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Thursday stabbing attacks leave one dead, one injured

An unidentified man is in custody after a pair of stabbing incidents on Thursday in Kapolei and McCully.

Michael BrestovanskyMarch 07, 2026

Mid-Pacific filmmakers take stories to Doris Duke Theatre and overseas

Eve Davidson, a student filmmaker who is part of the Mid-Pacific School of the Arts Film Program, will have her short film “Ke Kino Lua” screening at the Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Museum of Art and several international film festivals this month.

Katie HellandMarch 07, 2026

The best Youtube videos on Hawai‘i’s problems

Content creators from outside the Islands have made compelling, long-form videos about conditions in Hawai‘i, observes ASD columnist Perry Arrasmith. Here are some of the best, plus a call for Hawai‘i's own filmmakers to get in the game.

Perry ArrasmithMarch 06, 2026

Win a chance to see Bruno Mars in Las Vegas

The graduate of Roosevelt High School recently released his first solo album in almost a decade. Aloha State Daily is teaming up with 94.7 Kumu to send one person and their friend to the opening of his tour to promote the new music.

Katie HellandMarch 05, 2026

New partnership aids remote heart health monitoring

A program by nationwide provider Circadian Health and AlohaCare assists members diagnosed with heart failure. Francoise Culley-Trotman, CEO of the local Medicaid health plan, shares what the latest results mean for families and health care organizations in Hawaiʻi.

Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosMarch 05, 2026

New happy hour at Prince Waikīkī

100 Sails Restaurant & Bar’s new happy hour menu is available daily from 4 to 6 p.m. in the restaurant’s bar and lounge area. Dishes include poke nachos, brisket sliders — a happy hour exclusive — coffee rib-eye steak and barbecue chicken pinsa flatbread. Also new: The eatery’s secret menu, which includes a mouthwatering bone-in beef rib platter.

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaMarch 05, 2026

CONGRESS WATCH: Unanimous consent

Congress has passed more than a dozen bills this week so far without any debate or dissent.

Michael BrestovanskyMarch 05, 2026

Fish, it's what's for lunch

Invasive fish species were on the menu at the close of the three-day Eat the Invaders Fishing Tournament organized by the nonprofit Mālama Maunalua and held at Maunalua Bay. Learn just how many fish were captured as part of the event.

Katie HellandMarch 05, 2026