Good morning, Honolulu.

Honolulu is celebrating Pride Month in October by flying the Pride flag outside the Frank F.

Fasi Municipal Building and lighting Honolulu Hale and Neil S. Blaisdell Arena with rainbow colors; on Oct. 17, the Mayor’s Office and workers will join the parade in Waikiki leading to the Pride Festival.

Following severe storms, Hawaiian Telcom is accelerating free fiber upgrades to restore service and improve connectivity for homes and businesses.

Customers in affected areas may be offered an immediate upgrade + better long-term connection when fiber becomes available.

JERA Americas plans a $2 billion LNG project at Kalaeloa with a power plant generating 500 MW to provide Oahu a new wholesale electricity option; the firm will submit its application in Q1 (2027) and start generation by 2030, while some environmental groups question its impact on renewable goals.

Paradise Ciders, Hawai‘i’s only dedicated cidery, opened its new taproom and production facility in Mapunapuna near Honolulu International Airport late August.

The venue offers street parking, fun decor, and upcoming events like Sunday trivia and brewery tours.

Today's 2026 Wahine Issue spotlights the state of women’s health and leadership with profiles of Hawai'i women in business, conservation, and tech, presenting firsthand stories from the Wāhine Forum (the state's largest leadership event) in a fresh look at care and innovation.

Honolulu offers a busy weekend with a Filipino American History Month art reception at Downtown Art Center on Friday, Oct.

2, and an architecture firm crawl — with pūpū and drinks — at various Downtown locations. Keiki activities, a poetry reading at Da Shop, and an EPIC dance production occur Oct. 4.

Research by Pew Charitable Trust shows that if Hawaii lowers rents by 20% renters could save about $5,550 a year and ease poverty.

The study builds on similar reforms in Austin and Minneapolis and suggests that housing policy changes may help low-income families.

Oahu's Coqui Frog Task Force (volunteers and professionals) hand-captured nearly 4,000 invasive coqui frogs in Waimanalo and urges more community volunteers to join its weekly Thursday night hunts.

The effort aims to keep the frog population contained while new control methods are developed.

Former congresswoman Pat Saiki died peacefully at her Honolulu home early Wednesday morning at age 96.

Gov. Josh Green ordered that the U.S. flag and the Hawaii state flag be lowered at sunrise on Oct. 2 to honor her decades of service.

TIO announced it will continue pursuing the Thirty Meter Telescope at its primary site in Hawaiʻi after its partners did not agree on Spain’s financing proposal for La Palma (details emerged late September).

Health officials removed spoiled food from shuttered Happy Days Chinese Seafood Restaurant kitchen in Kaimuki after a partial roof collapse on Aug.

18 injured four women. Cleanup began Tuesday with approval and pest control measures, but crews have not removed spoiled dim sum as property owners decide next steps.

The Lotte Championship is underway at Hoakalei Country Club today through Sunday despite heavy rain that turned Wednesday's Pro-Am parking lot into a river.

The course now hosts 54 holes instead of 72; fans should bring rain jackets + umbrellas.