An investigation by DLNR DOCARE is underway in Mākaha Valley, O‘ahu after a juvenile was injured in a shooting related to hunting. The scene is secure and the public is not at risk.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health fined Hawaii American Water $47,750 for exceeding effluent ammonia nitrogen limits and failing to report noncompliance.

Firefighters extinguished a suspicious fire at Kai Olino housing complex on New Year's Day, causing an estimated $15,000 in damages but leaving the structure mostly intact.

A 74-year-old man died after his vehicle hit a rock wall in Waikoloa, with police initiating a coroner's inquest into the second traffic fatality of the year.

Hawai'i Governor Green expressed condolences for the New Year's fireworks tragedy in Salt Lake, Honolulu, and reiterated his administration's commitment to combating illegal fireworks after a calamity resulted in loss of life and injuries.

A New Year's Eve fireworks explosion in Aliamanu resulted in mass casualties, with two fatalities and multiple injuries, as HFD and EMS responded at 11:59 p.m. An investigation is ongoing.

Hawai'i mourns the loss of cyclist James M. Cordova in a traffic collision, marking the island's 29th traffic fatality for the year, with driver Michael L. Richardson facing charges.

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a drunk driver in South Kona just after New Year 2025 began. The driver has been arrested for OVUII and negligent homicide.

A driver hit and killed a cyclist in Pāhoa, leading to his arrest on charges including first-degree negligent homicide. Police seek witnesses to the crash.

Police are seeking the driver of a gray Toyota pickup after a collision on Hawai‘i Island. Occupants of the struck Mazda suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The Toyota driver fled and is a person of interest.

Honolulu police are investigating a fatal stabbing at a Halawa community center, where a 45-year-old woman was killed and another woman injured; a 38-year-old man is in custody on murder and assault charges.

A motorcyclist, 27, is in critical condition after a high-speed crash on the H-2 Freeway near Mililani. The rider was helmetless and collided with a car; the driver and passengers were unharmed.

The Honolulu Fire Department rescued a 60s-aged woman from Diamond Head Trail after she fell ill, involving 17 personnel and utilizing Air 1 for her safe extraction.