Some community members say the incident at a Kapolei Middle School underscores the need for behavioral health staff at the state’s public schools.

The state entered into a contract to provide panic buttons to Hawaiʻi schools two years ago, but DOE campuses still don’t have access to the technology.

The man was wielding a knife and didn’t stop approaching police after being shocked with a Taser, police chief said.

Drones are already used by law enforcement for special operations, but the program coming to Waikīkī marks a major increase in police surveillance and will be the first time Hawaiʻi uses drones as first responders.

Fireworks citations and fines were up on Oʻahu, but the jury is still out on how effective aerial drones will be.

The rental car facilities have fire suppression equipment that must be removed because it contains toxic “forever chemicals.”

The Attorney General’s Office just expunged the records of more than 1,300 Big Island residents through a pilot program. Some policymakers want to see the work expand.

Hawaiʻi was one of just six U.S. states where the rate of road deaths in 2025 rose compared to 2024.

State law enforcement Director Mike Lambert asked lawmakers for help addressing staffing shortages while also highlighting plans to install controversial gunshot detectors in three Oʻahu neighborhoods.

Several people were injured, but it was a less explosive New Year’s Eve than last year even as a new fireworks smuggling case surfaced on the Big Island.