1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (585+ words) Sunday, September 13, 2026 74° Today's Paper Today • Updated 10:07 p.m. MICHELLE BIR / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER Tours of some of the 64 units at JL Capital’s Amana Lofts in Honolulu were offered following Thursday’s blessing of the affordable-housing project. Urban Honolulu has some…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (341+ words) Sunday, September 13, 2026 77° Today's Paper Hawaii’s job, workforce and population numbers are smaller than before COVID-19. A shaky state economy, buffeted by zigzagging federal spending shifts, destabilized by continuing global conflict and strained by inflation, adds to the worry many kamaaina…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (110+ words) Thursday, September 10, 2026 80° Today's Paper Today • Updated 6:48 p.m. After four days at sea waiting for Hurricane Lala to pass last month, members of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine Debris Project arrived at Laysan island — and saw barren and broken trees, and seabird…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (164+ words) Thursday, September 10, 2026 80° Today's Paper ERIN SCHAFF / NEW YORK TIMES A utility pole toppled by heavy winds and rain from Hurricane Lowell stood askew in Lihue, Kauai, on Tuesday. My heart goes out to the people of Kauai in the aftermath…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (233+ words) Wednesday, September 9, 2026 85° Today's Paper Large rocks are scattered across the roadway of Kaumualii Highway at Akiola. The Kauai Island Utility Cooperative said it was able to restore power to two hospitals and about 25% of its members today. As of 4:30 p....

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (83+ words) Shark warning signs posted at ‘Three Tables’ at Pupukea Honolulu Star-Advertiser Wednesday, September 9, 2026 88° Today's Paper Honolulu Ocean Safety lifeguards confirmed seeing a non-aggressive, six-foot shark at “Three Tables” at Pupukea. The species of shark remains unknown. An HNL alert about…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (158+ words) Wednesday, September 9, 2026 84° Today's Paper An estimated 20,000 gallons of wastewater overflowed into a drainage ditch next to the Waimea Wastewater Treatment Plant on Tuesday, said Kauai County officials. The spill occurred between 9 a.m. and 10:20 a.m. due to power outages…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (361+ words) Wednesday, September 9, 2026 80° Today's Paper By Sarah E. Leeper Today • Updated 7:02 p.m. While federal programs have helped catalyze progress, a critical gap remains — one that creates inequality for millions of taxpayers and slows the pace of essential investment. It’s not…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (760+ words) Tuesday, September 8, 2026 80° Today's Paper By Grace Inez Adams Hawaii Tribune-Herald A lifeguard stand is shown shuttered at Punaluu Black Sand Beach Park, following the lease lapse between Hawaii County and the private landowner. A week after Hawaii County’s lease for…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (461+ words) Monday, September 7, 2026 76° Today's Paper Today • Updated 12:06 a.m. Rising inventory in the Oahu condominium market put downward pressure on prices and sales in August as prospective buyers weighed their options amid gradually increasing interest rates. Nearly half of condo resales…...