🌱 Were you near Kamehameha and Puu Momi during Sunday’s hit-and-run?
Pearl City, Hawaii Patch AM: a 4 min readHey there, Pearl City! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Were you near Kamehameha and Puu Momi during Sunday’s hit-and-run?
- How Pearl City’s teams stacked up in Hawaii’s final prep rankings
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Partly sunny, showers around, temps: high: 85, low: 69.
- Friday: Clouds and sun with a shower, with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Man, 41, seriously hurt in Pearl City hit-and-run crash (staradvertiser.com) — A 41-year-old man was seriously injured Sunday night in a hit-and-run while using a marked crosswalk at Kamehameha Highway and Puu Momi Street in Pearl City. Honolulu police say the driver turned onto Puu Momi, hit the pedestrian, then kept going, and are asking anyone with information to contact HPD’s Traffic Division. 
• Prep Top 10s: Mililani sweeps top spots after first baseball title, softball 3-peat (staradvertiser.com) — Pearl City High School’s baseball and softball teams figure into Mililani’s dominant championship runs, including a 13-3 OIA title-route and a consolation loss in state softball. The roundup highlights how Pearl City stacks up in the final statewide Top 10 rankings alongside powerhouse programs from across Hawaii.
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- Utilizing a revamped system of contracting and designing playgrounds in your City parks, City and County of Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, Council Chair Tommy Waters, and the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) are proud to announce the
construction of a new play area at Nehu Neighborhood Park began today, Monday, May 11, 2026. As part of this improved system, input from members of… (Nextdoor )
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Tulsi Gabbard Urges Servant Leadership and Courage at Independent Women's Policy Summit (foreignpolicyjournal.com)
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- Tax cuts preserved, immigration enforcement limited as Legislature sends final bills to Green (hawaiitribune-herald.com)
Kapolei
- Letter: Keep new landfill out of Waianae's boundaries (staradvertiser.com)
- Hawaii shelters inadequate against hurricanes (hawaiitribune-herald.com)
- Scoreboard – May 12, 2026 (staradvertiser.com)
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