The bay has called the day! The 2024 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational is officially a go, organizers announced Friday morning. The contest is set to begin on Sunday for its 39th edition dedicated to the North Shore’s legendary waterman.

Large surf is rolling in along Oahu's North Shore, but will it be enough for the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational? Organizers give us an update on what they're tracking. And as alluring as the waves can be, ocean safety officials warn the public conditions will be extremely dangerous. Get the latest: https://buff.ly/49ORVGP

A High Surf Warning has been issued for the north and west shores of most of the islands as the first in a series of extra large swells is set to arrive Wednesday. The National Weather Service said the warning will be in effect from 6 a.m. Wednesday until 6 p.m. Thursday for the north and west shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu and Molokai and the north shores of Maui.

A Pahoa man was charged after allegedly threatening to kill his former in-laws and holding a man at gunpoint. Sione Siale is charged with four offenses, including terroristic threatening and reckless endangering. The incident happened on Wednesday, Dec. 11 in Pahoa.

A flipped semi-truck has shut down multiple lanes on Nimitz Highway near Sand Island Monday morning.

Severe turbulence hit a Hawaiian Airlines flight and left dozens injured in December 2022 because the cockpit crew chose to fly over a storm cell, rather than around it. That’s according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) final report released Thursday.

Sydni Kobayashi expressed "overwhelming feelings of exhaustion, devastation, and betrayal" after speaking with her sister, Hannah, by phone.

We start with breaking news on the search for Hannah Kobayashi. More than a month after the Maui woman left the island, the 30-year-old has been found safe. Her family did not provide further details on where or when she was found.

A suspect arrested Monday in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO previously lived in Hawaii. The suspect, identified by police as 26-year-old Luigi Nicholas Mangione, was captured after a quick-thinking McDonald’s employee in Pennsylvania alerted authorities to a customer who was found with a weapon, mask and writings linking him to the ambush.

We start with breaking news and the arrest of a "strong person of interest" in the Manhattan murder of UnitedHealthcare's CEO. He is identified by police as 26-year-old Luigi Nicholas Mangione and was arrested on firearms charges in Pennsylvania on Monday. Mangione has ties right here to Hawaii.

The aunt of missing Maui woman Hannah Kobayashi says she is parting ways with the 30-year-old's sister and mother.

There’s no tsunami threat to Hawaii following a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Northern California, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. A tsunami warning was issued for parts of the Pacific located closer to the earthquake, but it has since been cancelled.

Almost one year after an officer-involved shooting on University Avenue that left a 44-year-old suspect dead, Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm announced Wednesday that the use of deadly force was justified. No charges would be filed against any of the officers involved, Alm added. In a news conference Wednesday, Alm went into detail over the timeline of events.

The autopsy on Mike Miske was done Monday, about 24 hours after the notorious organized crime leader was found dead in his cell at the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu. The results were inconclusive, and sources said more tests need to be done to determine if the 50-year old died of natural causes or from a suicide, but there were no obvious signs of foul play.

Hawaii County welcomes a new mayor Monday. Mayor Kimo Alameda is being sworn in at Kaleiopapa Convention Center at the Outrigger Kona Resort and Spa. He takes the oath of office alongside Prosecuting Attorney Kelden Waltjen and the newly elected Hawaii County Council: Dr. Michelle Galimba, James Hustace, Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Jenn Kagiwada, Matt Kanealii-Kleinfelder, Ashley Kierkiewicz, Heather Kimball, Dennis “Fresh” Onishi, and Rebecca Villegas.

Honolulu police said speed is a factor in a crash that killed a 20-year-old male motorcyclist late Thursday. The fatal crash happened around 11:50 p.m. on the H-1 Freeway westbound, in the Honolulu area.

East Oahu residents want answers on future housing projects but landowner Kamehameha Schools says, not yet. After a round of public meetings last year, the trust’s representatives faced a frustrated crowd.

Dixie Villa, the babysitter found guilty of manslaughter, wants a new trial. Villa’s attorney filed the motion Monday morning. It was revealed in the court filing that the child’s father, James Lobisch, told prosecutors that his ex-wife, Anna Lobisch, lied on the stand during trial.

Amid the active search for a Maui woman who went missing in Los Angeles, her father was found dead Sunday in Los Angeles, authorities said. Ryan Kobayashi had been in California searching for his daughter, 30-year-old Hannah Kobayashi, after she missed her connecting flight to New York from Los Angeles.

The Honolulu Police Department is proposing new legislation to stem what it says is a rising number of ghost guns on Oahu. Registered firearms have a serial number and a document trail. Ghost guns don’t. Five years after Kapono Miranda used one to kill Alan Jennings in an Ala Moana parking lot, privately-made firearms are on the rise.

University of Hawaii David Lassner publicly addressed his decision to fire athletics director Craig Angelos Thursday morning. Tuesday’s announcement stunned the community, including student-athletes and longtime supporters of the program. Angelos had only been on the job for 18 months before he was notified of his dismissal by outgoing president Lassner.

The University of Hawaii’s abrupt decision to fire its athletics director stunned the community, including student-athletes and longtime supporters of the program. Craig Angelos had only been on the job for 18 months before he was notified Tuesday of his dismissal by outgoing UH president David Lassner. His last day is Dec. 1.

First and crash responders on Oahu are asking drivers to slow down and move over when they approach a crash or see crews working along the road. In commemoration of National Crash Responder Safety Week, which runs Nov. 18 to 22, a group that included Honolulu’s police and fire departments, Emergency Medical Services, and the Freeway Service Patrol, gathered Monday with a message.

A jury found former babysitter Dixie Villa guilty of manslaughter in the overdose death of an infant Friday. Jurors unanimously found that Villa was responsible for the death of 7-month-old Abigail Lobisch who received a fatal dose of Benadryl in 2019, subsequently causing her death.

The state Department of Health on Thursday revealed more details on the detection of the H5 avian influenza on Oahu. Officials say the specimen was collected on Nov. 7 from the Wahiawa Wastewater Treatment Plant as part of routine testing and DOH received the result Tuesday.

The state Department of Health is warning of impersonators pretending to be food inspectors. Earlier this month, DOH said a woman with dark hair went to the Whole Foods in Kahala and identified herself as a health inspector. She began questioning an employee about the store’s food products.

The Biden-Harris Administration announced Tuesday that it is awarding the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands more than $72 million to expand high-speed internet access and digital literacy for Native Hawaiians. The grant will fund state internet infrastructure deployments and internet adoption projects to connect unserved Native Hawaiian households to high-speed internet service.

A 26-year-old man was arrested after allegedly attacking his 61-year-old father with a knife in Pearl City, Honolulu police said. The incident happened around 6 p.m. at 1060 Kamehameha Highway, which is the address of Century Park Plaza. Authorities said the victim suffered multiple lacerations and was rushed to a nearby hospital in serious condition.

After four harrowing days, a baby goat that was stuck all alone on a cliff in West Oahu is finally safe. A Waianae resident first spotted the small, white goat Monday, but the Honolulu Fire Department, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, and Hawaiian Humane Society all said they couldn’t rescue it.

President Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will soon be meeting at the White House to discuss the handover from one administration to the next.

In her concession speech, Kamala Harris said the nation must accept the election results while urging supporters to keep fighting.

Despite the wet weather, voters are still lining up to cast their ballots on Election Day.

A man was stabbed multiple times in the Kapalama area on Sunday night, Emergency Medical Services said. It happened around 10:45 p.m. near Kapalama Avenue and Makanani Drive, near Kamehameha Schools. Paramedics treated a 22-year-old, who suffered several wounds to the torso with an unknown object.

Maui officials confirm a surfer was critically injured this morning in a shark attack.

With five days until Election Day, both presidential candidates are focusing on key southwest battleground states.

Less than a week until Election Day, and both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris continue to crisscross battleground states today.

A 76-year-old woman critically injured in a hit-and-run crash on Sunday has succumbed to her injuries and died, Honolulu police said on Monday. This is Oahu’s 38th traffic fatality on Oahu this year, compared to 45 at the same time last year.

The threat of flooding will continue overnight into Monday afternoon, and the First Alert Weather Day will continue statewide as well. A flood watch has been extended for all islands until 6 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

Following the landmark merger with Alaska Airlines, dozens of employees with Hawaiian Airlines are expected to separate with the company by the end of the year, a spokesperson for Hawaiian Air confirmed. We’re told 73 non-contract employees declined or didn’t get an offer to continue with the combined company, that includes 57 employees in Honolulu.

Authorities are searching for a driver who allegedly rammed into and chased a bicyclist in Waimanalo on Wednesday. The incident happened around 11:40 p.m. According to HPD, a 27-year-old man was riding his bike when a car hit him from behind.

An investigation is underway following a single-vehicle RTV crash that killed a 13-year-old boy on Hawaii Island. The boy has been identified as Maxim Beregovoy. The incident happened around 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday in North Kona.

In-person voter service centers are now open across the state with Election Day just two weeks away.

A man was seriously wounded after he was shot by Honolulu police officers who responded to an argument at a Waipahu residence Sunday night.

The Nanakuli Wendy’s is set to reopen for service Friday nearly two weeks after a fatal stabbing of a young employee. The victim was identified as 22-year-old Kashka Otto. State Rep. Darius Kila, who serves the Nanakuli community, announced that the Wendy’s franchise — Cotti Foods — plans to donate 100% of Friday’s proceeds to Otto’s family.

The University of Hawaii Board of Regents selected Thursday the system’s next president. By unanimous vote, the board’s 11 regents approved Wendy Hensel to succeed David Lassner, who has served in the position since 2013.

Hawaiian Electric announced Wednesday that it will activate its Public Safety Power Shutoff program amid the increased wildfire risk. Power is expected to be shut off around 12 p.m. for high risk communities in West Maui.

One man is dead and two women are injured after being swept into the ocean by large surf on Oahu’s North Shore on Monday, Honolulu Ocean Safety said. Emergency crews arrived on scene just after 8 a.m. at Ke Iki Beach. Officials said a lifeguard was posting no swimming signs along the shoreline when he heard people yelling for help and saw swimmers in distress.

Honolulu police have made an arrest in connection with the murder of a woman whose body was found in a storm drain in Manoa last month. Police arrested 44-year-old Gibran Copeland on suspicion of second-degree murder and use of a firearm. The victim was identified as 50-year-old Christina Baca.

Recovery is underway after Hurricane Milton left at least five dead and millions without power.

Florida is bracing for Hurricane Milton.  Now a Category 3 storm, its expected to make landfall later tonight.  Just moments ago, President Biden addressed the nation.