Hawai'i Police Department arrested four people for fentanyl on Hawai‘i Island, seizing 12.87 grams with potentially lethal effects and encourages the public's help via anonymous tip lines.

Honolulu police enforced traffic laws in Kapolei and ‘Ewa, issuing 16 citations and recovering six e-dirt bikes, while promoting road safety in the community.

A hiker was impaled by a tree branch on the Lulumahu Falls trail; firefighters cut the limb free and carried the person out before EMS rushed them to a hospital in serious condition.

Honolulu Police arrest a suspect in the murder of 55-year-old Jonnaven Monalim; bail set at $1 million. Monalim was a government informant found shot after being reported missing.

The Mana Road fire on Hawai'i Island is 65% contained, with 2,100 acres burned; no evacuations or threats to structures, while agencies work together and hope for rain to aid them.

Hawaiian Electric says gusty winds and low humidity on Hawai‘i Island prompted a PSPS watch. Residents are urged to check emergency plans and sign up for outage alerts.

The Hawaiʻi National Guard is providing helicopter support to fight a vegetation fire on the Big Island, helping contain the blaze with water drops despite weather-induced delays.

Hawai‘i Island police seek public help to identify a woman suspected of a theft on October 3, 2025, in Hilo. The Caucasian female in her 30s has arm tattoos and a medium build.

Hawai‘i Island Police are searching for Darius Kanekoa-Gentzler, missing since Nov. 5, and possibly in need of medical help.

Hawai'i Police seek two men linked to a Hilo business theft, asking the community to help identify them from surveillance images.

Maui has begun staging large water and helicopter dip tanks — including a 30,000- and 10,000‑gallon installation at Māʻalaea — to cut helicopter turnaround as drought tightens.

A 15-year-old reported missing from a Memphis facility was located in Honolulu and taken into custody; authorities are coordinating her return to Tennessee.

The U.S. Coast Guard says it seized nearly 510,000 pounds of cocaine in fiscal 2025 — a historic, record haul across the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean. The service called it more than three times its annual average.