Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi spotted entering Mexico – police

A woman from Hawaii who was reported missing in Los Angeles by her family last month was last seen by US authorities safely crossing the southern US border into Mexico, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said in an update Monday. Hannah Kobayashi, 30 …

Hawaii woman reported missing went willfully to Mexico, LAPD says

A 30-year-old Hawaii woman at the center of a missing persons search in Los Angeles willfully crossed into Mexico, seemingly as part of her desire to “disconnect,” police said Monday. The case involving Hannah Kobayashi, of Maui, has been …

Authorities: Missing Hawaii woman crossed US-Mexico border

Hannah Kobayashi, the Hawaii woman who was believed to be missing in Los Angeles, was seen on surveillance footage crossing the border into Mexico after she vanished last month, authorities said Monday. Kobayashi, 30, was reported missing after her family …

Police say Hawaii woman who disappeared last month after flying to LA went to Mexico and is not considered missing

Police say a Hawaii woman disappeared voluntarily and traveled to Mexico

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Hawaii woman who vanished after landing in Los Angeles three weeks ago disappeared voluntarily as she sought to “step away from modern connectivity” and was last seen crossing into Mexico with her luggage, police said at a news …

Taiwan president speaks with US officials from Hawaii as China condemns visit

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te touched down in Hawaii over the weekend and spoke by phone with former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as China slammed the U.S. for the visit and for selling weapons parts to Taipei. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green (D) welcomed Lai …

President Lai attends banquet hosted by overseas community in Honolulu

TAIWAN, December 1 – President Lai attends banquet hosted by overseas community in Honolulu On the evening of November 30 local time (noon of December 1 Taipei time), President Lai Ching-te attended an expatriate banquet in Honolulu while transiting …

Alameda, others sworn in during inauguration in West Hawaii

Hundreds were in attendance Monday, including Gov. Josh Green and Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, as Mayor Kimo Alameda, Prosecutor Kelden Waltjen and the nine County Council members were inaugurated at the Kaleiopapa Convention Center on the grounds of the …

Honolulu firefighter indicted for sex assault of a minor

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Honolulu firefighter Travis Kotrys was arrested Nov. 22 for first-degree sex assault. An Oahu grand jury later indicted the 42-year-old on eight counts of sex assault, including one offense of continuous sex assault of a minor …

Honolulu police investigate arson attack on local influencer Hungry Hungry Hawaiian

Honolulu police are investigating an arson case against the man behind Hungry Hungry Hawaiian after someone threw Molotov cocktails at his home. HONOLULU (Island News) — At around midnight on Thanksgiving, a man is seen on video surveillance running off …

Hawaii Marines first to get ‘ship-killing’ missile launcher

1/2 Swipe or click to see more U.S. MARINE CORPS At the Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands in Kekaha on Hawaii island, a naval strike missile streaked out to sea Aug. 15, 2021, before striking a naval target ship. 2/2 Swipe or click to …

Hawaii’s Medical Cannabis Caregiver Program Set to Expire December 31

Beginning January 1, Hawaii’s network of medical cannabis caregivers will be outlawed under “sunset” provisions included in the state’s medical cannabis law, HawaiiNewsNow reports. House Public Safety Chair Rep. Della Belatti (D) indicated that the sunset …

Lawsuits Seek To Protect Hawaiian Seabirds From Too-Bright Streetlights

Earthjustice adds another claim to a 30-year pile of lawsuits against power companies, resorts and local governments on Maui and Kauai. Without seabirds returning to terra firma, Polynesian seafarers might never have found the remote Hawaiian Islands. …

Hawaii Kindergarten Readiness Is Low, Even As Investments Remain High

The state continues to build more preschool classrooms for 3- and 4-year-olds, but researchers and educators say low-income families need more support to prepare their children for school. For the second year in a row, less than a third of Hawaii students …

Missing Hawaiian woman crossed freely into Mexico, Los Angeles police say

Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Hannah Kobayashi, a Hawaiian woman who has been missing for weeks, walked freely into Mexico just after noon on Nov. 12, the Los Angeles Police Department said on Monday. The department …

Hawaii County Weather Forecast for December 03, 2024

Hilo Tonight: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the evening, then chance of showers after midnight. Lows 61 to 69 near the shore to 52 to 58 at 4000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 40 percent. Tuesday: Mostly sunny with chance of showers in the …

Data Dive: Hawaii Has The Oldest Farmers In The U.S.

There are twice as many farmers over 75 as there are farmers under 35. Hawaii’s farmers are aging fast. The latest national agricultural census, conducted in 2022 and released earlier this year, shows that nearly half — 44% — of the state’s food producers …

Hawaii football coach Timmy Chang given 1-year extension by acting AD Lois Manin

University of Hawaii acting Athletic Director Lois Manin wasted little time in making her first big move. On her first day in the top post on UH Lower Campus, Manin and UH announced a one-year contract extension for football coach Timmy Chang through 2026. …

Prep basketball top 10 polls: Basketball galore for Hawaii teams this week

It’s a prep hoop head’s paradise. This week may mark the peak of mass volume high school basketball games in the islands. The Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10 got a shakeup at the top. Coaches and media moved Kamehameha up a notch to No. 1. The …