Honolulu firefighters extinguish Waianae house fire

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• April 25, 2026
• Last updated 7:55 p.m.

Firefighters brought the fire under control at 3 p.m. and it was extinguished by 3:15 p.m, HFD said. There were no occupants inside the structure at the time of the fire. Read more

Long Beach State rallies to stun Hawaii in 5 sets for Big West title

• By Billy Hull
• April 25, 2026
• Last updated 5:25 p.m.
•  10

Hawaii (27-5) will find out its NCAA Tournament fate during the selection show on Sunday at 10 a.m. Read more

Baseball ‘Bows drop second straight at Oregon State

• By Stephen Tsai
• April 25, 2026
• Last updated 4:47 p.m.
•  1

With all-around efficiency, the sixth-ranked Oregon State baseball team defeated Hawaii 8-1 today at Goss Stadium in Corvallis, Ore. Read more

Trump safe after being rushed from White House correspondents dinner; gunman in custody

• By New York Times and Reuters
• April 25, 2026
• Last updated 10:30 p.m.
•  176

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington by Secret Service agents on Saturday night after a man opened fire on security personnel nearby. Read more

Former UH kicker Matsuzawa signs free-agent deal with Raiders

• By Stephen Tsai
• April 25, 2026
• Last updated 3:11 p.m.
•  18

From Oahu to the Ninth Island, former University of Hawaii kicker Kansei Matsuzawa has reached agreement on a three-year, free-agent contact with the Las Vegas Raiders. Read more

Honolulu police arrest man, 33, for allegedly kidnapping girlfriend

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• April 25, 2026
• Last updated 9:10 p.m.
•  7

Hawaii island police seek 3 suspects in March attack

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• April 25, 2026
• Last updated 10:25 a.m.
•  1

The attack occurred in a retail and dining shopping area in the 75-5800 block of Alii Drive at 1:32 a.m in March. Read more

Jet fuel shortages could make travel a ‘total mess’ this summer

• By Christine Chung / New York Times
• April 25, 2026
• Last updated 9:47 a.m.
•  85

Volatile fuel prices because of the war in Iran are straining airlines around the world, but perhaps nowhere as much as in Europe, where jet fuel supplies could run low by mid-May. Read more

Trump cancels envoys’ trip to Pakistan as hopes fade for Iran war talks

• By Saad Sayeed, Ariba Shahid and Steve Holland / Reuters
• April 25, 2026
• Last updated 10:36 p.m.
•  152

Washington and Tehran are at an impasse as Iran has largely closed the Strait of Hormuz, while the U.S. blocks Iran’s oil exports. Read more

In Supreme Court fight against deportation shield, Trump says judges have no role

• By Andrew Chung, Reuters
• April 25, 2026
• Last updated 7:06 a.m.
•  22

Among President Donald Trump’s main arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court defending his moves to rescind humanitarian protections that shield hundreds of thousands of immigrants from deportation, one stands out: Courts cannot review his administration’s decisions in this area. Read more

Navy develops new generation of ‘ghost ships’ in San Diego

• By Gary Robbins / The San Diego Union-Tribune
• April 25, 2026
• Last updated 12:49 p.m.
•  9

The Navy is rapidly expanding its efforts in San Diego to develop small, fast, unmanned sea drones to help the U.S. adapt to the swift and dynamic ways naval warfare is changing throughout the world. Read more

Gunmen stage simultaneous attacks in and outside Mali capital, army says

• By Reuters
• April 25, 2026
• Last updated 7:42 a.m.
•  1

Militants staged attacks in Mali’s capital Bamako and in several locations in the interior of the country on Saturday morning, the Mali army said, in an apparently coordinated assault involving multiple groups. Read more

Baseball Rainbows fall in opener at No. 6 Oregon State

• By Stephen Tsai
• April 24, 2026
•  3

The sixth-ranked Oregon State baseball team powered its way to a 12-4 victory over Hawaii today at Goss Stadium in Corvallis, Ore. Read more

Hawaii heats up late to reach final of Big West volleyball tournament

• By Billy Hull
• April 24, 2026
•  9

The Rainbow Warriors (27-4) reached their sixth Big West tournament final in eight tries with a four-set victory over UC San Diego. Read more

49ers take Kapolei’s Stribling with first pick in second round

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• April 24, 2026
• Last updated 7:39 a.m.
•  8

Former Kapolei High School star De’Zhaun Stribling was drafted with the first pick in the second round, 33rd overall, on the second day of the NFL Draft today in Pittsburgh. Read more

Trump probe finds no evidence of election-rigging

• By Jonathan Landay, Erin Banco and Phil Stewar / Reuters
• April 24, 2026
•  66

Virginia-based Mojave Research Inc. had been brought on by Trump’s director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, to search for vulnerabilities in the machines Puerto Rico used during its 2024 gubernatorial elections. Read more

Microsoft targets about 7% of its U.S. workers with buyout offer

• By Karen Weise / New York Times
• April 24, 2026
•  4

Eligible employees amounted to roughly 7% of the company’s U.S. workforce, a person familiar with the program said. Microsoft employed about 125,000 workers in the United States at the end of its fiscal year in June. Read more

Scenic stretch of Kalanianaole Highway to close Monday for filming

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• April 24, 2026
•  25

Kalanianaole Highway— between Lanai Lookout and Halona Lookout — will be closed from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday for the film production, along with grass and shrub trimming. Read more