Events from 2026 in Hawaiʻi.
Incumbents Governor: Josh Green Lieutenant Governor: Sylvia Luke
Events January 23 – Federal officials grant a request to extend housing assistance to survivors of the 2023 Hawaiʻi wildfires until February 2027. March 21 – 230 people are rescued, ten of whom are hospitalized for hypothermia, during floods and storms. Around 5,500 people are evacuated ahead of a second storm. March 25 – The city of Honolulu agrees to pay $975,000 in a settlement to a homeless man who was forcibly institutionalized for two years after being mistaken for another man with an arrest warrant. March 27 – Three people are killed in a helicopter crash at Kalalau Beach on Kauaʻi. April 22 – Hawaiian Airlines officially joins the Oneworld member alliance. April 23 – Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke announces she is taking an indefinite unpaid leave of absence amid a bribery investigation. May 5 – A 38-year-old tourist from Covington, Washington is filmed throwing a rock at a Hawaiian monk seal near Lahaina. He is arrested by federal authorities on May 13 and charged with criminal violations of the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act. May 11 – The Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors beat the UC Irvine Anteaters 3–1 to win the 2026 NCAA men's volleyball tournament. May 22 – A earthquake occurs near Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo on Hawaiʻi Island, and is felt as far away as Oʻahu and Kauaʻi. 18 homes were destroyed and 104 homes sustained major damage. May 25–26 – Three elderly men, two aged 69 and one aged 79, are killed in three separate attacks within a span of 26 hours across Hawaiʻi Island, sparking an island-wide manhunt for the suspect, who is arrested on May 28. June 25 – The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Wolford v. Lopez that a Hawaiʻi state law requiring people to get permission from business owners to bring firearms into their publicly-accessible property is unconstitutional. July 8 – Governor Josh Green signs House Bill 1969, introduced by Rep. Cory Chun, to expand screenings for colorectal cancer.https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1969&year=2026 July 24 – The state Attorney General indicts Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke, former state Representative Ryan Yamane, and three other individuals on corruption charges. August 15 – Hurricane Lala passes by the southern tip of Hawai‘i without making landfall. Two people are killed. September 3 – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announces $1.2 million in grants to reduce extinction risk for Hawaiian forest birds and restore essential watershed habitats in the state.https://www.nfwf.org/media-center/press-releases/nfwf-announces-1-2-million-grants-conserve-hawaiis-native-birds-and September 5 – In high school football, Lahainaluna High School and Paradise High School host a football game known as the Unity Bowl in Maui to bring both communities together. Both communities were devastated by the Camp Fire in 2023 and 2023 wildfires respectively.https://mauinow.com/2026/09/06/high-school-football-brings-lahaina-and-paradise-together-in-unity-bowl/ September 8 – Hurricane Lowell hits Hawaii. Two people are killed, one in Kauaʻi and one in Oʻahu.
Predicted and scheduled November 3 – 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaiʻi 2026 Hawaiʻi gubernatorial election 2026 Hawaiʻi Senate election 2026 Hawaiʻi House of Representatives election
Deaths April 19 – George Ariyoshi, 100, Governor of Hawaiʻi (1974–1986) and first U.S. governor of Asian-American descent (b. 1926)
Holidays
January 1 – New Year's Day January 19 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day February 16 – Presidents' Day March 26 – Prince Kūhiō Day April 3 – Good Friday May 25 – Memorial Day June 11 – Kamehameha Day July 4 – Independence Day August 15 – Statehood Day September 7 – Labor Day September 1 – Labor Day November 3 – General Election Day November 26 – Thanksgiving December 25 – Christmas Day References
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