Good morning, Honolulu.

The 5th annual UH Alumni Makers’ Market sold out at The Royal Hawaiian Hotel last Thursday with nearly 500 attendees and dozens of UH alumni-owned businesses selling food, drinks, and retail items.

Governor Josh Green and his wife attended + a portion of proceeds will benefit UH students.

Mokulele Airlines announced it will resume twice-daily Kona-Kahului flights starting Oct.

1 (morning and evening departures). Reservations open Aug. 3 with a buy-one-get-one offer available until 11:59 p.m. Aug. 16; a retimed Kahului–Waimea-Kohala schedule will also begin in October.

HONOLULU Magazine won 10 local journalism awards at the SPJ ceremony on July 29 at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i.

Its writers and designers earned top honors in multiple categories for their outstanding work.

Hawaiʻi commemorates the 183rd anniversary of Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea today at a Manoa Safeway cookie cake celebration that quickly gained thousands of likes on social media.

Sabrina Patel, a teen violinist from Burlington (N.C.), performed the national anthem at the Pearl Harbor Visitors Center, advancing her quest to play in all 50 states.

In June, tourists spent less time vacationing on the islands, marking the third consecutive month of shorter stays.

Visitor industry leaders cite rising costs and plan to reverse this trend in upcoming travel plans + aiming to boost local tourism.

Austin Martin—who collected signatures for a petition to allow pepper spray—was banned for one year from HCC’s Hilo campus after three removals this spring.

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression urged the college on July 8 to cancel the ban, calling it a misread of solicitation rules.

Hawaiian Electric reported Friday it placed its Public Safety Power Shutoff program on watch due to high winds and dry conditions.

The company said it may shut off power if weather worsens — a safety measure across most islands.

Former OHA trustee Kamaki Kanahele, a Native Hawaiian leader from Nanakuli and administrator at the Dr. Agnes Kalanihookaha Cope Center (at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center), passed away over the weekend; services are pending.

Honolulu Skyline earned a national award for launching the first driverless transit system in the U.S. at Friday's event at Halawa Aloha Stadium & city leaders will accept the award in October.

The Hawaii Department of Health confirmed a fourth travel-related cyclosporiasis case in a returning military servicemember; officials found no evidence of local transmission and advise residents to wash fruits and vegetables properly.