Good morning, Honolulu.

Native drum groups celebrated 50 years of gathering at the annual powwow on Sunday at Magic Island.

Organized by the Hoʻopili Tribal Council, the event welcomed everyone to share culture and enjoy dancing and music (open to all).

Hawaii Tech Week launches today and runs through Sept.

6 to offer local students guidance on AI from global tech leaders + host mixers, panels and workshops at over 30 Honolulu venues.

UH now offers sensory-friendly spaces on all 10 campuses after a project began at UH Manoa two years ago.

The Center on Disability Studies’ CAMP+U project opened its first room and now supports similar efforts systemwide.

Fourteen students graduated from a 12-week EMT training program in Waianae today through a partnership among Kapiolani Community College, Leeward Community College, and the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center.

They completed clinical rotations at local hospitals to make healthcare training more accessible for residents.

Volunteers planted 11 native coastal trees and additional native vegetation at Kailua Beach Park on Saturday to restore dunes – a project led by the Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation, the University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant Program and the State Department of Land and Natural Resources aimed at reducing beach erosion.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving and HPD teamed up Saturday night with a sobriety checkpoint along Kualakai Parkway in Kapolei to lower DUI numbers ahead of Labor Day weekend (the initiative pairs volunteer efforts with law enforcement to enhance road safety).

HMSA will start new fee-for-service rules for primary care on Tuesday, dropping patients with no recent claims and limiting payments for those who see multiple providers.

Local doctors say the changes may cut income and force rural clinics to close, affecting patient care.

After tenants moved out on June 30, demolition began at the four-decade-old Ward Centre and has now reduced the shopping center to twisted metal beams and rubble.

Demolition of Ward Centre is underway after tenants left by June 30; once complete, the site will host two condo towers (369 units), 20,000 sqft of retail space, and a one-acre public park.

Project operators have not yet provided further updates.

The University of Hawaii women’s volleyball team lost in three sets to San Diego on opening weekend.

Coach Joshua Walker said — after a five-set match against Baylor — that the team will rest tomorrow before preparing to face Utah Tech at the Outrigger Invitational on Thursday.