Aloha — your week in the islands, for the week of September 7, 2026.
This week’s news
- Hurricane Lowell tracks past the western islands
- Kīlauea paused; episode 55 could begin this week
- Two lawsuits take aim at the homestead program
- DHHL on pace for a record year of lease awards
Word of the Day
Today’s word is LIMAHANA — labor, laborer, worker, employee; and, said of a person, industrious, busy. A new Hawaiian word every day at digitalpiko.com →
Coming up
The 40th Kūpuna Hula Festival opens in Keauhou Sept 9–10, and Kū Mai Ka Hula returns to the Maui Arts & Cultural Center Sept 12.
Island Happenings — cultural events across the paeʻāina →
Island Scoreboard →
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