UH will end science operations at the UKIRT telescope on Sept. 15, 2026, and begin a formal decommissioning and restoration process on Maunakea. The move follows planning steps laid out in UH’s master plan.

Sen. Brian Schatz filed the AI Labeling Act to force visible and machine‑readable labels on AI‑made images, audio, video and chatbots. Backers say it will make deepfakes and voice‑cloning scams easier to spot.

An estimated 1,000 gallons of wastewater spilled near the Kapaia pump station, prompting a DOH advisory for waters around Līhuʻe while crews disinfect and test the area.

An 89-unit LEED Gold affordable complex in Lahaina has reopened, reuniting returning residents and wildfire survivors nearly three years after the August 2023 fires.

Trade winds pick up Tuesday in Honolulu with gusts to 25 mph and isolated morning showers. A Small Craft Advisory runs until 6 PM HST; midweek gets muggy with more showers.

Three women were seriously injured in an apparent stabbing at Zablan Beach in Nānākuli; Honolulu police have opened an attempted‑murder investigation.

Wai Kai will stage a Team USA Olympic surfing qualifier on July 11; open division winners earn Team USA spots and a trip to Lakeside Surf. The event precedes Honua Finals week in Honolulu.

University of Hawaiʻi’s new Climate Data Portal will send free monthly, localized summaries of rainfall, temperature and drought starting July 1.

A 43‑year‑old Oahu man has been charged in a federal child‑porn case involving a 15‑year‑old from Hawaii Island. Prosecutors say he met the girl on Snapchat and recorded sexual activity at an Airbnb.

A Garden Grove man was sentenced to 220 months after prosecutors say he shipped pounds of meth and fentanyl to Hawaii as part of a Homeland Security Task Force probe.

A Honolulu City Council committee advanced Bill 20 to create a down‑payment loan fund for first‑time buyers; the draft sets income and loan caps and leaves funding questions unresolved.

A former Honolulu city food-security official was arrested after prosecutors say he persuaded the Hawai‘i Foodbank to buy about $800,000 in food that was never reimbursed.

Warm, breezy Monday gives way to scattered showers Tuesday–Wednesday and stronger trade winds midweek. Plan for gusts and brief downpours in windward areas.