Honolulu opened the Kokua Command Center at 222 N. School St., centralizing agencies and data tools to speed shelter placements and coordination across Oʻahu.

A late-night battery explosion at Waipahu Towers sparked a three-alarm high-rise fire that displaced three residents; HFD reports no injuries and an investigator is on scene.

Warm, breezy Tuesday with scattered morning showers and gusts into the 20s. Small Craft Advisory through 6 p.m. HST; a large south swell may bring advisory‑level surf this weekend.

Waikīkī will host a free, 10‑minute fireworks display on July 4 at 8:30 p.m. to mark America’s 250th, launched from a barge off the Waikīkī shoreline.

Nan Inc. paid about $10M for 280 acres near Lihue to build an operations hub. The deal follows other Grove Farm land sales that are reshaping Kauai.

Hilton Hawaiian Village finished a two-phase, roughly $83M refresh of its Rainbow Tower, delivering 822 renovated rooms with island-inspired design as Waikiki heads into summer.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Trump at about 35% approval while 59% of Americans expect gas prices to worsen, underscoring midterm pocketbook worries.

Honolulu police warn Oahu residents about phone, text and email scams falsely claiming missed jury duty. Officials say official jury notices are mailed only and urge people to hang up and report.

Kailua‑Kona’s Kona Inn Restaurant has new local owners, a new chef and a refreshed menu and dining room set to debut next Thursday. The team keeps classics while modernizing the space.

An 82-year-old Pearl City woman struck while sitting on an unimproved sidewalk last Thursday later died, police say. Authorities say the driver stayed at the scene and investigators are working the case.

A 57-year-old woman was arrested Sunday after allegedly trying to stab the 72-year-old resident manager of a Honolulu building on Kina'u Street; the manager was uninjured.

A pedestrian struck on Old Kona Airport Road died days later; police reclassified the investigation to second‑degree negligent homicide and charged the driver.

A large quake off Mindanao set off a Pacific Tsunami Warning Center advisory; Hawaii officials say the threat to the islands is under evaluation.