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Kawaihau Little League defeated in West Region championship game
Despite a valiant effort, the little leaguers from the Garden Isle fell to Southern California 11-3 on Friday afternoon.
Christian ShimabukuAugust 15, 2026
BLNR rejects East Maui water auction decision
Controversial proposal to auction East Maui water rights for 30 years rejected pending legal challenge.
Michael BrestovanskyAugust 15, 2026
Darryl Oliveira tapped as acting administrator of Hawai‘i County Civil Defense
He will lead the emergency management agency while the county hires a permanent replacement for Talmadge Magno, who retired from the role on Aug. 1.
Stephanie SalmonsAugust 15, 2026
Hawai‘i Sports Hall of Fame inducts 2026 class
A quartet of Island sporting legends were commemorated recently at Honolulu Country Club.
Christian ShimabukuAugust 15, 2026
Kani Ka Pila Grille announces finalists for talent search
Looking to catch some Hawaiian music at the Made in Hawaiʻi Festival? Stop by the Main Stage on Saturday, Aug. 22, to see the finalists for the 19th annual Kani Ka Pila Grille Talent Search. The winner of the contest gets a paid performance contract at Kani Ka Pila Grille, which is part of Outrigger Reef Waikīkī Beach Resort.
Katie HellandAugust 15, 2026
Maui oceanfront estate is on the market for $45M
The offering includes two adjacent oceanfront residences that span more than 7,500 square feet of living space on a little more than 1.2 acres.
Stephanie SalmonsAugust 15, 2026
Made in Hawaiʻi Festival to feature Mākia Market for the first time
Founder Taylor Yuen is a college senior and local entrepreneur who remembers helping at her dad’s booth at MIHF at a young age. This month, her business will participate in the festival, showcasing Hawaiʻi-based student makers — what she describes as a “full circle moment.”
Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosAugust 15, 2026
Lala alters weekend sports schedule across Islands
A bevy of sporting events in the state have been either canceled or altered in anticipation of this weekend's inclement weather.
Christian ShimabukuAugust 15, 2026
City to host community outreach event in Makiki
Residents can provide feedback on traffic safety improvements at 6:30 p.m. this Tuesday, Aug. 18, at Makiki District Park to The City and Council of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services and Honolulu Complete Streets.
Haley LehmanAugust 15, 2026
Aloha Manapua is open in Waimalu Shopping Center
This is the business’s third and newest location; it’s celebrating its grand opening Aug. 15. Customers can enjoy its signature manapua, along with dim sum and plate lunches. The business is featuring a 10% discount for the rest of the month.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 15, 2026
Shawarma Break features a permanent buy one, get one free deal
The business, which started doing pop-ups in late 2024, is a first-time vendor at Made in Hawaiʻi Festival. Shawarma Break’s tagline is “The Home for Sharing,” according to business owner Giezel Alimboyoguen, who explains the meaning behind its BOGO menu items.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 14, 2026
Play pickleball in Downtown Honolulu to rally for a good cause
Stay out of the kitchen and paddle on at Northwestern Mutual Hawaiʻi’s charity pickleball tournament scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 26. All proceeds will benefit Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women & Children’s new Martha B. Smith Cancer & Infusion Center, slated to open next year. Individual tickets start at $100 per person, and include round-robin play, lunch and more.
Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosAugust 14, 2026
Hawaiʻi’s next billion-dollar industry is not tourism — it is capital stewardship
Everyday people in Hawai‘i are, collectively, sitting on a vast source of wealth, mainly real estate. As Guild Consulting's real estate and finance expert Ray Tsuchiyama explains, the Islands' next big challenge — and opportunity — could be putting this wealth to work at the neighborhood level for positive change.
Ray TsuchiyamaAugust 14, 2026
‘Ewa Beach family offering $5,000 reward for tips about burglar
A burglar made off with more than $135,000 in jewelry from a house last weekend. The owners are offering a reward for tips that lead to an arrest.
Michael BrestovanskyAugust 14, 2026
Zippy's newest collaboration creates collection for humans and pets
The collab between the restaurant chain and local brand Coopmonsters includes hair claw clips and pet gear that commemorate Zippy's 60th and Coopmonster's 10th anniversaries.
Stephanie SalmonsAugust 14, 2026
Exit interview with Mid-Pacific Institute’s president
Mid-Pac’s outgoing president Paul Turnbull, who will have served in the role for 14 years come his departure next summer, reflects on his education career, the school’s new campus improvements, and what students and staff can expect this school year.
Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosAugust 14, 2026
“Kuleana” shares story of aloha ʻāina
Sara Kehaulani Goo, a journalist and news executive, writes about her family’s journey to protect ancestral lands and her experience living in the diaspora as part of her debut memoir “Kuleana.” She also shares the details of her first visit to the Pi'ilanihale Heiau, when she was 8 years old.
Katie HellandAugust 14, 2026
Hawai‘i water polo coach James Robinson steps down
Robinson went 38-11 in his two years at the helm with the Rainbow Wahine.
Christian ShimabukuAugust 14, 2026
Neon, its birth and death in Hawai‘i
Bright, colorful neon signs debuted in the Islands nearly a century ago, with literal Hollywood glamor — the Waikīkī, Kūhiō and other movie palaces used them. Restaurants and small businesses of all kinds went for neon, too. Over time, they became associated with dive bars and the bad side of town. ASD history writer DeSoto Brown revisits and the highs and lows of this distinctly 20th-century form of advertising.
DeSoto BrownAugust 14, 2026
AIA Honolulu celebrates 21 years of CANstruction
The annual event will move to a new home in Downtown Honolulu this year.
Stephanie SalmonsAugust 13, 2026
Green Times Matcha is bringing mango matcha to Made in Hawaiʻi Festival
The business, owned by Jinie Ho, recently celebrated its first anniversary. Green Times Matcha is a first-time vendor at this year’s Made in Hawaiʻi Festival. It will have two booths at the festival — a regular vendor booth, and the biz will also be at the Kilo Summit on the third floor.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 13, 2026
OpenAI Models escape sandbox, hack Hugging Face: Why AI coordination should worry us
Two AI models slipped out of a sealed testing environment, hacked a real company to steal an answer key, and left their coordination notes on an internal message board. ASD opinion columnist Sterling Higa on what machines that plan together mean for the fragile systems we live by.
Sterling HigaAugust 13, 2026
Hamada: Don't be numb to warnings
Impending disasters get the same amount of hype in advance, whether they come to pass or not. With Tropical Storm Lala approaching, ASD opinion columnist Rick Hamada says it's best to prepare for the worst rather than assume nothing will happen just because previous predictions fizzled.
Rick HamadaAugust 13, 2026
New skewers spot opening in Honolulu
Enkari, a modern Chinese tavern, is soft opening on Aug. 15 in the Kapahulu neighborhood. The eatery is known for its charcoal-grilled skewers; choose from pork belly, lamb, chicken thigh and more. Enkari will be open from 5 p.m. to midnight every day except Wednesdays.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 13, 2026