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12/19/2025

Very heavy thunderstorms now in Waikoloa village and the resort areas...

12/19/2025

3:54pm air quality

12/18/2025

https://howzitkohala.com/2025/12/18/the-kohala-center-employment-opportunities-events-21/

Employment Hawaiʻi Food Hub Hui is hiring a managing director Hawaiʻi Food Hub Hui is hiring a part-time managing director to engage in member facilitation and governance, partnership development, …

12/18/2025

https://howzitkohala.com/2025/12/18/astronomers-pinpoint-black-holes-as-the-power-source-behind-mysterious-cosmic-flashes/

Astronomers Pinpoint Black Holes as the Power Source Behind Mysterious Cosmic Flashes Observations of AT 2024wpp reveal that luminous fast blue optical transients are driven by extreme stellar dest…

12/18/2025

Another smile time..... So hard to decide which to listen to!

12/18/2025

GROANER smile time ... 😱

12/18/2025

DLIR EXPANDS HELE IMUA PROGRAM TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR

Pilot Project Supports Small-Scale Farmers

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) has expanded the Hele Imua internship program into the private sector through a new partnership with the Hawaiʻi Agricultural Foundation (HAF) and Ulupono Initiative. This pilot initiative aims to strengthen Hawaiʻi’s agricultural workforce and will help guide future expansion of the program into other key industries.

“The Legislature always envisioned the Hele Imua program operating in the private sector,” said DLIR Director Jade T. Butay. “By building on our success in developing a local talent pipeline for state service, we’re now working to support Hawaiʻi’s youth with a bridge to meaningful careers, especially in sectors where traditional pathways like apprenticeships are limited or unavailable.”

Hele Imua is a 12-week, on-the-job work experience program that introduces participants to high-demand occupations and helps transition them into long-term employment within Hawaiʻi’s labor market. The private sector expansion also targets critical skill shortages in key industries to support the state’s broader economic development goals.

“Investing in local talent through small-scale farm internships is an investment in Hawaiʻi’s agricultural future,” said HAF Executive Director Denise Yamaguchi. “This pilot project gives young people vital hands-on experience, strengthens local food systems and opens pathways into the small farms that form the backbone of Hawaiʻi’s agricultural sector, while demonstrating strong potential for statewide expansion.”

Act 251, Session Laws of Hawaiʻi 2025, formally established both the public sector State Internship and Workforce Development Program and the private sector On-the-Job Training Work Experience Program. The law also requires DLIR to submit a report to the Legislature, including proposed legislation to further improve and expand the program’s reach into the private sector.

12/18/2025

https://beatofhawaii.com/350000-visitors-a-year-may-lose-iconic-kauai-experience/

For nearly 40 years, this free Kauai attraction has been an easy recommendation for South Shore visitors. Now its future beyond March is in doubt.

12/18/2025

https://www.kitv.com/news/first-look-at-the-wrecking-crew-new-hawaii-filmed-prime-video-film-coming-in-january/article_f86a1a8b-a233-40c2-a9b5-f426641ecf94.html

Prime Video has released first-look photos at “The Wrecking Crew” starring Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista set to be released on Jan. 28, 2026.

12/18/2025

https://www.businessinsider.com/flying-to-hawaii-least-touristy-island-molokai-dont-recommend-tourists-2025-12 -isnt-popular-with-tourists-and-the-island-can-only-be-visited-by-commuter-plane-1

My flight from Maui to Molokai on Mokulele Airlines' small commuter plane was beautiful but turbulent. I don't suggest this trip for most tourists.

12/18/2025

Great heartwarming story....

He Arrested Her 10 Years Ago. Every Year, She Delivers Him A Thank-You Card   Ten years ago, a routine traffic stop in Lebanon, Ohio changed two lives in ways neither person could have imagine…

12/18/2025

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/12/18/state-begins-emergency-repairs-kamehameha-hwy-kualoa/

An inspection Monday showed that erosion was starting to undermine the vital roadway.