Surfers and fans prepare for the 2024 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, as Waimea Bay Beach Park expects huge waves and crowds, with safety and logistics outlined for the event.

The NWS announces changing weather in Honolulu with light winds and a cold front, leading to variable conditions, strong swells, and advisories for mariners and beachgoers.

Kaua‘i Housing Agency is accepting grant applications to help the homeless; submissions are due by January 31, 2025, with webinars and Q&A sessions for applicants.

Local families celebrated the holiday season with police at the second "Cocoa With a Cop" event in Kona, featuring festive activities, community engagement, and literacy promotion.

Parking restrictions will be enforced along Kamehameha Highway for the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, with no parking from ‘Ili‘ohu Place to the Mission of Saints Peter & Paul Church, starting Dec. 21 at 10 p.m.

Hawaiʻi has launched the Reef Habitat Plan, leveraging local fishers' knowledge for nearshore habitat management without new regulations, utilizing federal grants and online surveys for community input.

The National Weather Service forecasts stable weather with light winds and potential showers for Hawaii, alongside High Surf Warnings due to strong Pacific swells.

Kaua‘i firefighters quickly put out a 3-acre brush fire near Halaulani Road, Kalihiwai, with no injuries or structural damage reported. Multiple units, including aerial support, collaborated to extinguish the blaze in about three hours.

Authorities captured one escapee, Joseph Fernandez, from Hale Nani Facility in Hawaii; two others remain at large. Fernandez faces escape-related charges; a stolen vehicle was also recovered.

Hawai‘i DOT seeks to declare a traffic emergency on Kamehameha V Highway on Moloka‘i due to severe erosion, with a public meeting scheduled for community input.

The Maui District Highways office will be closed on Dec. 26th and 27th for electrical work, but services will still be available by phone. The office will reopen on Dec. 30th.

Hawaii's forest bird conservation efforts focused on the "Year of the Forest Birds," with mixed outcomes--some species near extinction and others showing signs of recovery.

Maui County announces holiday closures for various offices and services on Christmas and New Year's Day; essential services like trash pickup and Maui Bus will operate as usual.