Trump tells Pentagon to resume testing nuclear weapons

• By Ismail Shakil and Kanishka Singh / Reuters
• Oct. 29, 2025
• Last updated 4:26 p.m.
•  18

The United States last tested a nuclear weapon in 1992. Read more

EMS, Blood Bank call for donations due to uptick in collisions

• By Nina Wu
• Oct. 29, 2025
• Last updated 4:19 p.m.
•  1

Honolulu Emergency Medical Services today teamed up with the Blood Bank of Hawaii to request for donations from residents, saying hospitals across the state are experiencing low blood supply. Read more

Trump says he approved nuclear-powered sub for South Korea

• By Costas Pitas and David Brunnstrom / Reuters
• Oct. 29, 2025
• Last updated 1:49 p.m.
•  15

The submarine will be built in a Philadelphia shipyard, where South Korean firms have increased investment, Trump wrote on social media. Read more

Putin announces test of tsunami-making nuclear weapon

• By Nataliya Vasilyeva / New York Times
• Oct. 29, 2025
• Last updated 2:51 p.m.
•  23

The Poseidon is one of Russia’s six nuclear-weapons projects, called superweapons by experts, unveiled before the invasion of Ukraine as apparent leverage in disarmament talks with the United States. Read more

Dow slips, S&P 500 flat as Powell tempers December rate cut hopes

• By Caroline Valetkevitch / Reuters
• Oct. 29, 2025
• Last updated 1:13 p.m.
•  2

The majority of U.S. earnings results so far this reporting period have beaten analysts’ expectations. Read more

HPD warns of heavy traffic in Waikiki due to electric vault work

• By Peter Boylan
• Oct. 29, 2025
• Last updated 12:13 p.m.
•  10

Motorists are urged to take alternate routes. Read more

Hawaii opens applications for rent, utility relief amid SNAP suspension

• By Dan Nakaso
• Oct. 29, 2025
• Last updated 1:40 p.m.
•  60

Gov. Josh Green announced today that he will provide residents with children up to four months of federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funding worth $100 million through the new Hawaiʻi Relief Program. Read more

RFK Jr. says data does not show Tylenol causes autism

• By Susan Heavey, Ahmed Aboulenein and Kamal Choudhury / Reuters
• Oct. 29, 2025
• Last updated 10:32 a.m.
•  58

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s comments also come one day after the Republican state of Texas sued the maker of the medicine, also known as acetaminophen and which has been sold widely for decades. Read more

Hawaiian, Alaska Airlines hit by global Microsoft Azure outage

• By Juby Babu / Reuters
• Oct. 29, 2025
• Last updated 9:42 a.m.
•  2

Hawaiian posted an online advisory saying Microsoft’s outage had disrupted portions of its website and urged travelers to book flights and check in using direct links or its mobile app. Read more

Fed lowers interest rates; Powell suggests move may be last of 2025

• By Howard Schneider / Reuters
• Oct. 29, 2025
• Last updated 1:27 p.m.
•  21

The rate cut, which included a nod to the data limits the central bank faces during the current federal government shutdown, drew dissents from two policymakers Read more

Microsoft Azure, 365 outage starting to ease

• By Juby Babu / Reuters
• Oct. 29, 2025
• Last updated 8:01 a.m.

The Microsoft outage follows the disruption at Amazon AWS last week that caused global turmoil among thousands of sites, including some of the web’s most popular apps like Snapchat and Reddit. Read more

Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica, charges into Cuba

• By Reuters
• Oct. 29, 2025
• Last updated 4:11 p.m.
•  3

The historic storm blasted western Jamaica, demolishing homes, knocking down swaths of trees and washing out roadways. Authorities did not yet release details of fatalities but said they expected loss of life. Read more

Gabbard adviser’s access to FBI records sparks pushback in Kirk case

• By Julian E. Barnes, Maggie Haberman and Devlin Barrett / New York Times
• Oct. 29, 2025
• Last updated 6 a.m.
•  46

He is one of the closest advisers to Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, and shares her focus on traditional terrorism groups as well as drug cartels, which he argues are a grave threat to the United States. Read more

Apple poised for iPhone sales boost on strong Pro demand

• By Akash Sriram and Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters
• Oct. 29, 2025
•  6

The consumer tech giant’s new iPhone 17 lineup that launched on September 19 has drawn strong early demand in crucial markets. Read more

Nvidia nears $5T valuation on massive AI chip orders

• By Niket Nishant, Rashika Singh and Johann M Cherian / Reuters
• Oct. 29, 2025
•  1

Shares of the Santa Clara, California-based company jumped 2.8% in premarket trade after CEO Jensen Huang announced $500 billion in AI chip orders and plans to build seven supercomputers for the U.S. government. Read more

Woman, 71, killed after being hit by car on Kahekili Highway

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• Oct. 28, 2025
• Last updated 1:10 p.m.

This marks Oahu’s 72nd traffic fatality in 2025, compared with 38 at the same time in 2024. Read more

Honolulu police shut down 3 Kalihi gamerooms, seize $24K in cash

• By Peter Boylan
• Oct. 28, 2025
•  13

Kauai police seek help in identifying remains found in April

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• Oct. 28, 2025
•  3

Police said a DNA profile is now available to compare with missing persons reports or family reference samples. Read more