Hilton will open Hale Hōkūala Kauaʻi, a 210‑room Curio Collection resort at Hōkūala on Kaua‘i, offering event space, ocean views and access to a Jack Nicklaus ocean course.

State health officials warn visitors to avoid murky water at Mākaha Beach Park after storms; sampling and shoreline monitoring are underway.

NWS Honolulu issued a Special Marine Warning Thursday for Maui and Oahu waters, warning of gusts to 40 knots and fast-building seas. Mariners were told to seek shelter.

HPD is searching for 30‑year‑old Kaleipilialohamaikalani Zuttermeister after he escaped custody while handcuffed near Castle Medical Center in Kailua. Authorities say he fled in a brown flannel jacket.

A Mililani man and former corrections officer was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison and five years supervised release, federal prosecutors say.

Federal prosecutors charged a 31-year-old Aiea man in the 2021 killing authorities say was tied to meth trafficking.

The Helmsley Charitable Trust awarded $6M to Kahuku Medical Center to expand its ER and install a new Epic‑based EHR, boosting North Shore emergency care.

The city selected EAH Housing to turn the former Dee Lite Bakery site in Kalihi into transit‑oriented affordable rentals across from the future Mokauea Skyline station.

Honolulu crews fought a building fire Monday morning in Aina Haina at a site that had burned before; investigators have released few details so far.

A 14-year-old reported being sexually assaulted by two men in Honolulu; police say the case is under investigation and no arrests have been announced.

The Maui Planning Commission tentatively approved a 151‑room Grand Wailea expansion, attaching more than 30 conditions aimed at protecting iwi kūpuna and reef health.

A viral dash‑cam shows a man riding an electric scooter on a Honolulu freeway, sparking fear and renewed talk of enforcement and safety rules.

A state audit finds the Hawaiʻi DOE lacks the data, procurement controls and staff to meet a 30% local‑food school meals mandate by 2030. Key systems and tracking are broken.