A Flood Advisory covered Maui on Saturday, Feb. 21; officials warned of ponding on roads and rising streams through 9 PM HST. Residents were urged to avoid flood‑prone areas.

Two men were taken to the hospital after a moped collided with a car on Kalākaua Avenue in Waikīkī. Both riders were wearing helmets and are in serious condition.

Treecovery and partners installed endemic loulu palms at Lahaina Harbor this week as part of ongoing recovery. The palms were grown in Kula from seeds collected on Moloka‘i.

Act 278 makes landlords notify mediation centers when they serve nonpayment notices; tenants get 10 days to request free, state-funded mediation under a two-year pilot.

A bill to scrap complex-area superintendents set off a raucous Capitol hearing, with principals and unions accusing lawmakers of bullying and new ethics guidance complicating the fight.

A proposal to let private interests lease stretches of state beach has raised alarm among Native Hawaiian groups and access advocates.

Two masked suspects robbed a worker in Waiʻanae early Wednesday and fled in his work van. Police recovered the vehicle, seized a firearm and arrested a 32‑year‑old woman.

A fallen tree and a vehicle crash cut power to hundreds in Haleiwa, Nanakuli and Waianae Monday, with crews working into the evening to restore service.

New filings in Honolulu suggest prosecutors may have fresh criminal evidence to support a civil forfeiture fight over Michael Miske’s multimillion-dollar estate.

A masked shooter opened fire outside a Kapolei Taco Bell Sunday night, wounding two mainland visitors. Police described the suspect and are asking for tips.

A voluntary pilot lets households in six Oʻahu neighborhoods add food scraps to green carts starting April 1, with city guides and outreach to reduce contamination.

The state extended a FEMA-funded disaster case management program and will transition day-to-day oversight to Maui County by August 2026. Survivors already enrolled will continue to receive services.

Maui County will host a candlelight vigil in Wailuku on Tuesday evening to underscore aloha and unity, with Mayor Richard Bissen and Roots Reborn's Veronica Mendoza speaking.