Hawaii Tourism Pulse: DBEDT reports July 2026 visitor spending hit $1.99B (+1.7%) with 883,248 visitors (+1.1%), but stays got shorter at 7.59 days (-14.1%). Local Consumer Protection: Hawaii officials warn residents about deceptive door-to-door solar sales, including false claims of “free” systems and contractors being out of business; the state says it doesn’t do cold-calling and reminds people of cancellation rights. AI in Travel: Google expands AI Mode travel tools—adding flight price alerts and letting users book hotels via Google Pay (with partners handling customer service). Meta Child Safety Settlement: Nebraska is set to receive up to $201.1M from a $17.1B multistate Meta deal, with new limits like daily time caps and “productive pauses” for kids on Instagram/Facebook. Defense Tech: The Navy’s White Sands detachment is using low-cost, threat-representative targets—including hypersonic-style targets—to test ship defenses before real attacks. Public Health Research: A new American Cancer Society report finds Native Hawaiian women have the highest breast cancer incidence among AANHPI groups, with big disparities hidden when data is combined. Hawaii Emergency Response: Honolulu Fire Department rescued two women lost on the Ehukai Pillbox Trail using cellphone data and an Air 1 helicopter, with no injuries reported.