HART’s FY25 audit returned a clean opinion while city documents peg the Skyline rail at about $10.076 billion. Auditors found no material misstatements as downtown construction advances.

A new statewide training program will certify Hawai‘i contractors for heat pump installs and rebate‑funded home retrofits starting January 2026. The TREC initiative pairs hands‑on instruction with national credentials.

A Justice Department memo and Education Department review put University of Hawaiʻi Native Hawaiian programs and roughly $12.3M in federal grants at risk.

An overnight burglary at Kau’iokahaloa Nui faculty housing left residents shaken; UH and HPD are investigating. No arrests have been reported.

More than 150 Royal Kona Resort workers staged a one‑day strike Friday over pay, staffing and job‑security language after nearly a year without a contract.

Honolulu police, the mayor and volunteers handed out nearly 2,000 gifts at Nānāikapono Church during Operation Blue Light Christmas. The drive collected 2,027 presents for keiki and families.

Howard Hughes will buy specialty insurer Vantage Group for roughly $2.1B as Bill Ackman reshapes the Summerlin developer into a diversified holding company.

The Hawaiian Islands face showers and isolated thunderstorms, with trade winds returning soon and low flooding risk, as per the National Weather Service.

An accused Maui cop-killer is asking a judge to exclude recorded jail calls prosecutors say show his motive in the Aug. 15 fatal shooting.

Kauai Coffee says its lease won't be renewed, putting the nation’s largest coffee farm and its visitor center at risk as the lease runs out in March 2026.

The Kaua‘i Bus announces the reopening of permanent bus stops at Kīlauea Food Mart on December 22, replacing the temporary stop at Kolo Road and Kīlauea Road.

Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole called the federal expansion that adds Tonga discriminatory and warned it could harm Pacific Islander families and prompt profiling.

The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning for Niʻihau early Friday; rotating storms and flying debris were reported and residents were urged to shelter.