Hawaiʻi plans to replace PFAS‑containing firefighting foam systems at Honolulu and Maui rental‑car centers at an estimated cost of about $23 million. Work will be staged to keep operations open.

Benjamin “Jimmy” Barros, a 31-year lifeguard veteran from Hanauma Bay, is Honolulu’s first deputy chief of Ocean Safety — a role meant to bolster training and operations across Oʻahu.

Planners will consider rezoning that could allow a 10,360‑sq‑ft Haʻikū fire station; public testimony will be heard next Tuesday and the staff report is posted online.

Supreme Court debates Hawaii gun laws on private property, examining if property owners must allow firearms, impacting Second Amendment rights and state tradition of gun control.

Front Street owners must decide whether to sell seaside parcels to Maui County under a proposed HUD‑backed buyback or try to rebuild amid slow permits and rising risks.

A new UH report shows Maui College and UH Hilo logged higher Title IX complaint rates than Mānoa in 2024–25. Low training completion has a lawmaker pushing mandatory student courses.

The ACLU filed a habeas petition seeking the release of Juan Jose Estrada Lopez, a Big Island coffee farm worker detained at a green-card interview and held at Honolulu’s federal detention center.

Oʻahu’s satellite city halls will stop accepting cash for property-tax payments starting July 1, 2026. Here’s what will change and where cash will still be taken.

Rep. Jill Tokuda urged military justice officials this week to raise the maximum sentence for voluntary manslaughter after a Schofield Barracks conviction she says was insufficient.

Hawai'i's DLNR is surveying Honolulu residents for insights into the 2021 Red Hill fuel spill to inform remediation efforts and enhance community engagement.

The Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority and partners will hold 10 islandwide workshops starting Thursday to gather public input for a new management plan for Maunakea.

Public defenders won a 20% raise last summer, but payroll delays have left many with short paychecks and thousands owed.

DPP records released with heavy redactions show an inspector stayed on the job after misconduct findings and was fired only after a May arrest.