A Surfrider report and post‑storm sampling found several Hawaiʻi beaches repeatedly failed bacteria tests, spotlighting cesspools, runoff and a costly 2050 conversion deadline.

A bipartisan bill led by Sen. Brian Schatz would ask HHS to map where general surgeons are scarce, a move local leaders say could cut travel and speed care for neighbor‑island patients.

A 43-year-old man was taken into custody after an hours-long barricade in South Kona; the toddler he was holding was unharmed and detectives continue to investigate.

A permit filing suggests Wingstop is planning a Windward Oʻahu outpost at Aikahi Park Shopping Center in Kailua. The move lines up with the chain’s broader expansion push.

Federal prosecutors won $10.7M restitution after a Guam bingo scheme diverted funds meant to send children to Shriners Hospitals in Honolulu.

Timberly Paiva, 25, was arrested after an alleged Sunday domestic incident in Hilo. She faces multiple felony counts and bail was set at $96,000.

A 55-year-old Haiku woman injured in a May 10 head-on crash on Honoapiilani Highway died on May 17 after being flown to Oahu, police said. Investigators are probing whether speed or substances were a factor.

A flood advisory covers Kauai after heavy showers soaked the north shore, with the heaviest rain near Wainiha and the advisory set to expire in the mid‑afternoon.

Honolulu lifeguards pulled an unresponsive scuba diver off Kewalo Basin Sunday; crews performed CPR and the woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

A rare storm filled crater pools on parched Kahoʻolawe, reawakening ancient triops and prompting a surprise sighting of the endangered Hawaiian coot.

Moanalua beat Punahou in five sets to win its first state boys volleyball title and become the first public‑school D‑I champion since 1979.

Prosecutor Steve Alm will say Friday whether officers will be charged in the October shooting outside Queen’s Medical Center.

A Jan. 25 point‑in‑time canvass tallied 1,863 people across the neighbor islands; Maui’s unsheltered population jumped 40% while veterans and mental‑health needs rose.