Singer-songwriter Justin Kawika Young will perform live Hawaiian music at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua on Friday, Nov. 6, as part of the resort's Kapalua Concert Series. The performance is complimentary and open to guests and the local community.
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Hawaii's dry season ended as one of the wettest on record, with an El Nino bringing Kona lows and several hurricanes, and the islands are now under a comparatively mild monsoon trough. National Weather Service hydrologist Tina Stall said rain rates have mostly been reasonable and brief, though Molokai's heavier downpours swamped Kamehameha V Highway, and forecasters see a drier wet season ahead.
Royal Kona Resort workers represented by UNITE HERE Local 5 voted Oct. 28 to ratify a new contract after nearly two years of bargaining, with 100% of voting employees in favor. The deal brings what the union calls historic wage increases, stronger job security and emergency protections; the previous contract expired in January 2025 and workers staged a one-day strike in December 2025.
The University of Hawaii at Manoa will keep helping develop AI tools that could make it faster and cheaper to design and test everything from airplanes to wind turbines, thanks to a new $20 million federal grant. Three UH Manoa faculty members are part of the renewed research effort.
The Hawaii Department of Health has canceled the brown water advisory issued Oct. 13 for 'Anini Beach on Kauai. The department still urges people to stay out of brown, murky coastal water, especially after storms or heavy rain.
