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.

DLNR is seeking public comment on a plan to fence 2,400 acres of Kauaʻi's Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve to protect endangered birds and headwaters.

Flood Watch in effect through this afternoon with scattered thunderstorms and heavy downpours possible. High Surf Warning affects north and east shores; avoid flood‑prone areas.

HIEMA says no tsunami threat after a deep offshore quake near Borneo; seismic readings put the event in the high‑6s with an unusually deep focus.

Community groups and Lahaina businesses have asked the Hawaii Supreme Court to dismiss an insurers' appeal that is holding up roughly $4 billion in wildfire settlement payments.

Scattered showers Sunday with highs near 79°F. Heavier rain and rising surf may arrive late Sunday into Monday.