Mayor Rick Blangiardi unveiled a $5B‑plus budget on March 3, 2026 that reprioritizes housing, public safety and major sewer work while trimming overall spending by $133M. The packet now heads to the City Council for review.

A CoStar analysis finds most hotel rooms added from 2019–2025 were built in tourism magnets like Hawaii and Washington, D.C., not in the fastest-growing states.

New reporting finds the National Kidney Foundation of Hawai‘i billed taxpayers up to $166 per PCR test and has launched an outside review amid scrutiny.

Matson's 2025 10‑K shows solid profits and a $1B Aloha‑class build, plus Sand Island upgrades that will keep Honolulu port work busy for years. The filing balances growth plans with fuel, shipyard and regulatory risks.

An Oahu jury convicted Kenneth Kaleikini this week after prosecutors say he rammed a man’s car and shot him at Kalaeloa Beach. Sentencing is set for June 18.

A three‑alarm fire tore through a Waipahu building Thursday; crews and medics responded and investigators are probing the cause.

A 28-year-old man was pulled from waters at Halona Beach Cove (Eternity Beach) and taken to a hospital after Honolulu EMS provided advanced life support.

Honolulu’s DPR has formalized on‑leash access at 36 Oʻahu parks and will pilot new signage and dog‑waste bag stations while neighborhood boards continue to weigh in.

CU Hawaiʻi opened a second Oʻahu shop in Kāhala Korner, bringing DIY ramen stations, smoothies and Sig Zane collabs to a takeout‑friendly neighborhood spot.

Roberts Hawaii is opening Limelight, a $15M, high-tech entertainment venue at the Ala Moana Hotel that aims to host concerts, sports watch parties and private events.

TheBus will implement March 1 changes that expand overnight airport service, add Sunday Waipio trips and retime connector lines around rail transfers.

New Kamana Kitchen opened its third location at Kailua Shopping Center, serving butter chicken, naan and mango lassi with limited seating and takeout.

HSI Honolulu says a multiagency task force served warrants in three mainland cities tied to more than 450 suspected fraudulent Special Immigrant Visa filings.