Stalled train briefly disrupts westbound Skyline service between stations
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An unoccupied train stalled between two westbound Skyline stations Friday, briefly disrupting service during the evening commute. At about 4:30 p.m., the Honolulu Department of Transportation Services alerted riders to closures at the Hālawa Aloha Stadium and Makalapa Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam stations. Riders from the...
Hawaii State Library temporarily closed for facility repairs
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawai‘i State Library in Downtown Honolulu will be closed for a week to make unforeseen repairs to interior walkways. All library programs scheduled until Nov. 20 are cancelled. Due dates on borrowed materials will be extended to Nov. 23, and the book drop will remain...
Kali Watson Is Stepping Down As Hawaiian Home Lands Director
Kali Watson will not seek reappointment at the end of this year as director of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and chair of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, state officials announced Friday. Appointed by Gov. Josh Green in 2023, Watson was responsible for overseeing the development of thousands of homes...
City seeks $250,000 repayment as Louis Kealoha leaves custody
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Former Honolulu police chief Louis Kealoha is no longer in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons. He finished the custody part of his sentence in May, but still owes money for his crimes. Kealoha finished house arrest and is now on supervised release, a form of...
H-1 closure, gridlock raise concerns about traffic during emergencies
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A closure on the H-1 Freeway early Friday morning sent traffic spilling onto surrounding streets, leaving drivers frustrated and raising questions about Honolulu’s ability to keep people moving during emergencies. For some commuters, the delays meant arriving late to work. “How was traffic this morning? Bad...
FAA lifts nationwide ground stop, Hawaii travelers advised to check airlines: HDOT
The Federal Aviation Administration announced that all U.S. flights would be grounded until further notice on Friday morning.
All H-1 eastbound lanes reopen following hours-long closure due to police investigation
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu Police Department shut down all H-1 eastbound lanes Friday morning due to a police investigation. Just after 5 a.m. all of the H-1 freeway eastbound lanes were shutdown near the Liliha Street overpass. Motorists are being detoured via the Vineyard Blvd. off-ramp and asking the...
State steps up traffic enforcement with more sheriff patrols
The Hawaiʻi Department of Law Enforcement has increased traffic enforcement on Oʻahu's freeways to combat speeding and impaired driving, with additional patrols planned through the holiday season and into next year.
Hawaiʻi Still Needs Doctors. We’re Gaining On Nurses, At Least
While Hawaiʻi’s doctor shortage widens, vacancies in other healthcare jobs are shrinking, according to the Healthcare Association of Hawaiʻi’s biannual report. Non-physician healthcare job openings decreased by 20% between 2024 and 2026. The largest decrease in vacancy rates occurred on the neighbor islands, where the greatest need for healthcare professionals exists.
Oʻahu infrastructure threatened by tipping point in sea-level rise impacts
A new comprehensive study by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) at Mānoa Climate Resilience Collaborative reveals that traditional sea-level rise models, which account only for rising ocean waters, drastically underestimate the true threat to coastal infrastructure on Oʻahu, Hawai'i.
