Investigation underway for Kahala two-story residential building fire
KAHALA (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu Fire Department is investigating a building fire they responded to in Kahala on Wednesday. Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) received a 911 call at 2:45 a.m. and responded to a building fire at 3994 Kaualio Place in a with 10 units staffed with 38 personnel. The...
‘Busiest day of the year’: Hawaii’s own Malasada Day
Malasada Day is known to fall on what Hawaii knows as 'Fat Tuesday', the day that falls before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent.
Local bar holding Bruno Mars look-alike contest on Oʻahu
Calling all Bruno Mars look-alikes! Think you got a chance to stand-in for the Grammy-winning singer song-writer from Hawaiʻi?
Bills seek to mitigate ‘slow-moving disaster’ facing waterfront homes
Over 90% of Oʻahu's North Shore beaches are expected to be in a chronic state of erosion by 2050, according to the Surfrider Foundation’s 2025 State of the Beach Report. Two homes have collapsed into the ocean on the North Shore over the past five years — the first at Rocky Point in 2022, and another nearby at Sunset...
Manoa family waits for repairs after Super Bowl Sunday wind damage
A Manoa family waits for insurance approval weeks after Super Bowl Sunday winds damaged their roof and left them in their damaged home.
Waikiki Aquarium’s Sea-duction dinner supports conservation
Waikiki Aquarium's annual "Sea-duction" dinner offered guests a unique dining experience while supporting marine conservation efforts. Attendees enjoyed heart-shaped treats with the resident Monk seal, with all proceeds aiding the aquarium's mission.
Ala Moana Center rings in Year of the Horse
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Ala Moana Center is celebrating the 2026 Lunar New Year with six days of shopping perks, lion dances, and displays, and cultural performances. There are special sales going on at many of the stores and giveaways for customers. Shoppers can get a free Year of the...
Feds Keep Squeeze On Miske Millions As Honolulu Estate Fight Drags On
New filings in Honolulu federal court suggest the battle over the late crime boss Michael Miske’s fortune is not wrapping up anytime soon. In a stipulation lodged last Thursday, the parties told a judge that prosecutors may lean on evidence from a previously undisclosed criminal investigation and asked to bump a...
The chef behind the only Turkish restaurant in Hawaii
Our guest on this week’s Menu Talk is Ahu Hettema, chef-owner of Istanbul Hawai’i restaurant in Honolulu. Chef Hettema came to California to study art and psychology but was unable to return to her homeland of Turkey because of a string of immigration snafus. She visited Hawaii and fell in love with the culture and...
Man arrested, charged after allegedly threatening man with knife in Kaneohe
KANEOHE, Hawaii (Island News) -- A 23-year-old man was arrested and charged following a terroristic threatening incident involving a knife in Kaneohe on Monday night. A 20-year-old man was allegedly threatened by the 23-year-old suspect, Kirtley Choi, with a knife in Kaneohe on Monday night, Feb. 16, according to...
