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The National Park Service is hosting free tributes, tours, and ceremonies at Pearl Harbor National Memorial over Memorial Day Weekend to honor fallen service members.

Next month, Hawaii's Finest will launch a summer expo at the Hawaii Convention Center featuring vendors, food, and live music — and a Hawaii Department of Health report shows 108 whooping cough cases this year compared to 84 last year.

Over one thousand scouts will gather on May 25 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl to pay tribute to fallen service members with flags and lei—upholding their Memorial Day Good Turn tradition before the 74th Annual Mayor’s Memorial Day Ceremony.

The event will feature remarks by Col. Rachel Sullivan and music by the 25th Infantry Division Band while the community is invited to contribute handmade lei.

The 16th Ka‘u Coffee Festival begins Sunday, May 25 and runs through May 31 in Ka‘u—featuring events such as a coffee recipe contest, an open house at Pahala Plantation House, a mountain hike with lunch, a Cowboy up coffee day, star gazing, and a ho‘olaule‘a celebration.

Organizers say the festival, supported by local sponsors and volunteers, will highlight Ka‘u as a premier coffee-growing destination.

The Honolulu Police Department arrested four teens from Leilehua High School for their alleged involvement in a mobbing of a 21-year-old special needs woman in Wahiawa in April—her family discovered the assault weeks later when a video went viral on May 21, sparking intense community outrage.

The Tony Award-winning musical SIX debuts in Hawai‘i as local fans and celebrity chatter stir excitement, noted by Lina Girl.

A TikTok challenge went awry—sending children to the hospital and resulting in a middle school coach being fired.

North Shore’s Thunderstorm Artis will perform at Blue Note Hawaii on June 27th—he returns home for the special show.

Local fans can look forward to enjoying his live music during this much-anticipated event.

A March lawsuit against the Department of Government Efficiency has raised concerns among Japanese Americans about future visits to former incarceration camps that are now national historic sites managed by the National Park Service—local leaders fear changes may limit access to key cultural history. These concerns highlight the community’s effort to preserve an important part of their heritage.

Yesterday, a new pedestrian bridge on Ala Moana Boulevard opened to connect Kaka‘ako and Ala Moana Beach Park over six lanes of traffic—costing $17.8 million and celebrated with a blessing ceremony attended by state and community leaders.