Kailua‑Kona chef Rhoda Magbitang won Top Chef Season 23 with a four‑course Filipino finale, taking home $250,000 and putting Filipino flavors in the national spotlight.

Nearly $25 million in federal grants will support Native Hawaiian clinics statewide, with Papa Ola Lōkahi set to receive $10 million to boost primary care and prevention. The awards target community-based services on six islands.

County planners unveiled a module-based plan to rewrite Title 19, with public meetings across Maui Nui this summer and a target completion in late 2028.