“First Alert Forecast: More breezy winds with scattered showers through Friday, another front with more showers due Sunday.”
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By Guy Hagi
First Alert Forecast: More breezy winds with scattered showers through Friday, another front with more showers due Sunday
Updated: 7 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
Robert Teinauri-Carman is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, 175 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes and numerous tattoos on the front and back of his body.
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By Ben Gutierrez
Vacancies have been increasing over the past several years.
Updated: 9 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
Honolulu police have arrested another 16-year-old boy Wednesday in connection to a robbery at Pearlridge Center that happened more than a week ago.
Updated: 10 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
Silas Zion, the alleged getaway driver for Christopher Lucrisia, was indicted on charges of being an accomplice to attempted murder, place to keep pistol, place to keep ammunition, and hindering prosecution.
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By Daryl Huff
Community leaders say the incident deserved a public announcement and police sharing information that might help apprehend the suspects.
Updated: 10 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization needs the community’s help in picking a design theme for Kihei’s new street art project.
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By Drew Davis
Expect an increased chance of rainfall on Monday and Tuesday of next week.
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By HNN Staff
The festivities included arts and crafts, special feeds, and educational activities for keiki.
Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Mark Carpenter
The 10-person search committee includes a diverse group of key stakeholders in and around the UH community.
Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Annalisa Burgos
Contractors are diversifying supply chains, factoring in new tariffs into pricing, and putting projects on pause.
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By HNN Staff
Hawaii Island Mayor Kimo Alameda announced Wednesday the completion of negotiations with all public sector unions for compensation during the COVID pandemic.
Updated: 14 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
They claim that United Airlines management has dragged out contract negotiations while flight attendants’ pay with the company has fallen further behind competitors.
Updated: 14 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
Some commissioners called the mayor’s request a “miscalculation,” and many community members also testified in support of the chief.
Updated: 17 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
HFD responded to a building fire in Kalihi Wednesday morning.
Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Casey Lund
There are new opportunities at the Makaha Learning Center
Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Eddie Dowd and HNN Staff
Witnesses said they heard an explosion at the house, which then burst into flames.
Updated: 23 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
Lucas Shepard, 43, of California was found unresponsive in the water while snorkeling at Kaakaaniu Beach, Kauai.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2025 at 3:16 AM HST
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By Guy Hagi
First Alert Forecast: Breezy winds with minor splashes expected through Saturday
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM HST
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By Eddie Dowd
U.S. President Grover Cleveland was in office during a pivotal time in Hawaiian history and whose legacy, is still being debated more than a century later.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM HST
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By Ben Gutierrez
Up to five inches of rain fell in some areas while lightning briefly shut down Honolulu’s airport.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
The chairs of the Senate’s Housing and Hawaiian committees agreed to lower the amount to $50 million.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM HST
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By Eddie Dowd
Agriculture officials say a virus in New Zealand may be the answer, but there’s a hitch.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM HST
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By Chelsea Davis
A teacher on Maui says she was fired for not accepting a new school policy that she says discriminates against transgender students.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM HST
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By Mark Carpenter
Rainbow Warriors senior swimmer Karol Ostrowski has built a career off of thriving when it matters most.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM HST
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By Drew Davis
A cold front is also expected to arrive at the beginning of next week.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM HST
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By Allyson Blair
In September 2023, Vasai Isala Jr. was captured on body camera video trying to pin a crash on another driver.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Work began Monday to repave Kalia Road and repair deteriorated sidewalks.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM HST
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By Lynn Kawano
Gary Yabuta and Thomas Phillips sent letters to the Maui Police Commission that said it would be “premature and unjust” to put Pelletier on leave because of a complaint filed earlier this month.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
A woman who has been charged in connection to the death of her adopted daughter has requested a supervised release Monday.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
A Kapolei mother and her girlfriend are eligible for extended sentencing if convicted.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM HST
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By Daryl Huff
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi has said his next four years will be years of execution.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM HST
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By Jonathan Masaki
Until recently, 82 service members who were killed were still unaccounted for.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM HST
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By Jonathan Masaki
This isn’t a typical day in the foxhole. Instead, Spc. Miguel Rivera is at the Kawaihae Canoe Club, helping members clear the land near their clubhouse.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
On today’s episode of Spotlight Now, we’re joined by U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda, UHERO executive director Carl Bonham, and Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 10:14 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
The Maui Police Department confirmed Lilinoe Kaili, 17, and her 1-year-old son, Ocean, have been found safe.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
With Hawaii down to just one commercial dairy farm and heavily relying on imports, a West Kauai area has been proposed as a new development site.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 7:29 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
HB395 proposes to increase the amount each juror or prospective juror is paid for each day of actual attendance at court.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 7:04 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
A recent report by Honolulu Civil Beat identifies that federal cuts halted $1 billion in federal food spending.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 6:20 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
The warning comes after reports of low vaccination rates in parts of Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii Island.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2025 at 3:18 AM HST
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By Guy Hagi
Drier conditions with strengthening trade winds expected on Tuesday.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
A Kihei man has been reported missing Monday, and the Maui Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding him.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM HST
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By Ben Gutierrez and Drew Davis
The Flood Watch for the western half of the state has been extended through Tuesday morning.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
The agreement provides extra pay for approximately 600 frontline workers in the United Public Workers union who faced heightened risks during the pandemic.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
The Hawaii Department of Education announced Monday that two of Hawaii’s school principals have been named as the state’s distinguished principals of the year.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM HST
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By Chelsea Davis
Dozens held signs along West Kaahumanu Avenue in Kahului on Monday as a movement to end domestic violence on Maui.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
The Hawaii Fire Department welcomed four new ambulances to replace aging ones.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
After three decades, the ceiling at Leiopapa a Kamehameha needed to be removed because of termites.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM HST
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By Daryl Huff
It could be several more years until the businesses of historic Lahaina are providing jobs again.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
The airport halted ground crews and planes on the runway at around 3 p.m. due to lightning strikes.
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