The Hualani Baseball Park in Hilo hosted a successful Tee Ball/Coach Pitch Tournament with over 250 kids participating and community engagement fostered by the HI-PAL program and local police.

The Hawai‘i Police Department's Vice Division seized large amounts of drugs, firearms, and ammunition in 2025, leading to 297 arrests and 427 warrants issued.

Kauai's Solid Waste Division reminds residents of curbside refuse collection guidelines to ensure smooth, safe operations. Properly bagged, dry trash in carts with closed lids is required; carts must be curbside by 4:30 a.m. on collection day.

A Waiʻanae kūpuna council proposed a tiny‑home kauhale on a state parcel along Farrington Highway; supporters cite local need while neighbors and officials object.

The Agency on Elderly Affairs offers a free six-week workshop called "Better Choices, Better Health" for elder chronic condition management in Kaua‘i.

Chaminade University students and experts sifted volcanic soil to recover Mother Marianne Cope’s final bone fragments; the tiny vials will be preserved and shared across the islands.

Oʻahu's Point‑in‑Time snapshot shows untreated mental illness and a clogged court system are keeping people on the streets.

Over 31,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses and healthcare workers in California and Hawaii are striking due to disagreements over working conditions and negotiations.

Officer Joseph Himongala of the Kaua‘i Police Department was awarded the Life Saving Medal for providing critical first aid to an injured child at a traffic incident while off duty.

Volunteer networks on Maui are running an ICE tipline and ‘know your rights’ trainings as arrests across Hawai‘i climb. Organizers warn the presence of agents at churches and schools could chill daily life.

Maui's Office of Recovery offers a free educational event on wildfire risk reduction, featuring experts from Headwaters Economics, with support from Mayor Bissen.

DAGS purchased 162 Philips AEDs for 40 state buildings across five islands; installations and staff training will roll out over the next few months. The devices will be paired with maintenance and monitoring.

Hawaii Governor Josh Green secured an extension of FEMA housing aid for Maui wildfire survivors until February 2027, ensuring ongoing recovery efforts for the affected residents.