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Moderate to breezy trade winds will continue through the week.
A blessing ceremony marked the launch of Hawaii Foodbank Kauai’s new mobile food pantry on Tuesday.
New admission fees at Hilo’s Panaewa Zoo will start August first.
The official in charge of setting electric rates is denying he socializes with Hawaiian Electric executives. That accusation was raised at a hearing Tuesday over whether the Public Utilities Commission is too easy on the utility.
HPD’s soon-to-be Interim Police Chief has announced his selections for Acting Deputy Chiefs.
New video of the Coast Guard rescuing a man whose boat sunk near Molokai was just released.
Honolulu’s prosecuting attorney shared details gathered in the investigation.
Over the past decade, markings at dozens of Oahu crosswalks have vanished.
Honolulu police say officers shot a 37-year-old man in Makaha after he rammed a stolen truck into an HPD vehicle.
The Aloha Stadium state’s project team announced today that it’s now pushing back its original self-imposed deadline by a month.
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Oahu residents have been notified of upcoming full closers of Honolulu-bound Likelike Highway beginning Monday, June 30 from the H-3 Freeway split through the Wilson Tunnel.
A major business deal between Maui landowners have some water rights advocates worried.
The Kauai Police Department arrested two men in connection with a sexual assault case involving two juveniles that happened earlier this month in Hanamaulu.
Today on Spotlight Now, we’re speaking to Dr. Kamanaʻopono Crabbe, David Sun Miyashiro, executive director of Hawaii Kids Can and Mele Kānealiʻi Hawai’i State Youth Commissioner on the Rediscovering Hawaii’s Soul movement.
The Maui Food Bank has named Chris Yuh as its new Chief Financial Officer.
The event will take place at the historic Old Lahaina Luau on October 4, 2025, and aims to raise funds to support the continuing rebuilding of Lahaina.
Researchers said Honaunau Bay now has an average of 51 sea urchins per square meter. This is considered to be the highest recorded density on coral reefs anywhere in the world.
Nathan Cakin of Ocean View barricaded himself inside a residence and threatened to harm himself after police conducted a residence check with a warrant for his arrest.
A Coastal Flood Statement is in effect through Thursday due to the extreme high tides and rising south swell, minor flooding is possible statewide.
The Maui Police Department requests the public’s help with any information on the whereabouts of Mwolana Maybelle Aliksa, 44, of Kahului.
Honolulu police have received several reports of someone shooting blow darts at chickens near Prospect and Magazine Streets in Makiki.
Honolulu police and state sheriffs are searching for missing inmate Steve Abraham.
Funeral services are now planned for former city councilman, community leader, military service member and philanthropist John Henry Felix.
On the Island of Hawaii, a California visitor apparently drowned off Whittington Beach Park in Naalehu Sunday afternoon.
Monday marks one week since crews began hauling wildfire debris from West Maui to Central Maui.
A Hawaii congresswoman says it should’ve happened much sooner.
The pup’s full Hawaiian name was gifted to him by the students of Hauula Elementary School’s Immersion program.
Governor Josh Green is calling for the resignation of every member of the board of the Hawaii Tourism Authority. He says its best to start with a clean slate after multiple problems had to be fixed. On Monday, lawmakers grilled the HTA’s new, interim leadership in a hearing that lasted most of the workday.
Legendary University of Hawaii head baseball coach Les Murakami is being inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame, the College Baseball Foundation announced Monday.
The main runway at the Hilo International Airport will close overnight for maintenance and reports.
Marcus Mariota’s Motiv8 Foundation took over the Pearl at Kalauao golf course on Monday for their 9th annual tournament.
On Monday, the medical examiner confirmed that cousins Katrell Plunkett, 28, and Miyanna Haiola, 18, were the two victims of the crash.
Kunia resident Sae Joon Park, a decorated Army veteran, was given three weeks to return to South Korea, after 48 years in the U.S.
Multiple calls came in about an apparent fire at 74-589 Honokohau St., near Queen Kaahumanu Highway, across from the boat harbor.
The likelihood of developing dementia was 12%-13% lower overall among people with high adherence to the MIND diet compared to those with low adherence. This relationship was most pronounced among Latinos, Whites and African Americans, while it was not as apparent among Asian Americans and showed a weaker trend in Native Hawaiians.
A new competition was launched to develop innovative tools that can be used to cut and remove derelict fishing nets from the ocean.
Scientists said so far three striped dolphins stranded on Oahu’s east shorelines over a seven day period tested positive for Brucella Ceti, a bacterial infection that can spread from animals to humans.
Makai Farm, Harrison Cannon, James McNeil, and Jacob Jacinto completed the 12-week long training program that took place at locations across the island.
On Saturday, a 29-year-old woman was traveling eastbound on Kaumualiʻi Highway with five children when the car struck a tree in the westbound shoulder.
June 23, through July 19, community members are invited to drop off school supplies or make monetary donations at any Maui County FCU location.
Strong trade winds will gradually weaken over the next several days with moderate trades expected by the middle of the week.
Fathers at the Waiawa Correctional Facility were given the chance to celebrate Father’s Day Sunday.
Dominic Roberts has been sentenced to eight years in prison for child abuse offenses.
Supporters and critics of the attack appear to both want peace, but they disagree on how to achieve it.
The incident began when officers responded to reports of the man allegedly firing a weapon at others.
The crews of Hōkūle’a and Hikianalia battle unfavorable ocean conditions, the Polynesian Voyaging Society said, as they sail towards Ra’iātea in French Polynesia.
HPD said as officers made contact, the driver of a silver Jeep reversed, then accelerated forward towards one of the officers and hit their leg.
The 34th Annual Honolulu AIDS Walk, also known as the Walk for Life, featured performances from the Royal Hawaiian Band and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Honolulu.
The Sierra Club of Hawaii and the Relocate Puʻuloa Range Coalition will be holding an exposure awareness event on lead in Ewa Beach on Sunday.
The Na Hoku Hanohano Awards took place in Waikiki marking a big night of celebrating Hawaiian music.
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