A flood advisory covered Oahu Friday, with officials warning of rapid runoff and ponded roads in windward neighborhoods.

HI‑EMA warns of a flood watch for Niihau and Kauai Friday into Saturday as forecasters monitor heavy rain. Expect ponding and possible road closures.

Waikīkī Snack Store has opened at Discovery Bay Center, offering handmade Northern Chinese dumplings, a DIY ramen counter and shave ice, plus a frozen‑dumpling opening deal through March 1.

UH Mānoa has asked the state for $22.3M — including a $5M NIL fund — to update facilities and retain student‑athletes as bills move through the Legislature.

Two people were held at gunpoint and their car stolen early Monday in Honolulu; one victim was injured and the suspects remain at large.

Saint Louis junior Hunter Berger completed an ILH four‑weight slam Saturday as Kamehameha captured both boys' and girls' team titles at the league finals. Top wrestlers now shift focus to the state meet.

A $10M, five‑year grant will let HPU fully fund tuition for healthcare students who pledge to serve rural Hawaiʻi, part of a statewide rural health transformation plan.

A Senate committee advanced SB3000 to let Hawai‘i’s attorney general and insurers sue fossil‑fuel companies for climate‑related costs, aiming to shore up the state’s fragile insurance market.

Warm, breezy trades return to Honolulu this weekend; gusts could top 35 mph Sunday and small boats are on alert through Monday morning.

The Hawaii Board of Education approved statewide limits on student phone use, banning devices during school hours for elementary and middle schools and restricting high school phone use during class.

Senators delayed a plan to shift Mauna ʻAla’s management, forming a working group and setting a two‑year deadline for recommendations. The move follows months of dispute over the curator selection.

A new study finds Oahu's hotels generated roughly $12 billion in economic activity last year and supported nearly 64,000 jobs.

A 72-year-old man was struck and later died after a car reversed out of a Kalihi driveway Tuesday night, Honolulu police say.