Aloha — here’s your island roundup for August 26, 2026.
ʻŌlelo o ka lā — Word of the Day
HAUMĀNA (how-MAH-nah) — Student, pupil, apprentice, disciple — the one who is being fed. Built, perhaps, on māna: a mouthful chewed soft and laid down for someone who cannot yet chew it themselves. Hear it & see how to use it →
Island News
- Presidential emergency declaration clears the way for FEMA aid
- Moke weakens to a depression, sparing a battered Hawaiʻi Island
- Land board approves transfer of 334 acres in Hilo to DHHL
Around the Islands
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