Kūmelewai Hale will add 95 apartments for educators on Mililani High's lower campus, a roughly $80M project prioritized for DOE staff and households up to 120% AMI.

Preliminary environmental studies are underway for Lahaina Bypass Phase 1C; the three‑mile extension has $100M conditionally earmarked and public meetings are planned.

A June 2 single-vehicle crash on Meheula Parkway in Mililani claimed a 76-year-old passenger and left the driver hospitalized while HPD investigates.

A Honolulu man was federally charged after prosecutors say he emailed threats to kill Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and to shoot up the Michigan State Capitol.

Three juveniles were arrested after a brutal North Shore beating left a lifeguard and a teen badly hurt. Police are reviewing phone video and seeking tips.

New Yorkased Vilcek Foundation paid $15M for 614 Kapahulu Ave, the former Locations Hawaii headquarters, and plans to open a Hawaii-focused gallery in the building. The deal brings a national arts funder to the Kapahulu corridor near Waikiki.

A federal suit filed June 1 challenges the Hawaiian Homes 50% blood‑quantum rule, arguing the cutoff unlawfully bars residents from applying for DHHL leases. The case pits constitutional law against a program designed for Native Hawaiian beneficiaries.

A Maui father arrested in May is due back in court as prosecutors prepare a third trial in his 2012 son's death. The renewed case raises new sentencing questions.

Haʻikū neighbors pooled funds to buy a $5,000 sprayer and are patrolling at night to keep noisy coqui frogs from spreading.

A small quake off the Kona coast rattled the Big Island on June 2, but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says no tsunami is expected. Officials monitored the event and cited USGS data.

Waikiki chefs and mixologists staged a five-course tasting at the Moana Surfrider that put Fukuoka seafood and produce on the plate as part of the hotel's anniversary programming.

A chunk of concrete fell from a parking-structure wall at Ala Moana Center on June 2; no injuries were reported and inspections are underway.

The Hawai‘i State Energy Office corrected spreadsheet mistakes in a May 2026 update that changed LNG’s economics, lifting some scenarios and refocusing regulators on Waiau and a JERA $2B plan.