A UH Mānoa study finds gut microbiome patterns explain roughly 15% of variation in biological aging and flags species tied to faster or slower aging.

Liliha Bakery opened at Waikīkī Beach Walk last Friday, bringing its Coco Puffs, butter rolls and full diner menu to Lewers Street. The new outpost has indoor and outdoor seating.

DHS will narrow the Maui Relief Program to households with minor children starting Aug. 1 as state-added funds run low. MEO, Maui Recovers and 2-1-1 are listed as next steps.

A judge ordered a contested hearing into Mahi Pono’s East Maui diversion permit and temporarily cut allowable diversions while the case moves forward.

An early‑morning Makakilo house fire left a man pulled from a second‑floor room unconscious and later pronounced dead as HFD investigators probe the blaze.

Judge orders a three‑member competency panel to evaluate Jacob Baker, pausing the Puna murder case while experts weigh his fitness for trial.

CMS has begun rulemaking to raise Medicare outpatient reimbursements for Hawai‘i hospitals, a change senators estimate will bring roughly $17 million a year to the state.

A 16‑inch water main break on Kalanianaole Highway closed two lanes and left dozens of homes with low water pressure.

UH and University Laboratory School finalized a three-year facilities agreement that phases in cost recovery and shifts maintenance and utilities to the school.

Breezy east‑northeast trades gust into the 20s with a Small Craft Advisory through Saturday, July 18.

Condo closings on Maui jumped to 88 in June while the median condo price fell to $625,000, according to Realtors data showing more transactions but longer selling times.

The Diocese of Honolulu has voided the Benedictine Monastery of Hawaii’s diocesan status after membership fell to two; the Blessed Sacrament was moved to St. Michael parish. The decision raises questions about care for the sisters and the future of the Waialua property.

Federal agents arrested a man after meth was found in two carry‑on bags at HNL; prosecutors have moved to hold him without bail.