Breezy trades and spotty windward showers set the tone in Honolulu today. Small boats and beachgoers should monitor rising winds and building south-shore surf.

Hawaiʻi DOH has issued a brown water advisory at Hanamāʻulu Beach; officials urge avoiding brown or murky water after recent runoff and a June sewage spill.

Scattered showers and breezy east‑northeast trades will linger through Wednesday, with gusts and rising surf later in the week.

A judge ordered a contested hearing into Mahi Pono’s East Maui diversion permit and temporarily cut allowable diversions while the case moves forward.

Tropical Storm Fausto is set to become a hurricane tonight, with forecasters warning of rapid strengthening. Dangerous surf and rip‑current threats are expected for Baja and parts of California, with possible swell reaching Hawaii by the weekend.

Hawaiian Electric filed a large IGP RFP to add renewables, storage and firm capacity across Oʻahu, Maui and Hawaiʻi Island, while keeping LNG an option as bids are evaluated.

Breezy trade winds keep Honolulu near 85°F with isolated showers. A long‑period south swell may push surf to advisory levels Monday night into Wednesday.

Breezy east-northeast trades keep Honolulu near 85F on Sunday, July 19. Small Craft Advisory through 6 p.m.; rising south swell may boost south-shore surf.

Warm, breezy trades with isolated morning showers. Small Craft Advisory in effect through 6 PM HST Saturday; small boats should stay moored.

HPU research raised questions about genki balls' effectiveness and flagged potential risks; the state Department of Health is reviewing data before acting.

Breezy east‑northeast trades gust into the 20s with a Small Craft Advisory through Saturday, July 18.

BOEM released a proposed leasing notice that would open about 31 million acres off American Samoa to two 20‑year deep‑sea mining leases. Critics and territorial leaders say the plan risks fisheries and fragile ocean life.

After March's Kona Lows left Paʻakea Road impassable, HDOT is installing 'aqua cells' while decades of unbuilt flood projects come back into focus.