A volunteer coalition on Oahu launched a hotline to document ICE activity after a reported spike in arrests. Organizers say callers can submit time, place and photos to 808‑824‑4707.

A University of Hawaiʻi analysis finds farmers and other trade workers face elevated suicide rates and calls for targeted mental‑health and disaster supports.

The state has opened a $1.5M pool of wildfire mitigation grants — up to $300K per project — for vegetation management, fuel breaks and defensible‑space work. Applications close April 20.

A Texas IT contractor has been indicted on federal charges tied to an alleged decade-long bid-rigging scheme that prosecutors say targeted military IT contracts serving Hawaii.

A $200,000 Harold K. L. Castle Foundation grant is funding CREATE Hawaiʻi, a pilot that will give Kealakehe High School students paid apprenticeships in creative media. The inaugural cohort will include eight students and offers college credit, certifications and stipends.

Honolulu police say a warrant was issued for 40-year-old William Harvest after an alleged March 24 domestic assault; investigators ask anyone with tips to call 911 or CrimeStoppers.

Longtime Rainbow Wahine coach Laura Beeman announced her retirement after 14 seasons and will stay on through a transition while UH searches for her successor.

Kaua‘i County will launch free, on-site wildfire home assessments on Aug. 1 to teach residents how to harden roofs, vents and yards against ember-driven ignition.

Hawaii Foodie Con & Spring Expo fills the Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall this weekend with 200+ vendors, $7 tasting plates and a Saturday hot‑sauce showdown.

A coalition of Native Hawaiian groups filed a petition urging state agencies to change rules to better protect iwi kūpuna and historic sites on Maui.

Hawaii Life Flight will add Kauai's first medical helicopter in April, shortening long transfers to trauma and specialty care and freeing up local ambulances. The company says the rotor‑wing will connect remote patients to lifesaving treatment faster.

Mostly clear and mild in Honolulu today; scattered windward showers and breezy trade winds return this weekend.

A California developer is pitching stacked, multistory warehouses across Hawaii to add industrial capacity without eating up scarce land. Renderings show what a Maui hub could look like.