Aloha — your week in the islands, for the week of July 26, 2026.
This week’s news
- 815 Hawaiian Home Lands leases awarded on Oʻahu
- Bill-signing season closes with 266 new laws
- Kīlauea’s next fountaining episode expected July 27–31
- Conservation and governance bills signed into law
Word of the Day
Today’s word is pule — prayer, blessing, church service; in Hawaiian, the very word for “week” is the word for prayer. A new Hawaiian word every day at digitalpiko.com →
Coming up
See what’s happening around the islands this week on Island Happenings, and catch the latest scores on the Island Scoreboard.
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