A 21-year-old male hiker was rescued by the Honolulu Fire Department after an injury on Laie Falls Trail and safely airlifted from near the fourth waterfall.

The Hawai‘i Police Department warns of phone scammers pretending to be officers and soliciting Apple card payments to resolve fake legal issues, urging public caution and verification of callers' identities.

A man drowned at O-Tech Beach in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, prompting an investigation by local authorities. An autopsy is planned to determine the precise cause of death.

The Honolulu Fire Department extinguished a kitchen fire at an apartment on North Nimitz Highway, aided by a sprinkler system. No injuries were reported, and the cause is under investigation.

Honolulu police are investigating a doctor for second-degree murder in a case that questions the adherence to Hawaii's assisted death law, in the death of an 88-year-old woman.

Hawaii Island Police are seeking help to find Jannefer Kaspar, missing since December 26 from Kurtistown, last seen in Orchidland. She may need medical help.

Six injured in a New Year's Eve fireworks explosion in Aliamanu were sent to a burn center in Arizona for treatment, with one victim, Abigail Allie, having burns on 67% of her body.

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.