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Russ Roberts (https://hawaiinewsdigestonline.com).
Updated: 7 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
After a hectic few months, the Arizona receiver is soaking up as much time at home, especially at the beach, before heading to Charlotte, North Carolina.
Updated: 8 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
The fast food restaurant will be located at the corner of Fort Barrette Road and Kapolei Parkway in Kapolei.
Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Annalisa Burgos
Plumeria Beach House, Hoku’s and the Veranda are hosting special events for Mother’s Day.
Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Chelsea Davis
“We all say that ‘water is life.’ So, why do you continue to let it fall into the wrong hands?”
Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Mark Carpenter
Lawmakers will vote on a bill later this week that provides funding for Hawaii public schools to establish surfing as a sanctioned sport.
Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Dillon Ancheta
The question now is: How can it be sustained in the weeks and months to come?
Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Lynn Kawano
Dixie Denise Villa asked for a new trial claiming evidence was withheld and that the child’s mother lied on the stand.
Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Daryl Huff
Lawmakers estimate the increases would bring in between $85 million and $100 million a year for the “mitigation and adaptation to address the climate emergency.”
Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Jennifer Robbins
Forecast: Trade winds are on cruise control
Updated: 11 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
The Friends of Liliuokalani Gardens said the vandalism and theft happened sometime between 6:30 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday.
Updated: 11 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
A Circuit Court judge denied Lehua Kalua’s two motions to dismiss the indictment, which claimed defects in the charging language.
Updated: 13 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
The department is determining how local ulu flour can be incorporated as a regular ingredient for future school meals.
Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Jim Mendoza
Raiden Barrientos is often accompanied by first responders when he runs his tribute miles at the Honolulu Police Department’s training academy facility.
Updated: 14 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
Southwest Airlines’ chief operating officer offered some good news while appearing on Hawaii News Now Sunrise.
Updated: 17 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
HPD said that 38-year-old Issachar Meafou fired multiple gunshots at group of males at a game room near Sunny’s Mart in Kalihi.
Updated: 20 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
A new report from the Carnegie Foundation highlights how the university system are expanding access to higher education, and helping students succeed after graduation.
Updated: 21 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
The recall is for the company’s 0.6oz and 4oz sized bags due to the possible presence of undeclared almonds and cashews.
Updated: 21 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
The ceremony served as an opportunity for JABSOM students to meet and pay their respects to the families of those who had kindly donated their bodies to science.
Updated: 22 hours ago
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By HNN Staff
Police said the crash happened near the intersection of Kaimuki Avenue and Kapiolani Boulevard in the Kapahulu area.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM HST
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By Guy Hagi
First Alert Forecast: Light winds, haze and spotty thunderstorms expected through Tuesday
Updated: Apr. 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM HST
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By Annalisa Burgos
The Wahiawa Value-Added Product Development Center marks its one-year anniversary of helping grow small businesses.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Jared Willeford, 42, was last seen kayaking in a yellow kayak the area at around 8 a.m. near Keauhou wearing orange bib pants.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
The “bone collector” caterpillar lives in spider webs and decorates its portable home with the body parts of the spider’s prey.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
The crash happened at the intersection of Liholiho Street and Wilder Avenue.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
The Hawaii Fire Department is responding to a brush fire near Lehua Street in the Mountain View area.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM HST
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By HNN Staff and Jonathan Masaki
Honolulu police have opened an attempted murder investigation after a juvenile was attacked with a bat in Ewa Beach Saturday evening.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM HST
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By HNN Staff and Annalisa Burgos
The Filipino Community Center’s popular cultural festival takes place May 3, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a beer garden and DJ showcase til 8 p.m.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM HST
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By HNN Staff and Annalisa Burgos
The event will take place Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2025 at 7:46 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
Officers found the 45-year-old man slumped over in the driver’s seat. According to police, he was unresponsive, had no pulse, and his face appeared purple.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
The Oʻahu-based hālau was named the overall winner after 27 performances in the kahiko and ‘auana competitions.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Hālau hula perform modern style dances at the 62nd annual Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, Hawaiʻi.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Twenty-seven hālaus took the stage Friday for Hula Kahiko as part of the 62nd Merrie Monarch Festival.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM HST
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By Ben Gutierrez
Lawmakers had until 6:30 p.m. Friday to forward final drafts to the full legislature.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Maui police need help identifying two men accused of two armed robberies.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM HST
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By Mahealani Richardson
As hālau prepare for Saturday’s Hula ‘Auana, a legendary kumu hula and his hālau prepares for his last run.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM HST
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By Jonathan Masaki
A local non-profit animal sanctuary in Windward Oahu is facing tough financial times and is struggling to stay afloat.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2025 at 8:50 AM HST
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By Kay Thomas
A Kauai visitor was pronounced dead after being pulled from the waters of Hanalei Beach Park.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
House and Senate negotiators have tentatively agreed to House Bill 1231, which aims to expand the state’s speed enforcement camera program.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
House Bill 302 cracks down on hemp products that provide cannabis illegally through unlicensed CBD stores and allows doctors to authorize marijuana for a wide variety of health concerns.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM HST
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By Chelsea Davis
The Maui Marathon will return to the west side of the Valley Isle this weekend for the first time since the 2023 fires.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
In a motion filed Thursday, Lehua Kalua’s attorney argued that her client never received a hearing prior to being denied bail.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM HST
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By Kyle Chinen
Pearl City juniors Chloe Obuhanych and Serah Yogi are stellar students with state championships in wrestling, judo and air riflery, and are looking to add to their already stacked trophy case.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM HST
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By Eddie Dowd
Hawaii’s constitution prohibits nuclear power reactors, but with the state’s goal of reaching 100-percent renewable energy by 2045, lawmakers are poised to have the state take another look.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM HST
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By Annalisa Burgos
Lawmakers could not agree on a final version of the bill, but will ask state to create a tourism and gaming working group.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM HST
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By Lynn Kawano
State and county officials conducted a homeless sweep of Hawaii’s most iconic landmark Friday morning.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
A 42-year-old woman said she was involved in a domestic dispute, that a man tried to kill her, and she strangled him and he was dead, police said.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM HST
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By Mahealani Richardson
During this Merrie Monarch Festival journey, Hālau Mōhala ʻIlima is gearing up for its 50th anniversary next January under kumu hula Māpuana de Silva.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM HST
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By Mahealani Richardson, Dillon Ancheta and HNN Staff
Jaedyn Janae Puahaulani Pavao of Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leināʻala on Kauaʻi was named this year’s Miss Aloha Hula.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
The first night of competition at the 62nd Merrie Monarch Festival at Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium saw contestants performing hula kahiko, hula ʻauana and oli (chant).
Updated: Apr. 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM HST
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By Guy Hagi
First Alert Forecast: Light winds, hazy skies and spotty showers expected to persist through the weekend
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