Hawaii Travel Daily: News for Hawaii Travelers

Overnight flash flooding closed and then reopened the Hanalei Bridge on Kauai, with brown water advisories keeping swimmers ashore, the ninety ninth Maui County Fair opens tonight with four days of rides and nightly drone shows, and Hawaii's statewide outdoor warning sirens will sound at eleven forty five this morning for a routine test.

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Sources:

- News Briefs for Thursday, October 1, 2026: Kauai flash flood warning, Hanalei Bridge closure, brown water advisories (The Garden Island, Oct. 1, 2026)

- The Maui County Fair, 99th edition, October 1-4, 2026 (The Maui County Fair official site, accessed Oct. 1, 2026)

- Monthly test of the Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System, October 1, 2026, 11:45 a.m. (Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, Oct. 1, 2026)

Tropical Storm Nolo aims outer-band rain and dangerous surf at Kauai and Niihau, Hawaiian Airlines unveils a four-cabin A330 redesign for 2028, island-grown pineapple rolls onto Oahu school lunch trays, and the Clippers and Warriors bring NBA preseason basketball to the North Shore.

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Sources:

- Hawaii Guide travel alerts, CPHC Advisory 39 (Hawaii Guide, Sept. 29, 2026)

- First Alert Forecast: Increasing showers from Nolo expected through Thursday (Hawaii News Now, Sept. 29, 2026)

- Hawaiian A330 adds Premium Economy and suites as extra legroom shrinks (Beat of Hawaii, Sept. 29, 2026)

- Hawaii public schools begin serving locally grown pineapples (Hawaii News Now, Sept. 30, 2026)

- NBA returns to Hawaii: Clippers, Warriors train on Oahu (Hawaii News Now, Sept. 30, 2026)

Hurricane Nolo exits with one last round of rain and rough surf, Alaska trims three Hawaii routes including two serving Kauai, Kauai Shrimp closes after nearly thirty years, and Hawaii's airports are getting a local food makeover.

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Sources:

- First Alert Forecast: Increasing showers from Nolo expected through Thursday (Hawaii News Now, Sept. 29, 2026)

- Hawaii Island residents, businesses urged to report storm damage from Hurricane Nolo (Hawaii News Now, Sept. 29, 2026)

- Hawaii Flights Promised Year-Round Are Disappearing Again (Beat of Hawaii, Sept. 25, 2026)

- The Kauai Shrimp Story Was Bigger Than Most Of Us Ever Knew (Beat of Hawaii, Sept. 25, 2026)

- Hawaii Airport Food Is About To Look Very Different (Beat of Hawaii, Sept. 22, 2026)