This Week in the Islands — August 23, 2026

Aloha — your week in the islands, for the week of August 23, 2026.

This week’s news

  • Second tropical system takes aim at the islands
  • Power restoration continues after Hurricane Lala
  • DHHL on pace for record number of leases
  • State approves 334-acre transfer to Hawaiian Home Lands

All the latest Hawaiʻi news →

Word of the Day

Today’s word is pōmaikaʻi. A new Hawaiian word every day at digitalpiko.com →

Coming up

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