A six‑bedroom Kūkiʻo estate in Kona closed for $38.25M, the highest‑priced home sale on record inside the gated golf and beach community. The 7,876‑sq‑ft property sits on nearly an acre and overlooks Kua Bay.

Wind Advisory through 6 PM HST Tuesday; gusts to 55 mph with scattered showers and elevated surf.

A Honolulu man was sentenced to 10 years after pleading no contest in the Kahuku shooting that injured a 30-year-old woman.

After five decades, Jesse's Coffee Shop in Kalihi is closing as the Badua family retires. Regulars flocked to buy last batches of pandesal and pianomo.

Lawmakers are weighing bills to modernize co‑op law and seed cooperative grants across Hawaiʻi, a move supporters say could keep jobs and food systems local.

An unnamed Waianae man is accused of threatening to kill a federal officer and family during a warrant tied to drugs and guns, prosecutors say.

Police identified the two women who died in the Nov. 29 Hilo fire as Antoinette Amii, 72, and Neilla Lee, 56. Autopsies are complete and foul play is not suspected.

Union leaders told lawmakers construction workers who stayed on jobsites during COVID deserve state help, from $20K payments to tax credits for paid Labor Day.

Josh Groban kicks off the Gems World Tour in Honolulu this Saturday with local guests, orchestral backing and a career-spanning set.

A state pilot would send police drones over Waikīkī to speed responses — a plan that has residents and civil‑liberties groups demanding clear rules.

The council’s budget committee advanced Bill 76 to create a public, searchable ‘open checkbook’ of city spending and sent a companion staff portal to the full council.

Dr. Kealoha Fox is steering Honolulu’s resilience office toward heat relief, food security and youth outreach with community-focused programs and public engagement.

Marisco Ltd. and Pacific Shipyards International won rights to bid on U.S. Army maintenance contracts that could top $250 million, deepening Hawaii's federal work pipeline.