Kelly King filed to challenge Tom Cook again for the South Maui Council seat, pitching transparency and housing solutions after a 97‑vote loss in 2024.

HDOT has reinitiated environmental review to extend the Daniel K. Inouye Highway on Hawai‘i island and will hold a Waikōloa open house on May 20 as it seeks federal funding.

Muggy Wednesday with spotty afternoon showers and highs near 84°F.

Muggy mornings and highs near 84°F in Honolulu through midweek. Spotty afternoon showers are likely; a northwest swell may boost north/west surf midweek.

State prosecutors say a Hawaiian Properties manager diverted more than $647,000 from homeowner associations to a contractor; an arraignment is set for Thursday.

Breezy east‑northeast trades will keep pop‑up morning showers over windward Oʻahu; highs near 83°F and gusts to about 25 mph.

Scattered showers and gusty east-northeast trades today in Honolulu; highs near 83°F and brief wet spots expected.

A Honolulu police officer was indicted on multiple sexual‑assault and related charges after an alleged on‑duty encounter in Waikiki. The department has removed his police powers as criminal and internal probes proceed.

A compact UH Mānoa ocean model is forecasting a strong El Niño by late 2026, raising concerns about global weather shifts and increased stress for Hawaii's reefs and water supplies.

UH will deliver all online and hybrid classes through a single system — Lamakū — starting Summer 2026 under a new system policy that aims to simplify access and tighten student‑data protections.

DLNR crews found roughly 200 tires dumped on Puʻu ʻŌhiʻa Trail and warn that dumped yard waste can spread invasive pests and threaten drinking water.

More than 70 Hawaiʻi campuses have installed HALO ceiling sensors to detect vaping in bathrooms as officials scramble to curb teen e-cigarette use.

A Saipan woman was sentenced to nearly six years for running an affinity and Bitcoin investment fraud that targeted older women across the Marianas.