Local musician Tavana is taking over Moiliili’s Anna O’Brien’s and will convert the upstairs into a listening room called Tavana’s at Anna’s. The soft opening is Friday, July 10.

A 14‑year‑old was arrested after allegedly threatening an elderly woman with a machete in Waianae, stealing her running car and crashing near Kapiʻolani. Police say the teen now faces first‑degree robbery and vehicle‑theft charges.

Two people and several dogs were rescued from a Gulick Avenue home after a midday Kalihi blaze; investigators are on scene.

Seventeen official ballot drop boxes will be stationed across Oʻahu as mail ballots arrive July 21 ahead of the Aug. 8 primary.

Light rain and brisk east‑northeast trades keep showers mostly windward. Small boats should expect choppy seas through Tuesday, July 7.

A Kalihi man was arrested after police say he drove his car toward officers and struck an unmarked patrol vehicle. No officers were injured and the probe is ongoing.

Honolulu’s planning office rolled out a priority‑review fast‑track that gives CivCheck‑cleared residential permits a quicker route into prescreen, cutting review times by weeks.

The FBI's Honolulu office issued a FLASH warning that TeamPCP has trojanized developer tools to steal cloud tokens, SSH keys and Kubernetes secrets.

State and nonprofit partners launched the 2026 Wildfire LOOKOUT campaign, warning that nearly all Hawaiian wildfires start from human activity and urging homeowners to create defensible space.

An 18-year-old motorcyclist died after losing control and striking a concrete barrier on the Kalaeloa Boulevard off-ramp in Kapolei late Tuesday night.

An outage knocked out electricity for roughly 3,410 customers in Waikiki and Kapahulu while crews worked to restore service. Hawaiian Electric says it was not a PSPS.

The state land board denied a contested‑case hearing on June 26, 2026, over towing at Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor. Petitioners say thousands of tows and few citations show the system favors tow operators.

A Fayetteville jury sentenced former Kona resident Kacey Jennings to life after convicting him in the 2022 killing and dismemberment of Allison Castro; her mother testified at the hearing.