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Nintendo Switch 2 smashes company sales record
Last month, the Kyoto-based company forecast Switch 2 sales would reach 15 million during the current financial year ending next March. Read more
Man, 44, arrested for attempted sexual assault in Waikiki hotel bathroom
The female victim, 31, was using the restroom at the Waikiki Beach Hotel at the time of the attempted assault. Read more
U.S., China reach deal to ease export curbs, keep tariff truce alive
The two sides have until Aug. 10 to negotiate a more comprehensive agreement to ease trade tensions, or tariff rates will snap back from about 30% to 145% on the U.S. side and from 10% to 125% on the Chinese side. Read more
Southern Baptists endorse effort to overturn same-sex marriage
Expanding on conservatives’ success in overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022, the vote signals growing evangelical ambitions to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court ruling that was handed down 10 years ago this month. Read more
FDA to use AI in drug approvals to ‘radically increase efficiency’
A major AI rollout closely follows the release of a report by Kennedy’s MAHA Commission, which uses an acronym for Make America Healthy Again, that was found to be rife with references to scientific research apparently fabricated by an AI program. Read more
HFD airlifts 4 hikers from Ka‘au Crater Trail in Palolo
The Honolulu Fire Department received a 911 call at about 10:30 a.m. for two male and two female hikers in their 20s reported to be stuck in a precarious location and unable to descend on their own. Read more
Honolulu airport parking rates to increase on July 1
DOT said the rate increases support its continuing efforts to modernize and maintain the airport’s parking facilities. Read more
California seeks court order to block Marines, Guard in L.A.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, whose office is handling the litigation on behalf of both Newsom and the state, said the restraining order was necessary to bring an immediate stop to the deployments Read more
Suspected carjacker, 30, arrested at Aala Park
Shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, the 30-year-old male suspect allegedly approached a 21-year-old male and flashed a handgun, police said. Read more
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Firefighters extinguish blaze at abandoned home in Waipahu
An investigation is underway to determine the fire’s origin and cause, along with estimated damages. Read more
Police: Kalihi suspect drove at officers, hit 2 HPD vehicles
The suspect was arrested on suspicion of car theft, three counts of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer and driving without a license. He was arrested at 12:47 a.m. on Meyers Street in Kalihi. Read more
Pentagon defends troop deployments to Los Angeles
“We believe ICE agents should be allowed to be safe in doing their operations, and we have deployed National Guard and the Marines to protect them in the execution of their duties,” Hegseth told a hearing in Congress. Read more
Man seriously injured in Kalihi shooting; suspects at large
According to police, the victim and two friends had just arrived at the public housing complex when two unknown male suspects approached their vehicle and knocked on the window. Read more
Marines arrive in Los Angeles; Mayor Bass orders curfew
Los Angeles police arrested 197 people today and Mayor Karen Bass announced a curfew for a square mile of downtown Los Angeles that will last several days. Read more
Former pupil kills 9, himself in shooting at Austrian school
Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said six of the victims were female and three were male, and that 12 people were also injured. He gave no further details to identify the victims, but Austrian media said most were pupils. Read more
Korean Americans knock Donald Trump Jr. for ‘reckless’ post
The Korean American Federation of Los Angeles also said an operation by the U.S. administration to round up suspected undocumented immigrants lacked “due legal procedures.” Read more
Zuckerberg hiring for new ‘superintelligence’ AI team
Zuckerberg is building the new AI team in tandem with a reported investment of over $10 billion in Scale AI, Bloomberg News said citing sources, adding that Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang was expected to join the AGI group after a deal is done. Read more
City arborists protect Kakaako palms from invasive beetles
The Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation said Monday that city arborists have started injecting a preventative treatment into about 800 palms at city parks Read more
Zicam, Orajel swab products recalled, Hawaii health officials say
The Health Department’s Food and Drug Branch is following up with local stores to ensure the recalled products are no longer available for sale, officials said. Read more
Everything Apple announced at its annual developer conference
At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, the company also said it would open up the underlying technology it uses for Apple Intelligence to developers. Read more
Woman, 86, dies after being struck by car in Mililani
This was Oahu’s 33rd traffic fatality this year, compared with 14 at the same time in 2024. Read more
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