Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 27th of June.
Good morning, Honolulu.
Taste of Honolulu, presented by American Savings Bank, brings food, music and family fun to the Bishop Museum on Saturday, Aug.
1 from 5 to 9 p.m. Guests will sample event-only dishes, enjoy live performances, explore museum exhibits and visit a keiki zone — tickets went on sale on Thursday, June 25.
On Friday, tribal leaders and Mauna Kea Education and Awareness members delivered a petition to the Moore Foundation in California urging it stop funding for the Thirty Meter Telescope on Maunakea; TMT is exploring a new site at the former CSO to boost community benefits.
Kalaupapa National Historical Park is set to offer guided public tours on Molokai.
The tours require visitors to handle a 1,700-foot elevation change (with 20 flights of stairs and more than 2,000 steps) while exploring a historic site.
Mō‘ili‘ili Summer Fest returns on Saturday, July 4 from 5 to 10 p.m. at the former Varsity Building lot on University Ave (free admission).
The kickoff Andagi Night on Friday, July 3, from 4 to 8 p.m. offers exclusive merchandise, food treats and a group video starting at 5:30 p.m.
HVO warns that Kilauea may erupt again today as Civil Defense issues a tephra alert for communities in the path of low-level winds carrying ash west of the summit and north along Highway 11.
Residents downwind should take precautions by disconnecting water catchment systems.
Electric aircraft testing began Thursday with a six- to eight-week demonstration led by BETA Technologies and Surf Air Mobility at Hawaiian Airlines' hangar to evaluate zero‑emission planes for interisland service.
The trial will test routes between Honolulu, Lanai, Molokai, and Maui and examine performance + charging.
Kamehameha Hwy will be closed in both directions at Waimea Bay this Sunday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for rockfall prevention work — drivers should use alternate routes.
REHAB Hospital of the Pacific opened its new Stroke Center of Excellence in Honolulu, offering stroke recovery services & programs for patients.
Michael Young, president and CEO at ACK, is steering housing and education projects that shape Hawai‘i's future with quality work + community ties.
ACK finished the Arrillaga Student Center at ʻIolani School, will open Punahou's Cooke Library this fall, and is starting Ālia, a sustainable high-rise project in Kaka‘ako.
Michael Chin, a local endurance athlete, plans to attempt the Koko Head 5X record next month by climbing the Koko Crater Railway Trail five times to beat the current record of 1 hour, 25 minutes, and 10 seconds.
He trains three days a week amid strong local support.
Waianae is mourning legendary Seariders football coach Larry Ginoza, known as 'Coach G,' who led the team for 20 seasons + built a lasting legacy at his school.
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