“Seniors shine at 105th annual Kamehameha Schools Song Contest.”
Views expressed in this Hawaii News update are those of the reporters and correspondents. Accessed on 15 March 2025, 1535 UTC.
Content and Source: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/news/
Russ Roberts (https://hawaiinewsdigestonline.com).
All four grade levels participated in the annual event, representing the culmination of months of preparation.
Forecast: Trade winds are on cruise control
The page’s removal comes after President Trump’s executive order ending what he called “radical” diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Hawaii public school principals now have guidance to deal with immigration cases involving students, but the teachers union said it should be shared with all campus staff.
Nineteen months after the Lahaina wildfire, a family who lost a loved one has been paid $1.5 million from the governor’s One Ohana Fund.
The extension includes continued pay increases, retirement improvements, and better profit sharing.
A crash temporarily shut down the H-1 Freeway westbound near the Vineyard off-ramp.
Advocates and officials gathered at the state Capitol to discuss the importance of early learning and proposals under review by state lawmakers.
The high pressure fan to the north of the state is set to weaken on Saturday and Sunday.
Police are looking for Christopher Lucrisia, 39, after an officer was shot in a bank parking lot near Prince Kuhio Plaza.
Current Radar
Duncan Mahi is accused of abducting a 15-year-old girl and holding her captive in a bus on his Hilo property.
The tours offer the chance for residents to learn about the scientific, cultural, and environmental importance of the mauna, as well as career pathways in engineering and astronomy.
Breezy winds expected to ease over the weekend, more showers heading in starting Saturday.
Federal officials say there have been more whale entanglements reported in the state this season than ever before.
State lawmakers must decide whether to enact stricter regulations for high-powered electric bikes that are reportedly causing much of the chaos on Oahu’s roads.
Chef Hyun Kim is one of five Hawaii chefs up for this year’s James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef in the Northwest and Pacific region.
Affected schools could be identified by the fall after official enrollment counts are done.
“To really simplify it, it’s kind of like a fast pass.”
The reigning Big West regular season champions are on the hunt for the outright title this weekend.
The lawsuit alleges the Trump administration is gutting the agency as a way to implement an unlawful plan to dismantle the department, and seeks a court order to stop it.
New DNA technology led to Gideon Castro’s arrest in January, however prosecutors said they weren’t ready to proceed with a murder charge.
Faculty and staff expressed fears of DEI references being scrubbed from materials, a crackdown on alleged antisemitism, canceled grants, and layoffs of researchers and federal employees.
A weak disturbance will cause the trades to back down this weekend.
Sina Pili was indicted last Friday for allegedly beating and torturing her adopted daughter, Azaeliyah Pili-Ah You.
The Honolulu Police Department said 12 cases involving victims between 11 and 17 years old have come up in the last four months alone, and believe more go unreported.
“Our community, both residents and businesses, have made it clear that the most important challenge they face is the lack of affordable housing on our island.”
For more than a decade, Aunty Dani Gardner been the caretaker of the Kamehameha Song Contest awards, and has worked for the school for 60 years.
Keeping spring break safe and happy for everyone takes the entire community.
According to Civil Beat, the number of public school librarians statewide has decreased from 192 in 2012, to now just 74 this year.
The forum offers both in-person and virtual attendance, ensuring participants can join from all 10 UH campuses.
The University of Hawaii at Manoa is one of 60 schools being investigated for Title Six violations.
A female student allegedly made verbal threats of gun violence toward another female student at Kona Pacific Charter School.
Andrew Amon, 29, of Ocean View has four outstanding warrants for his arrest, and is wanted questioning in multiple criminal investigations in the Hawaii Ocean View Estates subdivision.
Strong and gusty trade winds will persist into Friday before gradually easing over the weekend.
Thousands of Oahu properties would be included in high-risk flood areas for the first time.
The 2025 Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaii ceremony marks the 27th year of the event. It will be held on May 26 at Ala Moana Beach Park from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
On Wednesday, Disney released the first full-length trailer for the live-action “Lilo and Stitch” movie.
The grandson of the founder of Kamaka Ukulele will have to pay for tax violations, but he won’t go to jail.
A total lunar eclipse will take place Thursday, March 13, and will be visible here in Hawaii.
A council of economic experts Wednesday afternoon voted to carve hundreds of millions of dollars from the state’s bottom line over the next three years.
The robbery occurred on Feb. 23, just after 10:30 p.m., at Papa John’s Pizza on Paa Street.
HNN Investigates obtained bank statements and receipts after a records request to the Maui Police Department.
Scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory expect the dual lava fountains within Halemaʻumaʻu crater will return soon.
A Hilo native with a decorated coaching resume has returned home.
The fire sparked near the freeway off-ramp bridge, and generated smoke that could be seen all around the airport area.
Honolulu’s Transportation Services director said the city would like to offer naming rights on some prominent stations, like at the stadium and the airport.
In April 2023, Dyllan Paulo-Leslie escaped from Hawaii Community Correctional Center after scaling a fence. He was caught the next day near Hilo High School.
Prior to November of this year, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza had not been detected in Hawaii.
A wind advisory is in effect until 6 PM Wednesday.
The Hawaii Department of Health says certain enoki mushrooms sold at Palama Supermarket stores were possibly contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.
Discover more from Hawaii News Journal
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.