering Concerns In Hawaii Over Poisoned Plume

Tainted Water Hawaii U.S. Navy In the coming weeks, the Navy plans to reopen a well closed since an estimated 20,000 gallons of jet fuel from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility spilled, seeped into the aquifer and contaminated drinking water for thousands of homes. Following a March report by the Environmental Protection Agency that declared the drinking water in the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam water system “free of fuel contamination since 2022,” the state Department of Health notified the U.S. Navy earlier this month it would grant conditional approval to reopen the ʻAiea-Hālawa Shaft. According to the department, the Navy must continue to meet the state’s standard rules for drinking water quality and notify the department of any additional potential contamination. The well is one of two federally owned wells that have been closed since the spill in December 2021 and could be reopened at any point. It has been outfitted with a multistep filtration and disinfection system. The move is a step toward bringing parts of the fractured water system back online nearly five years after fuel from the Navy’s World War II-era facility leaked into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water and sickened thousands of residents, some of

Hawaii · 10-05

KHON2

DOH orders ABC Towing to cease operations following large Pearl City junkyard fire

Hawaii's Department of Health issued a cease-and-desist order to ABC Towing and Parts, requiring the company to halt operations immediately following a September 30 fire that exposed hazardous substances at its Pearl City facility.

Pearl City, HI · 10-03

usharbors.com

Meet Hawaii Fish Company, Tilapia Farmers in Hawaiʻi

For husband and wife duo Ron and and Estralita Weidenbach, fish farming is a family business. The couple met in the 1970s while Ron was consulting at the East West Center in Honolulu and the World Bank, focusing on sustainable aquaculture projects in Asia. Estralita was a graduate student at the University of Hawaʻii at Manoa. They founded Hawaii Fish Company together in 1978. It started as an aquaculture consulting firm, but the couple soon decided that fish farming would be a good industry for their family.

Honolulu, HI · 10-04

hawaiinewsnow.com

CU Hawaii opens fifth Oahu location near UH Manoa

New store on University and Dole offers Korean favorites with grand opening deals through Wednesday.

KHON2

GUIDE: October craft fairs, pop-ups across Oahu

Several weekly recurring markets and special pop-up events are scheduled to take place across Oʻahu throughout October.

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Honolulu Home Prices Hold Strong as Buyers Get More Choices

Honolulu buyers gained more choices and time to decide, yet sellers held firm on prices while much of the country saw values slip.

California Closets Hawaii provides custom design services

When it comes to organizing your home, one size definitely doesn’t fit all. That’s why Plus Interiors and California Closets Hawaii are taking a personalized approach to custom cabinetry and storage solutions. Located at Kahala Mall, the company combines custom design with local manufacturing, giving homeowners the opportunity...

Hawaii · 10-02

KHON2

Replacement SNAP benefits offered to Moloka‘i residents facing power outages

Molokaʻi SNAP households affected by planned Hawaiian Electric power outages scheduled for October 3 through October 8 may apply for replacement benefits due to potential food spoilage.

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Park repays $1.275B loan for Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. has repaid the $1.275 billion CMBS loan secured by the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort. The repayment was funded with proceeds from Park’s $700 million delayed-draw Bonnet Creek mortgage financing and a $600 million draw from its delayed-draw term loan facility. The HHV Mortgage Loan was scheduled to mature on Nov. 1. Following the transaction, Park has extended its weighted-average debt maturity by approximately 1.5 years to 3.1 years (including all extension options), with less than 11% of its total debt maturing through 2027.

Honolulu, HI · 10-01

KHON2

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State officials invite resident feedback on storm power outages

The Hawai'i Public Utilities Commission is holding public informational meetings throughout October to gather resident feedback on power reliability following recent storms.

Hawaii · 10-02

Honolulu Civil Beat

HECO Knows What’s Behind Outages. It Just Won’t Tell You

Shaun Peck wants to know why he keeps losing power when the weather’s fine, why the lights across Hawaiʻi Kai Marina are on while his house is dark, or why, say, his mother’s lights go out in Portlock while he’s fine just a few miles away in Kuliʻouʻou.

Honolulu, HI · 09-30

KITV.com

New 27,000-sq-ft Foodland Super Market coming to Kapalama Kai in 2028

HONOLULU (Island News) – A brand new, 27,000 square-foot Foodland Super Market is in the works at ‘Olauniou at Kapalama Kai, scheduled to open in February 2028. Hawaii’s largest grocery retailer and landowner Ke Kula ‘o Kamehameha announced on Tuesday that it plans to open a Foodland Dillingham store for the redevelopment of the former Dillingham Plaza.

Honolulu, HI · 09-30

hawaiinewsnow.com