A shortage of residency training slots is pushing Hawaii medical graduates to the mainland, concentrating specialty care in Honolulu and straining neighbor‑island access.

Heavy rains at Waimea pushed roughly 140,000 gallons of treated wastewater toward Kīkīaola Harbor; authorities posted warnings and state testing is pending.

A bill advancing in the Legislature would phase in returns of hundreds of Hawaii prisoners now held in mainland private prisons, but corrections officials warn of space and cost hurdles. Lawmakers and advocates remain split on timing and planning.

AG Anne Lopez says SIPD has reviewed thousands of subpoenaed pages and conducted 18 interviews in the $35,000 probe. The department schedules its next public update for April 24.

The city will retire the DaBus2 app and move riders to the Transit app on April 15, 2026, consolidating bus, rail and bike‑share tools.

A legislative push to lapse unspent UH tuition into the state general fund has university leaders warning the change could unravel systemwide services and strain small campuses.

A two-alarm building fire on Oluolu Street in Waimānalo was extinguished early Thursday; no injuries were reported and a fire investigator was dispatched.

A 21-year-old Honolulu man is set to plead guilty to a federal possession charge after investigators traced exploitative material to multiple Kik accounts. Court records describe bond and travel limits.

A flash flood warning for Maui ran until 9:15 p.m. HST Tuesday as officials urged residents to move to higher ground and avoid floodwaters.

Local nonprofits, hospitals and hotel leaders say trafficking is happening here and outline training, hotlines and Hawaii‑based treatment as part of a coordinated response.

A former Guam customs officer was sentenced to 235 months after investigators intercepted a U.S. Postal Service package that contained roughly 32 pounds of meth. The case grew from a controlled delivery and a coordinated multi‑agency investigation.

Breezy northeast trades keep Honolulu mostly dry and warm today. A southerly shift could bring heavy rain and localized flooding midweek.

Breezy trade winds keep showers focused on windward and mauka areas. Small‑boat operators should avoid exposed launches through Saturday morning.