Honolulu broke ground on an $85 million upgrade to the Kailua wastewater plant, funding a new dewatering building and biotower rehabs to improve water quality.

Cash fares for TheBus and Skyline rise July 1 while HOLO card riders keep a $3 two‑hour cap. Handi‑Van fares also increase and riders are urged to register HOLO cards.

A Saturday evening pileup on the eastbound H‑1 in Pearl City sent multiple people — including children — to area hospitals and shut lanes between Waipahu and Waimalu. Emergency crews treated six patients on scene.

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.

Preliminary environmental studies are underway for Lahaina Bypass Phase 1C; the three‑mile extension has $100M conditionally earmarked and public meetings are planned.

A chunk of concrete fell from a parking-structure wall at Ala Moana Center on June 2; no injuries were reported and inspections are underway.

Hawaiian Airlines will swap free coach meals for a chef‑curated paid pre‑order menu developed with Sheldon Simeon, launching July 1 on most mainland routes. Limited complimentary snacks will remain.

Hawai‘i County advanced a resolution to use eminent domain to acquire land along Government Beach Road in Puna, setting up a potential court fight with a long-time landowner.

Maui County picked a contractor to repair a 150-foot sinkhole on South Kīhei Road, but federal FHWA funding and permitting will shape how quickly the work can finish.

Hawaiian flight attendants moved to Seattle say leis and aloha shirts are being muted on some Alaska‑marketed international flights, and union negotiators are pushing back.

Hawaiian Electric has begun swapping wooden poles for steel and composite ones along Honoapiʻilani Highway in Lahaina while limited undergrounding is planned near schools and key neighborhoods. The work aims to shore up evacuation routes as rebuilding continues.

Neighbors at a Kapalama board meeting warned a 40-pump Costco gas station at Dillingham Plaza could worsen congestion; developers say design will manage traffic.

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.