The Nareit Foundation is accepting applications from Hawaiʻi nonprofits for affordable housing grants. Deadline: Friday, June 19, 2026 at 5 p.m.

The Hua Momona Foundation’s third Maui Music & Food Experience will run Aug. 21–22 at the Hyatt Regency Maui, pairing musicians and chefs to benefit Lahaina recovery. Tickets and early‑bird pricing are available.

Gov. Green signed Act 012 banning nearly all license‑plate covers in Hawaii and raising minimum fines to $1,000, with enforcement tied to safety inspections starting Jan. 1, 2027.

Breezy east‑northeast trades keep Honolulu warm with isolated morning showers. Small Craft Advisory affects select channels into Wednesday evening.

Bank of Hawaii paid $16.5M for Mark's Garage in Chinatown and will use the 308-space garage for employee parking, removing hundreds of public spaces downtown.

A flood advisory covers Kauai after heavy showers soaked the north shore, with the heaviest rain near Wainiha and the advisory set to expire in the mid‑afternoon.

North Shore favorite Ry’s Poke Shack opened a Honolulu shop on May 18 with location-only dishes and local chef collaborations. Expect Honolulu-only items like fried-wonton poke nachos.

HI Cravings Windward reopened at Windward City Shopping Center in Kāneʻohe with extended hours, online ordering and its signature build-your-own acai bowls.

Honolulu lifeguards pulled an unresponsive scuba diver off Kewalo Basin Sunday; crews performed CPR and the woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Scattered showers and gusty east‑northeast trades today in Honolulu; minor coastal flooding is possible during late‑afternoon high tides.

A rare storm filled crater pools on parched Kahoʻolawe, reawakening ancient triops and prompting a surprise sighting of the endangered Hawaiian coot.

The EPA has partially rejected Hawaii’s haze plan, blocking enforceable shutdowns of two oil‑fired plants and leaving grid reliability and legal questions unresolved.

HB 2021 would set a three‑class e‑bike system, bar high‑power machines from bike lanes and require helmets for riders under 18.