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Japan scraps U.S. meeting after Washington demands more defense spending
Japan has canceled a regular high-level meeting with its key ally the United States after the Trump administration demanded it spend more on defense, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Read more
Man, 22, indicted in Waikiki road rage incident
An Oahu grand jury indicted a 22-year-old man today for allegedly shooting at another vehicle during a road rage incident Monday in Waikiki. Read more
Pro-Palestinian activist walks free after U.S. judge orders release
The judge said the government had made no attempt to rebut evidence provided by Khalil’s lawyers that he was not a flight risk nor a danger to the public. Read more
Tulsi Gabbard says she and Trump agree on Iran’s nuclear program
In March, Gabbard testified to Congress that the U.S. intelligence community continued to believe that Tehran was not building a nuclear weapon. Trump said this week that she was wrong. Read more
Pedestrian, 74, dies after hit-run crash in Honolulu
This was Oahu’s 37th traffic fatality in 2025, compared with 15 at the same time last year. Read more
University of Hawaii baseball team signs a top JC hitter
Evan Rolbiecki batted .363 with 18 home runs and 72 RBI in 51 games for Cypress Community College in Cypress, Calif., this past season. Read more
Hundreds of federal workers at Voice of America receive layoff notices
The termination notices are the latest round of the Trump administration’s targeting of federally funded news networks, including Voice of America. Read more
Hawaii island woman faces charges after allegedly trying to run over boyfriend
Alaina Kainoa-Aukai allegedly became combative upon arrest and kicked an officer multiple times in the leg before being placed into a police vehicle. Read more
Tuition increases, layoffs coming to many U.S. universities
Schools are grappling with meager upticks in state support and topsy-turvy economic forecasts, and Republicans in Washington are pursuing federal budget cuts and threatening tax hikes. Read more
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Nvidia, Foxconn in talks to deploy humanoid robots at Houston AI plant
This would be the first time that an Nvidia product will be made with the assistance of humanoid robots and would be Foxconn’s first AI server factory to use them on a production line, sources said. Read more
Iran, Israel launch new attacks after Tehran rules out talks
President Trump reiterated that he would take as long as two weeks to decide whether the United States should enter the conflict on Israel’s side, saying that’s enough time “to see whether or not people come to their senses.” Read more
Kilauea’s latest ‘episode’ ends after producing 1,000-foot lava fountains
All lava activity since the current eruption started on Dec. 23 has been confined to the summit in a closed area of the national park, and has posed no threat to the public or structures, officials said. Read more
Hawaii’s new fire marshal takes over as state concludes Maui wildfire probe
All reports and materials from the investigation— including 850 gigabytes of data — are available on the Department of the Attorney General’s Maui Wildfire Investigation web page. Read more
Appeals court lets Trump keep control of California National Guard
Amid protests in Los Angeles over Trump’s immigration raids, the president on June 7 took control of California’s National Guard and deployed 4,000 troops against the wishes of Gov. Gavin Newsom. Read more
Lifeguards rescue man, 27, during high surf at Sandy Beach
Surf at Sandy Beach around the time of the two rescues was 6 to 10-foot faces. Read more
Dodgers deny ICE agents access to stadium amid immigration raids
Images began circulating on social media this morning of unmarked white vans and masked agents parked out in front of the Dodger Stadium gates. Read more
‘Extremely dangerous’ heat wave to scorch much of U.S.
Heat is likely to reach dangerous levels over much of the central and eastern United States. Read more
Skunk captured in Kakaako Waterfront Park, tested for rabies
The park is adjacent to Honolulu Harbor where skunks have been “previously captured after apparently hitchhiking aboard cargo ships,” state officials said. Read more
Chuck E. Cheese closing Pearl City location in August
Entertainment America Inc., operators of the Chuck E. Cheese at the Pearl City Shopping Center, notified the state that the closure would be on or after Aug. 10. Read more
Honolulu police arrest 3 in Kakaako illegal game room raid
Officers executed a search warrant at an “illegal gambling room near Kawaiahao St.” at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to an HPD social media post. Read more
Trump: Will decide on U.S. role in Israel-Iran war within 2 weeks
Citing a message from Trump, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters: “Based on the fact that there’s a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks.” Read more
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