Big Island Now Daily Briefing for May 15, 2026

Welcome to the BigIslandNow.com daily brief. Today, we’re covering a controversial festival in Pāpaʻikou that can move forward under strict new conditions, a sobering economic forecast for Hawaiʻi driven by surging oil prices, a call for state-level reform after a two-year battle to protect ancestral burial sites in Hawaiian Paradise Park, and a new state loan program to help condo associations with critical repairs. Plus, a look at today’s weather.