The President and the Hawaiian Queen: A Story Many Don’t Know

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Monday marked the birthday of U.S. President Grover Cleveland who was in office during a pivotal time in Hawaiian history and whose legacy, is still being debated more than a century later. It’s well documented that Queen …

Kaka’ako says ciao to Festa Italiana, Hawaii’s only Italian festival

HONOLULU (Island News) — Kaka’ako is turning into Oahu’s own Little Italy this weekend for Hawaii’s only Italian festival called Festa Italiana. By combining ciao and aloha, this creates cialoha. Foodies can find all the best Italian flavors this …

Hawaii Senate committees slashes DHHL’s $600M request to $50M

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A drastic cut to the money could come to Department of Hawaiian Homelands as it aims to clear its decades-long waitlist. Two Senate committees moved a proposed bill forward Tuesday, but took a big cut to the DHHL’s $600 million …

Honolulu’s mayor outlines plans for Oahu during his fifth year in office

HONOLULU (Island News) — Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced big plans and big projects, along with efforts to streamline county government in his State of the City Address. Dealing with homelessness and Oahu’s housing shortage were some of the …

Hurricane Insurance Now Available in Hawaii

Fast, hassle-free payouts for flood, storm surge, wind, and business interruption OVERLAND PARK, Kan., March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Vortex Weather Insurance, a leader in parametric hurricane coverage, is excited to announce the expansion of its  …

Affordable housing bills still alive at Hawaii legislature

Scott Settle, managing principal at Settle Meyer joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss bills still alive in the legislature after first crossover, including subsidy reforms to make housing development more financially viable by making …

Hawaii sees continued growth in solar installations and capacity

Rooftop solar installations across Hawaiian Electric’s service areas continued to expand in 2024, with 7,976 new systems added, bringing the total to 113,999. This marks a 7.5% increase from the previous year. Meanwhile, total solar generation capacity — …

Hawaii Muay Thai gym shines bright with 5 gold medals

KAIMUKI, Hawaii (Island News) —  There must be something in the water at Mango Tree Gym in Kaimuki.  Not one, not two, but five Hawaii fighters brought home the gold for Team USA in February at the World Boxing Council Muay Thai Pan American Games in …

University boys tennis finishes second to Hawaii’s Punahou in All-American team tournament

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now University coach John Kessler quickly focused on the positives after the Trojans fell Saturday in the championship of the National High School Tennis All-American Boys …

‘An unfolding disaster’ | Trump’s federal puts Native Hawaiian services at risk

Millions of dollars in federal aid is already drying up for many programs and services serving Native Hawaiians (food, affordable housing, immersion programs) after executive orders laid out by President Trump.

Cop shooter dead after three-day manhunt in Hawaii

HAWAII, HI – After nearly three full days of searching for 39-year-old Christopher Lucrisia, he was located in Mountain View on the afternoon of March 16th. A shootout with officers ensued and Lucrisia was fatally shot.  According to KHON2, Lucrisia went …

Hawaii Rainbow Wahine to visit UNLV Rebels Thursday

Hawaii Rainbow Wahine (22-9, 16-5 Big West) at UNLV Rebels (25-7, 17-3 MWC) Las Vegas; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EDT × Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmq~%%~| {x}ti w2H2:: EC2G6=D E@ …

Native Hawaiian services at risk due to federal funding cuts

From Hawaiian immersion programs to affordable housing and food banks across the islands, critical programs are in jeopardy of being eliminated. “It is an unfolding disaster before our very eyes,” said Kristin Frost Albrecht, head of The Food …

Honolulu mayor delivers 5th State of the City address

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi delivered his fifth State of the City address Tuesday. His address took place at the Mission Memorial Auditorium on the Frank F. Fasi Civic Grounds next to Honolulu Hale. Hawaii News Now aired his …

Honolulu mayor delivers State of the City address

Honolulu mayor outlines housing, transportation ambitions in city address

Five Hawaii Muay Thai fighters win gold, sweeping Mexico tournament

Hawaii Island mayor goes ‘under the sea’ with Hilo Palace Theatre’s cast of the ‘Little Mermaid’

Firefighters extinguish Honolulu condo fire

HONOLULU (Island News) — Firefighters have taken out a fire that broke out this afternoon at the Kapiolani Gardens condos. Multiple units responded to an alert for a building fire that came in at 2:25 p.m. on Tuesday. Once arriving at the apartment …