Aloha — here’s your island roundup for September 1, 2026.
ʻŌlelo o ka lā — Word of the Day
HOʻOLAULEʻA — Celebration, festival, a gathering for a large party — and, in the same entry, to reconcile and restore peace. Hear it & see how to use it →
Fitting for the first of September: today opens Aloha Festivals, Hawaiʻi’s oldest cultural celebration, running its 80th year.
Island News
- State tallies damage from back-to-back August cyclones
- Tropical Storm Moke passed south of the chain
- DHHL on pace for its biggest award year on record
Around the islands
Island Happenings — what’s on across the paeʻāina →
Island Scoreboard — fall sports are back →
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