Honolulu starts Wednesday clear and calm, but afternoon showers and heat-index readings near 96 degrees are on the way. Stronger trade winds arrive Thursday.

A Windward Planning Commission vote clears the way for a 40,000-square-foot clinic on Highway 11 aimed at Puna's overloaded emergency rooms.

The convicted robber vanished from the open-camp prison in Central Oahu before dawn, prompting a three-agency search.

Kaumālapaʻu Harbor, Lānaʻi's sole lifeline for food and fuel, went inoperable Tuesday morning as Hurricane Lowell's swells pounded the coast.

Four West Maui schools closed as storm surge buried Honoapiʻilani Highway in rocks near Olowalu.

Hurricane Lowell is moving away, but Honolulu still faces heavy showers, gusty winds, flood concerns and dangerous surf Tuesday.

Dr. Gregory Yim faces two lawsuits alleging unnecessary breast exams, but Hawaiʻi's medical board has taken no action against him.

State regulators cleared the ʻAiea Hālawa Shaft to rejoin Pearl Harbor's water system, ending nearly five years of relying on a single well for 93,000 users.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says a sluggish lava overflow began Monday afternoon, with full fountaining forecast within days.

Jeremy Alexander Fleming faces manslaughter charges after a Tesla crossed into oncoming lanes near mile marker 46, killing a 55-year-old rider.

HPD's new drone program helped catch three suspects after tracking stolen AirPods to a Chevy Spark near Kalihi.

Honolulu is facing a soggy, windy Monday as Hurricane Lowell’s moisture shield moves over Oahu. Flooding concerns and dangerous south-shore surf could continue into Tuesday.

An elderly man went unresponsive on a catamaran tour near Ko Olina Marina, the area's second fatal snorkeling incident this month.