The Helmsley Charitable Trust awarded $6M to Kahuku Medical Center to expand its ER and install a new Epic‑based EHR, boosting North Shore emergency care.

A Norco man was sentenced in Honolulu to 68 months and ordered to repay about $2.03M after an "advance payment" investment scam that hit more than a dozen victims. The U.S. Attorney says the scheme promised huge returns but pocketed investors' money.

USGS raised a Volcano Watch after Episode 43 of Kīlauea began at 9:17 a.m. Officials warn tephra and fine particles could affect downwind communities.

State and county officials warn of phishing texts impersonating the Hawaiʻi DMV that demand payment. Delete suspicious messages, don’t click links, and report the scam.

A 12-inch water main leak on Waimano Home Road closed a mauka-bound lane in Pearl City and prompted a water wagon near the library.

State figures show 16 early‑2026 fatal crashes; officials blame speed and suspected impairment and are pushing enforcement, an app and new safety bills.

A kona storm will roll across Oʻahu this week. Flood Watch begins Tuesday evening with heavy rain, thunderstorms and gusty southerly winds possible through Saturday.

Polihale and Hāʻena State Parks, plus the Kalalau Trail and shuttle, are closed as a Kona storm brings flood and wind risks to Kauaʻi. Officials suspended camping permits.

An 85-year-old Volcano man says he was signed up for a Prudential life policy he didn't mean to buy; Hawaii regulators remind kupuna of a 10-day refund window.

Shark depredation now affects about one in four licensed fishing trips in Hawaiʻi, costing small-boat fishers money as scientists test repellents and councils weigh a response.

The city selected EAH Housing to turn the former Dee Lite Bakery site in Kalihi into transit‑oriented affordable rentals across from the future Mokauea Skyline station.

A WalletHub ranking and a KHON2 poll show Hawaiʻi residents name federal and state taxes, high sales levies and filing costs among the leading pressures on household budgets. The split between low property levies and steep consumption taxes helps explain the frustration.

The FBI is offering up to $5,000 for information on Donald Steven Lang, last seen aboard the sailboat ISHI in Hawaii in January 2025.