Defense & Space Security: China’s submarine-fired ballistic missile test in the southern Pacific drew regional outrage, with analysts saying it was also about proving complex nuclear-deterrent command-and-control and targeting reach that could include Guam and Hawaii. Local Emergency Tech: Honolulu first responders wrapped a two-day mass-casualty training in Waikiki, using lessons from major disasters and new rescue tech like high-water vehicles. Marine Science: A UH-led study warns spinner dolphin calf survival may be dropping on Hawaiʻi Island, with tourism and human activity during resting periods flagged as a likely factor. Volcano Research: USGS scientists collected once-inaccessible tephra samples from Kīlauea’s summit crater wall, now exposed after the 2018 collapse. Biosecurity: A dead coconut rhinoceros beetle was detected in a trap at Hilo International Airport, triggering follow-up surveys and expanded monitoring. Energy Policy: UHERO temporarily withdrew an energy report after errors, reigniting debate over Hawaiʻi’s power mix and solar-plus-storage assumptions. Astronomy: Euclid helped astronomers find the most distant quasar yet, expanding the early-universe population. STEM in Space: NASA’s GRITSS CubeSat demo launched to improve orbital reference-frame precision using GNSS, VLBI, and laser ranging. Elections & AI: New research says state voter registration lists are largely accurate and up to date, even as AI-driven campaign misinformation concerns grow. Tech & Society: Smart glasses face a privacy reckoning, with New York banning them in courtrooms.