Warm, breezy trades bring gusty winds and isolated showers; advisories for wind, surf and small craft remain in effect.

Breezy trade winds return to Honolulu Thursday with gusts near 30 mph and passing windward showers.

The Attorney General’s 2025 report shows 3,764 valid concealed‑carry licenses statewide — a 70.5% rise from 2024, with Honolulu seeing the biggest jump.

Gunfire erupted in Kahaluu Wednesday night after an argument; the victim wasn’t hit and Honolulu police are searching for the shooter. Detectives have opened an attempted murder inquiry.

A Maui County committee delayed an overnight parking ban in Kahului and took up a major rewrite of water development fees — a clash of public‑health and infrastructure priorities. Council members want more agency input and a clearer safe‑parking plan before moving forward.

Volunteers are needed to sew and donate roughly 38,000 lei so every veteran’s grave at Punchbowl can be adorned for the Mayor’s Memorial Day ceremony.

Gov. Green signed Act 012 banning nearly all license‑plate covers in Hawaii and raising minimum fines to $1,000, with enforcement tied to safety inspections starting Jan. 1, 2027.

HB 2021 would set a three‑class e‑bike system, bar high‑power machines from bike lanes and require helmets for riders under 18.

A Waikīkī point‑in‑time count found just 10 unsheltered people in the neighborhood core — a roughly 91% drop. Officials credit street medicine, housing referrals and the Safe & Sound initiative.

Makiki Banyan opened in Makiki with 90 income‑restricted apartments under Honolulu’s Bill 7 program, aimed at households earning up to 80% of AMI.

Cloudy and humid in Honolulu Saturday with scattered showers and gusty east winds; a Coastal Flood Statement warns of minor tidal overwash through Monday.

Retirees at Kilauea District Park worry a state land transfer could void city permits and end daily kupuna and after‑school programs.

An unseasonable upper low will push through Friday, bringing heavy showers, isolated thunderstorms and a chance of ash downwind of Kīlauea's latest fountaining episode.