A Saturday evening pileup on the eastbound H‑1 in Pearl City sent multiple people — including children — to area hospitals and shut lanes between Waipahu and Waimalu. Emergency crews treated six patients on scene.

Keith Zuniga is leaving Hawaii to join USC as pitching coach, a major staff change as the Rainbow Warriors prepare to join the Mountain West. The move leaves UH searching for replacements quickly.

Crews have tarped and chlorinated infested reef sections in Kāneʻohe Bay to battle an invasive manjano anemone. Early inspections show substantial mortality in treated areas.

Maui police are reviewing newly surfaced video from an assault near 270 Waiehu Beach Road; one person was arrested and released as detectives continue their probe.

A House draft would steer Coast Guard and FEMA dollars to Hawai‘i projects while cutting TSA and some watchdog budgets, prompting Rep. Ed Case's no vote. The move mixes local wins with national trade‑offs.

Moani Waikiki announced its International Market Place outpost will close this weekend and will host two nights of final celebrations on June 12–13.

An armed man carjacked a Haiku couple near Ho'okipa Beach early Thursday; police tracked the stolen vehicle into Haiku and the search remains active.

A magnitude-4.3 earthquake struck off the north Puna coast late Tuesday; emergency officials say there is no tsunami threat.

Mayor Rick Blangiardi tapped John Berry to lead the Honolulu Zoo. Berry’s résumé includes the Smithsonian, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and a U.S. ambassadorship.

Lt. Gen. David Iverson has been nominated to serve as deputy commander of Pacific Air Forces at Joint Base Pearl Harbor‑Hickam. The nomination must now go to the Senate for confirmation.

An 82-year-old Pearl City woman struck while sitting on an unimproved sidewalk last Thursday later died, police say. Authorities say the driver stayed at the scene and investigators are working the case.

Act 13 adds qualifying military exigency to Hawaiʻi's Family Leave Law, letting eligible workers take up to four weeks of unpaid, job‑protected leave per year. The law takes effect July 1, 2026.

A 51-year-old former Hilo resident pleaded not guilty to four counts of first‑degree sexual assault after being arrested in Florida and returned to the Big Island.