Some emergency officials dropping the word ‘shelter’ as Hawaii buildings don’t meet standards

HONOLULU (KHON2) – From an engineering standpoint, emergency officials say most Hawaii buildings do not meet hurricane shelter criteria. “The state has criteria for shelters depending on construction and design and most of the buildings in our inventory …

Honolulu has a new Sister City

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Mayor Rick Blangiardi proudly announced the formal establishment of a Sister City agreement between Honolulu, Hawaii, and Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, marked by a historic signing ceremony on Friday. In attendance were Shibuya City Mayor Ken …

Water at Honolulu federal building, courthouse deemed unsafe for drinking, hygiene

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The water in Honolulu’s federal building and the courthouse has been deemed unsafe to drink or use for hygiene following positive results for legionella bacteria. Water sources in the child care center and health unit were free …

State acts to prevent telecom service cutoff on Hawaiian home lands

Gov. Josh Green issued an emergency proclamation Friday evening to prevent the loss of telecommunications services for about 1,500 Sandwich Isles Communications customers on Hawaiian home lands throughout the state. The proclamation was followed hours …

Private telecommunication service to Department of Hawaiian Homelands ends June 1

Up to 1,500 households on Hawaiian Home Lands are set to lose phone and/or internet service provided by Sandwich Isles Communications starting June 1. The private company, which is facing foreclosure by the federal government due to nonpayment of a …

Solomons FestPAC delegates begin leaving for Hawaii

Sponsored The first of 36 participants of the Solomon Islands contingent to the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture began leaving for Hawaii on Saturday 1st June via Fiji. Solomon Islands is sending a total of 85 participants including artists, …

Hawaiian Electric to launch new program as ‘last line of defense’ against wildfires

Hawaiian Electric hopes to reduce the risk of wildfires being sparked by electrical equipment with a new program in high risk service areas throughout the state. The utility is launching July 1 its new Public Safety Power Shutoff program. It’s the last …

Paris Hilton’s Turquoise Blue Outfit Look In Hawaii Is The Perfect Summer Vacay Goal

Last Updated: June 01, 2024, 10:56 IST Paris Hilton’s family wore matching turquoise blue coloured outfits. (Images: Instagram) NewYork’s ‘itgirl’ Paris Hilton jetted off to Hawaii with her kids and husband to create some“magical memories.”The …

The 18 Best Hawaiian Shirts for Men

The Hawaiian shirt has a long, sometimes checkered history wrapped up in cultural interchange, colonial pain, long artistic traditions, and so much more. We recommend you look into the longer story, because it’s a genuinely fascinating one. We’d …

1,500 Hawaiian Homes Could Lose Phone, Internet On Saturday

(BIVN) – The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on Friday provided an update on the ongoing situation with Sandwich Isles Communications, warning beneficiaries that up to 1,500 households on Hawaiian Home Lands could face a sudden loss of phone and/or …

Hawaii water polo’s Robinson named nation’s top assistant coach

James Robinson of the Rainbow Wahine water polo team was named the nation’s top assistant coach by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches on Friday. Robinson, who was officially named as the next head coach of the Rainbow Wahine after Maureen …

Hawaii women’s basketball to take Japan tour

by: Christian Shimabuku Posted: May 31, 2024 / 05:48 PM HST Updated: May 31, 2024 / 05:48 PM HST The University of Hawaii women’s basketball team is set to take a foreign tour to Japan. College basketball teams are permitted to take summer trips to …

Hawaiian PhD student finds community, opportunities at ASU

By Christopher Barton When Zion Leonahenahe Basque was choosing where to go to college, he wanted something different from what he knew back home. So that’s how, in 2017, Basque swapped the beaches of Hawaiʻi for the desert at Arizona State University. …

Root for local Hawaii resident Aulani Kekuna on NBC’s Password

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Kailua’s own Aulani Kekuna is set to make waves on the upcoming episode of “Password,” hosted by the dynamic duo of Keke Palmer and Jimmy Fallon. Aulani, a proud native of Hawaii, boasts the full Hawaiian name Aulaniku’uleimaikamakua …

Settlement reached in Hawaii Boy Scouts shooting tragedy

HONOLULU (KHON2) — It has been almost two years since an 11-year-old boy was fatally shot at a Boy Scouts camp near Honokaa and KHON2 learned on Friday that a lawsuit over the child’s death was settled. Police records from August, 2022 show an unsupervised …

Pupu Platter 392: Can you make a living as an artist in Hawaii?

Hawaii’s Galdiano earns weekend tee times at U.S. Women’s Open

Mariel Galdiano survived two bogeys and a double on her final four holes to make the cut at the U.S. Women’s Open on Friday at Lancaster Country Club in Lancaster, Pa. Galdiano, who had only made the cut once in her previous five appearances at the U.S. …

Smart Moves in Hawaii, New Orleans and More

Listen to Audio Gary Spencer and Erika Kauffman Gary Spencer (left) and Erika Kauffman (right), Highgate Real estate and hospitality management company Highgate expands its Hawaii leadership team with two new appointments. Spencer is appointed as senior …

Airmen share their personal stories, experience during Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage …

JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING, Washington, D.C. — As Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling celebrates the contributions and heritage of the Asian community during Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, two Airmen share their firsthand …