“First Alert Forecast: Lighter winds with scattered showers heading into the weekend.”
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First Alert Forecast: Lighter winds with scattered showers heading in for the weekend.
HPD said a 19-year-old man was arrested in Kalihi Thursday.
Officials say the increases are needed to maintain and modernize the system — and to pay for court-mandated improvements.
Once thought to be extinct, botanists rediscovered Ka Palupalu o Kanaloa on a rock outcropping on Kahoolawe.
The protests come as postmaster general Louis DeJoy plans to cut billions of dollars from the USPS budget.
Tourism leaders say if it continues, the state could experience major financial hardships.
A cold front will approach the island chain at the beginning of next week.
The pilings once supported several structures that were destroyed in the 2023 wildfires.
Almost immediately after undergoing a hernia operation in August 2021, Drew Beale says he knew something wasn’t right.
News of President Trump’s executive order came in as public school students and educators were gathered at the state Capitol for Education Week.
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Detectives arrested him in the vicinity of Highway 11 in Pahala.
The Roosevelt graduate was one of the stars for the ‘Bows in the 2000s and went on to a Hall-of-Fame career in the CFL.
The Department of Parks and Recreation is looking to staff 63 Summer Fun sites throughout Oahu.
During the hall’s 20-month closure, several much-needed backstage renovations took place.
Inspectors determined there was an active, breeding roach population in the Kahului restaurant.
Police said after a Taser was deployed, Brandan Maroney got back up and charged, prompting the officer to fire twice, striking him in the chest.
Arizona Burn Center’s director said the patients all have fairly substantial scars, some physical limitations and disabilities, and a long road ahead.
Maui Taiko is heading to the nation’s capital to take center stage at the 2025 National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C. on Mar. 22.
18 HPU students traveled to the new HPU Las Vegas campus to participate in an exclusive study-away course.
Casey Lund takes a trip to Oahu’s latest dumpling haven located on Kapahulu.
Kaiser Permanente honored Lahaina Clinic staff for their volunteerism efforts in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires.
More breezy winds with scattered showers are expected through Friday, followed by another front with more showers due Sunday.
Honolulu City Council member Andria Tupola says the police chief should step down if the number of department vacancies hits 475.
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.
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.
Community leaders say the incident deserved a public announcement and police sharing information that might help apprehend the suspects.
Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization needs the community’s help in picking a design theme for Kihei’s new street art project.
Expect an increased chance of rainfall on Monday and Tuesday of next week.
The festivities included arts and crafts, special feeds, and educational activities for keiki.
The 10-person search committee includes a diverse group of key stakeholders in and around the UH community.
Contractors are diversifying supply chains, factoring in new tariffs into pricing, and putting projects on pause.
Hawaii Island Mayor Kimo Alameda announced Wednesday the completion of negotiations with all public sector unions for compensation during the COVID pandemic.
They claim that United Airlines management has dragged out contract negotiations while flight attendants’ pay with the company has fallen further behind competitors.
Some commissioners called the mayor’s request a “miscalculation,” and many community members also testified in support of the chief.
HFD responded to a building fire in Kalihi Wednesday morning.
There are new opportunities at the Makaha Learning Center
Witnesses said they heard an explosion at the house, which then burst into flames.
Lucas Shepard, 43, of California was found unresponsive in the water while snorkeling at Kaakaaniu Beach, Kauai.
First Alert Forecast: Breezy winds with minor splashes expected through Saturday
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.
Up to five inches of rain fell in some areas while lightning briefly shut down Honolulu’s airport.
The chairs of the Senate’s Housing and Hawaiian committees agreed to lower the amount to $50 million.
Agriculture officials say a virus in New Zealand may be the answer, but there’s a hitch.
A teacher on Maui says she was fired for not accepting a new school policy that she says discriminates against transgender students.
Rainbow Warriors senior swimmer Karol Ostrowski has built a career off of thriving when it matters most.
A cold front is also expected to arrive at the beginning of next week.
In September 2023, Vasai Isala Jr. was captured on body camera video trying to pin a crash on another driver.
Work began Monday to repave Kalia Road and repair deteriorated sidewalks.
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.
A woman who has been charged in connection to the death of her adopted daughter has requested a supervised release Monday.
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