Good morning, Honolulu.

Ko Olina Children’s Festival raised $60,000 for Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children at its ninth annual event at Ulua Lagoon, where hundreds of keiki enjoyed games & food and a screening of Moana 2.

Mail carriers gathered food donations this past weekend for the 33rd Stamp Out Hunger drive—helping the Hawaii Foodbank deliver critical supplies to residents facing food insecurity.

Nearly 300 volunteers joined to unload and sort the donated items as the drive aimed to collect one million pounds of food.

Waianae High School junior Noa “Bubba” Puʻu earned the Duke Lifesaver Award on Wednesday night—continuing his family legacy as the son of lifeguard and waterman Mel Puʻu and grandson of renowned surfer Buffalo Keaulana.

Thunderstorm Artis—a North Shore native—advanced to the Top 5 on American Idol after performing 'Colors of the Wind' and his original 'Out of the Blue' during Disney Night at Disneyland Resort.

Voting begins Monday between 2 and 3:50 p.m. as he prepares for a next round that may secure him a free concert at Waikiki Shell on May 14.

Kaimuki Middle School’s drone teams swept all five major awards at the West Regional Aerial Drone Tournament in San Jose and finished the season ranked as the top middle school team in the world + the coaches plan to expand the program with annual robotics workshops.

Kilauea’s 21st eruption began Sunday afternoon, May 11th when lava fountains reached 125 to 150 feet from the north vent, and lava flows spread across Halema’uma’u crater after nearly five hours of low-level gas-pistoning events — USGS officials reported the activity followed earlier dome fountaining and vigorous drain backs.

Nearly 460 volunteers removed about 30 tons of trash from sites across Oahu during Earth Month.

The Department of Facility Maintenance Storm Water Quality Division organized the cleanups to protect the island's environment.

Honolulu City Council Chair Tommy Waters sponsored legislation to offset costs from the city’s planned 10-year sewer fee hike that will increase by 115% this summer.

The measure aims to ease the financial burden on ratepayers.

The Hawaii Nurses’ Association remains at an impasse with Queen’s Medical Center after the hospital filed an appeal with the National Labor Relations Board—nurses continue to be locked out of Kapi‘olani Medical Center.

Hundreds of striking nurses met at the state Capitol to support the union.

The Hawaii baseball team defeated Cal State Fullerton 10 to 2 today at Goodwin Field in Fullerton, Calif.

Reserve player Kamana Nahaku hit three for four including his team-high ninth home run while reliever Liam O’Brien pitched three scoreless innings to boost UH’s record to 31 to 18.