January 25, 2026 Sunday
5:00 AM Road Closes 9:00 AM Road Reopens
The event is expected to have 2,000 runners. The event will start near Kapiolani Park Band Stand on Kalakaua Ave., to Diamond Head Rd., to Kahala Ave., to Paikau St., to Diamond Head Rd., to 22nd Ave., to Kilauea Ave., to Elepaio St., to Kahala Ave., to Diamond Head Rd., to Kalakaua Ave., to end at the Honolulu Marathon finish line. 5K RUN: Start near Kapiolani Park Band Stand on Kalakaua Ave., to Diamond Head Rd, u-turn at last lookout, finish at Marathon Finish Line.
Kaiser hospital staff are planning a strike.
UNITE HERE Local 5 submitted a notice to Kaiser Permanente on Thursday, January 15th, stating their intention to go on strike and announced that the strike would take place on Monday, January 26th.
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY PARADE
January 19, 2026 Monday
8:30 AM Roads Close 11:30 AM Roads Open
This is a First Amendment activity and is expected to have 700 marchers, 30 vehicles, 4 floats and 2 bands. It will start at Ala Moana Park, to Ala Moana Blvd., to Kalakaua Ave., to Monsarrat Ave., end at Waikiki Shell Parking Lot in Queen Kapiolani Park.
Southwest Airlines launches flights between Hawaii and Southern California.
Southwest Airlines, a low-cost carrier that operates scheduled flights between the Hawaiian Islands and between Hawaii and the U.S. mainland, announced that it will launch new scheduled flights connecting Hawaii with airports in Southern California.
DFS Hawaii is closing its doors after 63 years.
DFS Hawaii is closing its doors after 63 years. The Waikiki store and airport locations will close
DFS Hawaii, a major duty-free store chain, has announced that it will close all three of its stores in the state by 2026. DFS has been operating in Hawaii for 63 years, since opening the first duty-free store in the United States at Honolulu Airport in 1962.
City Council advances bill to raise bus fares
The proposal would increase a single-ride fare for adults from $3 to $3.25, and from $1.50 to $1.75 for children
The cost of a HOLO Card two-hour pass or day pass will remain the same
at $3 and $7.50.
A seven-day HOLO Card would increase from $35 to $40.
The HOLO Card monthly pass would increase from $80 to $90, while annual passes would bump from $880 to $990.
Youth monthly passes would increase from $40 to $45 and annual passes from $440 to $495.
The strike at Kapiolani Hospital has ended.
Approximately 300 employees, including technicians, cleaning staff, and food service workers, who have been working at the hospital for over two months, went on strike. The strike, which began on October 27th, was initiated due to unfair labor practices, inadequate wages and benefits, and ongoing issues affecting the quality of life of the workers.
City installs more cameras at Makiki's Sheridan Community Park to deter crime
More eyes are on city parks. That's one of the ways the city's hoping to combat crime with its new surveillance cameras.
Sheridan Community Park, the city is installing 13 of these cameras to deter crime.
Construction of Hawaii's first public archery range.
The Hawaii Kyudo Foundation and the City of Honolulu have agreed to collaborate on the construction and maintenance of an archery range to revitalize a 0.57-acre undeveloped area on the hillside of Maumae Nature Park in the Kaimuki district. The Hawaii Kyudo Foundation will invest $850,000 to construct the archery range, which will then be donated to the City of Honolulu upon completion
Authorities approve Young Brother's price hike proposal
Approved a rate increase proposed by Young Brothers, the state's only inter-island freight carrier, with the rate increase expected to take effect on January 1, 2026
The fee increase will have a statewide impact, with agricultural shippers being hit the hardest.
