HONOLULU — The Federal Transit Administration on Monday warned that leadership uncertainty at the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation could jeopardize another $250 million in federal money needed by the city’s rail system.

HONOLULU — The Friends of Haiku Stairs have filed a new legal motion meant to stop the city’s planned demolition of the World War II-era staircase, above Haiku Valley and the H-3 freeway, in Kaneohe.

EWA BEACH, Hawai‘i — The Marine Corps Pu‘uloa Range Training Facility in Ewa Beach has been in continuous operation for more than a century. But in recent years complaints about noise and concerns about environmental effects of the shooting range have put it under increasing scrutiny from the surrounding community.

HONOLLULU — For the third time in two decades, city officials are seeking to make residential use out of a large parcel of vacant city land in Kailua.

A $2 million gift will provide full merit-based scholarships to nursing students at the University of Hawaii Maui College beginning in the fall.

Families who lost a loved one, or people who suffered serious injury, in the August wildfires on Maui now have until June 15 to submit a registration form for the One ‘Ohana Fund, Gov. Josh Green announced Friday. The deadline for registered claimants to submit completed claim forms is July 15.

HONOLULU — Lori Kahikina’s future as the CEO and executive director of the city’s rail project — and the future of the project itself — has been thrown into doubt with six months left on her contract and relations continuing to break down between her and the chair of the board that oversees the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation.

Local wildcard Vahine Fierro won the Shisheido Tahiti Pro in pumping surf at her home break of Teahupo‘o on Wednesday, establishing herself as a favourite for gold when the Paris Olympics kick off at the same venue in two months.

Brazil’s Italo Ferreira won the Shiseido Tahiti Pro in giant glassy tubes at the Olympic venue of Teahupo‘o on Thursday, showcasing the spectacular potential of the world’s best surfers in perfect waves for the world’s biggest sporting event.