Warm, breezy Memorial Day in Honolulu with isolated morning showers and small craft advisories for exposed waters.

Hawaiian flight attendants moved to Seattle say leis and aloha shirts are being muted on some Alaska‑marketed international flights, and union negotiators are pushing back.

OHA is evaluating a possible purchase of KITV and KIKU and will consider funding confidential due diligence at its May 28 board meeting. The move follows industry sales and a push for outside advisory help.

A Hawai‘i County committee advanced Bill 158 to create an appointed county manager who would assume many mayoral duties, setting up a likely fall vote. Supporters cite continuity; critics warn of diminished voter control.

A Maui couple says a tiger shark bit their kayak off Olowalu and released it only after the man punched the animal. Researchers say Olowalu is a seasonal tiger shark hub.

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.