State settles climate lawsuit with Hawai‘i youths

HONOLULU — The state of Hawai‘i has settled a nearly two-year lawsuit filed by over a dozen youth plaintiffs, who alleged that the Department of Transportation violated their constitutional rights “to live healthful lives in Hawai‘i now and into the future.”

Kapolei man charged with moving over $950K worth of drugs

HONOLULU — The U.S. Department of Justice wants a Kapolei man held without bail after he was charged with using an assault rifle and shotgun while dealing more than $950,000 worth of cocaine, fentanyl, MDMA, cannabis and steroids.

Power restored in downtown Honolulu after 3 disruptive days

HONOLULU — All electrical power was restored to the downtown Honolulu-Chinatown area on Thursday afternoon after an outage that began Monday night shut down businesses and traffic signals, and affected countless thousands of residents and workers.

Court temporarily halts demolition of Haiku Stairs

HONOLULU — The Friends of Haiku Stairs’ recently filed legal injunction to stop the city’s demolition of the World War II-era staircase, above Haiku Valley and the H-3 freeway in Kaneohe, partially advanced this week.

Disaster declaration for Kaua‘i approved by Biden

LIHU‘E — A federal disaster declaration from President Joe Biden was hailed by local and federal lawmakers, who said the decision would bring much needed relief to communities on Kaua‘i impacted by severe weather and flooding in April.

Maui man pleads guilty in fatal fentanyl case

HONOLULU — A 33-year-old Makawao man who allegedly sold a fatal fentanyl dose to his co-worker in August 2020 pleaded guilty Tuesday to one charge in the case as part of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.

Honolulu public transit system grapples with cyberattack

HONOLULU — The second cyberattack targeting contractor O‘ahu Transit Serv­ices Inc. in less than three years continued to disrupt city public transportation systems on Tuesday, but officials say it is rare for the City and County of Honolulu’s separate, heavily monitored information technology operations to be breached.

Tropic Care treatment on Kaua‘i to end at noon on Thursday, June 20

KAPA‘A — For those who have not taken advantage of the no cost health care services available at Tropic Care Kaua‘i, the Department of Defense Innovative Readiness Training program ends at noon on June 20 at the Kapa‘a Middle School main clinic and at the Kilauea Elementary School satellite clinic.