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09/06/2026

08/26/2026

🌺✨ ʻALEWA PERFORMANCE — FEEL THE ALOHA! ✨🌺

Get ready to experience the energy, heart, and beautiful culture of Hawaiʻi with an amazing ʻAlewa performance! 🎶🌴

Can’t make it in person? No worries! 🤙🏽 You can still watch Island Life Live and enjoy our local music, artists, entertainment, and island stories from wherever you are!

📺 Ways to watch Island Life Live:
🌴 Watch us LIVE on our social media
📱 Follow our pages for upcoming livestreams and performances
🎥 Catch our videos and featured performances online
💻 Tune in from anywhere and share the aloha with friends and family!

❤️ Support local. Share the aloha. Keep Hawaiʻi connected.

Follow Island Life Live for more performances, artists, events, and stories from across the islands! 🌺🤙🏽

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08/24/2026

🎤 ISLAND LIFE LIVE & KITV4’S JOURNEY FRONT ROW KARAOKE CHALLENGE! 🎤

Hawaiʻi, this is your chance to SING YOUR WAY TO THE FRONT ROW to see Journey live at Blaisdell Arena!

HOW TO ENTER:

1️⃣ Pick your favorite Journey song.

2️⃣ Record a 30–60 second video of yourself singing it.
Solo, with a friend or family — have fun and make it your own!

3️⃣ Post your video as a PUBLIC Instagram Reel.

4️⃣ In your caption, mention:
ISLAND LIFE LIVE

Rick Bartalini Presents
Journey

Jonathan Cain
arnel c. pineda

5️⃣ Include:




🎤 Island Life Live & KITV4 will be watching for creativity, Journey spirit and fun.

🌎 Journey will be watching too!

Selected entries will be shared by Journey’s official page and Neal Schon, giving your Reel the chance to be seen around the world.

You never know... your Journey Reel could go viral!

🎟️ GRAND PRIZE: A PAIR OF FRONT ROW TICKETS TO SEE JOURNEY LIVE — SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 AT BLAISDELL ARENA!

You’ve sung Journey for us — now sing along with Journey live from the FRONT ROW!

🎤 Sing Journey. Mention Journey. Bring a friend. SING YOUR WAY TO THE FRONT ROW! 🎤

JOURNEY’S FINAL PERFORMANCES IN HAWAIʻI
September 5, 6 & 8
Blaisdell Arena

Tickets: Ticketmaster.com
More info: RBPConcerts.com

CONTEST RULES:
• No purchase necessary. Open to eligible Hawaiʻi residents.
• Public Instagram Reel required.
• Begins August 24. Entries close September 2. Winner announced September 3.
• Winner selected by KITV based on performance, creativity and Journey spirit.
• Prize: Pair of front-row tickets to Journey on Saturday, September 5.
• By entering, you allow KITV, Island Life Live, RBP, Journey and Neal Schon to repost/share your entry.
• See KITV Official Rules for complete terms.

By entering, participants release Instagram from responsibility related to this promotion. This promotion is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Instagram.

08/20/2026

🌧️🌀 HAWAIʻI — ANOTHER STORM IS DEVELOPING

Just as communities across Hawaiʻi are beginning to recover from Hurricane Lala, another tropical system is moving toward the islands.

🌴 Tropical Depression Two-C is currently developing southeast of Hawaiʻi and is expected to strengthen as it moves westward.

📍 What we know right now:
• The Big Island could begin seeing impacts as early as Saturday
• Heavy rainfall is possible, with 5–10 inches forecast and locally up to 15 inches on Hawaiʻi Island
• Heavy rain could create dangerous flash flooding, mudslides and hazardous road conditions
• The exact track and strength are still changing, so residents should not focus on the centerline of the forecast alone
• There are currently no watches or warnings in effect, but that could change as the system develops

⚠️ Island Life Live Reminder:
If you live in an area that was recently affected by Lala, remember that saturated ground and damaged infrastructure can make even additional heavy rain especially dangerous.

🔋 Charge your phones
💧 Have water and essential supplies ready
🚗 Avoid driving through flooded roads
📻 Keep up with official weather and emergency alerts
🌧️ Be prepared for changing conditions

We’ll continue watching this system and sharing updates as they become available.

Stay informed. Stay prepared. Stay safe, Hawaiʻi. 🌺🤙

08/18/2026

🌺🤠 ALOHA FESTIVALS ARE COMING TO THE BIG ISLAND! 🌺

The spirit of aloha is heading to Hawaiʻi Island this September! 🌴

The Aloha Festivals Island of Hawaiʻi celebration brings together Hawaiian culture, music, paniolo traditions, community, food, and local island heritage.

🤠 Paniolo Festival Week
📅 September 14–19, 2026
📍 Waimea, Hawaiʻi Island

This year's celebration is a chance to experience the unique culture and history of Hawaiʻi Island — from its deep paniolo roots to the people, traditions and stories that make the Big Island so special.

🎶 Expect a week filled with cultural activities, music, community events and paniolo-inspired celebrations throughout the Waimea area.

🌺 WHY IT MATTERS

Aloha Festivals isn't just about entertainment. It's about celebrating Hawaiʻi's culture, sharing stories from generation to generation, and keeping the spirit of aloha alive.

And the Big Island has its own unique story to tell. ❤️

📍 BIG ISLAND / HAWAIʻI ISLAND
📅 September 14–19, 2026
🤠 Waimea
🌺 Aloha Festivals Island of Hawaiʻi

Planning to head to Waimea for Paniolo Festival Week? 👇

Tag someone you would bring with you!

📲 Follow Island Life Live for more Hawaiʻi events, local stories, culture, food and things to do across the islands.

08/18/2026

🌺 HURRICANE LALA: WHAT HAPPENED & WHAT IT MEANS FOR HAWAIʻI

Hawaiʻi just experienced a powerful reminder that a storm doesn’t have to make a direct landfall to cause serious damage. 🌧️🌴

Hurricane Lala approached the islands as a Category 1 hurricane before weakening to a tropical storm. Even without making a direct landfall, Lala brought damaging winds, torrential rainfall, flooding, landslide concerns, downed trees and power lines, and major infrastructure damage across parts of Hawaiʻi.

🌧️ The Big Island was hit especially hard, with some areas receiving more than 40 inches of rain. Roads and bridges were damaged, homes were impacted, and remote communities faced major challenges getting access to power and transportation.

⚡ Power outages became one of the biggest impacts. More than 100,000 customers across Hawaiʻi were without electricity as crews worked to restore service. Some of the hardest-hit areas may face extended outages.

🌊 Why does Hawaiʻi feel storms like this so strongly?
Our islands' steep mountains can intensify rainfall and create dangerous runoff, flash flooding and landslides. Strong winds can also knock down trees and damage power infrastructure—even when the storm's center stays offshore.

📍 What happens next?
The storm has moved away from the populated islands, but the danger doesn't necessarily end when the rain stops. Downed power lines, unstable trees, flooded roads, debris, contaminated floodwater and damaged bridges can all remain dangerous during cleanup and recovery.

❤️ Most importantly, Hawaiʻi is showing its strength through neighbors helping neighbors, first responders working around the clock, and communities coming together to recover.

Please continue to check official local updates before traveling into affected areas, and give crews the space they need to restore roads, power and essential services.

Stay safe. Stay informed. Take care of each other. 🌺🤙

📲 Follow Island Life Live for Hawaiʻi weather, local updates, island news and everything happening across our islands.

08/14/2026

🎶🌺 Island Life Live is bringing the music! 🌺🎶

Catch Shar Carillio and Kalei Kahalewai as they share their incredible talent and perform on the show! 🎤🎸✨

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08/14/2026

🌺 THIS WEEK ON ISLAND LIFE NEWS! 🌺

What a week it’s been! 🤙🏽 From amazing guests and inspiring stories to fun conversations and all the latest island happenings, we had plenty to share

📺 Catch up on this week’s Island Life News highlights and relive some of our favorite moments!

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08/13/2026

🚨 MAOLI WRONGFULLY ACCUSED? PROSECUTORS CALL IT A “TYPO”

A major question is being raised after Maoli frontman Glenn Awong was reportedly identified in a federal court filing in connection with an alleged drug investigation — only for prosecutors to later say the identification was a mistake/“typo.”

That raises some serious questions. 👀

How does a person end up being connected to an alleged drug accusation in a federal filing if they weren’t the person prosecutors intended to identify?

And what happens to someone’s reputation when an accusation like that reaches the public — even if the government later says it was an error?

⚖️ A typo can be corrected on paper. But can the damage to someone’s reputation be corrected just as easily?

What do YOU think?

👇 Was calling it a “typo” enough?
👇 Should prosecutors face consequences when mistakes like this happen?
👇 Do you think the public deserves more transparency about how the error occurred?

Let’s discuss. Keep it RESPECTFUL and stick to the facts.