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A Honolulu Emergency Medical Service vehicle burst into flames as crews responded to a call at a Wailupe home.
A rally was held Saturday morning in support of the former head football coach at Kahuku High School.
Hundreds for local football players hit the field for the 2025 808 Pro Day Combine.
The plan would balance the need to maintain visitor numbers at the level set during the pandemic, while simultaneously generating enough revenue to maintain the bay and its marine reserve.
Hawaii County police arrested a man for operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant and for negligent homicide after a deadly pedestrian crash Friday.
Serial road rage suspect Nathaniel Radimak is back at Halawa Correctional Facility after several days in the hospital.
Nurses from the Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital held an informational picket Saturday morning.
Brandon Lindley, 33, was charged Friday with attempted murder after allegedly hitting a man with his vehicle.
Stable weather with breezy trade winds and trade showers that will push thru to the leeward sides of the islands. A low pressure system is bringing just enough instability to cause showers to be heavier in certain places.
the cuts included $89 million in Hawaii for personnel and programs aimed at disease tracking and prevention.
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Honolulu police arrested a 17-year-old boy, saying he was one for four people who allegedly entered a home armed with guns during a social poker game.
Bill Ingram turns 75 this summer, and still remembers his first day reporting for duty at Ala Moana Beach Park.
Prince David Klaren Laamea Kaumualii Kawananakoa’s body will be brought to Iolani Palace Friday evening, where he will lie in state.
There is no green bin pickup on Maui so without the donated dumpsters, residents would have to haul the items 12 miles each way to the Central Maui Landfill.
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi honored seven employees who are each celebrating 50 years or more working for Oahu Transit Services.
Hawaii stood to lose more than $89 million from terminations by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Jordan Donahue’s limits were put to the test when he suffered an injury on opening night of what was supposed to be a standout senior season.
The Army releases an environmental study as it positions itself for new leases on Oahu.
A delegation of Kamehameha students and teachers are putting in final practices for hula and Hawaiian protocols for a trip to Tahiti at the end of June to welcome Hōkūleʻa and sister canoe Hikianalia.
Police say a man grabbed a boy in a school bathroom and demanded money.
If star athletes can talk about it, the hope is every adult can too, even if it’s uncomfortable. The important thing is to show you care.
The chosen developer for the new Aloha Stadium district is turning to the county for help by seeking a tax subsidy that hasn’t been used in Hawaii before.
A full inventory of merchandise, such as kitchen equipment, dishware, and furniture, are now up for bid at an online auction.
Hawaii has the second-highest rate of drownings among residents in the country, and drowning is the leading cause of death for Hawaii children ages 1-15, health officials said.
Heavy machinery on a flatbed trailer apparently caught the lines, pulling some of them down to the roadway.
Fire officials said the woman who was inside the home climbed onto the roof to escape.
The Helmsley Charitable Trust has donated $1.6 million to the Queen’s Medical Center and Clarence T.C. Ching ECMO Program.
A 20-year-old man jumped about 50 feet into the water.
Showers will be active across windward slopes and will periodically pass over leeward areas, especially at night.
The Polynesian voyaging canoe will resume a journey that will take about three years to complete.
Three hikers were hurt when a large tree limb fell, bringing down a large swath of bamboo with it.
Kevin Kodama has been sorting through Hawaii’s rain data as the “go-to” hydrologist since 1998.
Organizers of the annual Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaii ceremony are making a few changes to this year’s event.
Maui County taxpayers will have a chance to weigh in on the mayor’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
The platforms were attached in 1942 to aid the salvage of the vessel’s main guns and equipment.
It says if a passenger does not board their ticketed flight, the airline will cancel their reservation, including layover and return flights.
For years, illegal vacation rental owners seemed to knew that it was hard to catch them and the fines wouldn’t be significant. But those days may be over.
Newly filed court documents say the case between California resident Anne Reynolds and a Big Island developer has been settled.
Shortstop Quinn Waiki is proud to represent her hometown and also be among a group of Hawaii softballers making noise nationally.
State shut down L&L Barbeque restaurant after inspectors discovered a cockroach infestation.
Sgt. Edmund Ho with CrimeStoppers Honolulu says traffic confrontations in Hawaii rarely turn violent, which is why the nonprofit is urging drivers to have the right mindset on the road.
Sekonaia Takafua is accused of shooting Shawn Lewis in the head last September.
The crash sent a 62-year-old bicyclist to the hospital with injuries to his head and lower body, officials said.
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Nathaniel Radimak, 38, was supposed to be in court Thursday, but his attorney said he was still the hospital and does not know when his client will be released.
University of Hawaii president Wendy Hensel said 76 federal grants were eliminated, terminated, or received stop work orders. Sixty-five of those grants were fully terminated.
A new exhibition on Oahu’s North Shore showcases 1,000 years of Hawaiian history through artifacts discovered in the 1970s and ’80s.
U.S. Sen Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, reintroduced the Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment (RTCP) Revitalization Act.
The aloha shirt designs are inspired by the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force and will debut just ahead of Memorial Day on Friday, May 23.
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