Honolulu HI

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - With strong winds expected to reach 50 miles per hour across parts of Oahu, officials are warning the public about falling trees and branches. The concerns center on Oahu’s saturated soil conditions, which officials say increase the risk. A tree alongside Manoa Road has been down...

Crews are actively removing damaged trees and branches over busy streets like Kapiolani Boulevard. With strong winds causing repeated outages, Hawaiian Electric is keeping a close eye on conditions for potential safety shutoffs.

KO OLINA (HawaiiNewsNow) - A man was pronounced dead Monday afternoon after officials say bystanders pulled him from the water. Emergency Medical Services responded to Ko Olina Lagoon, located on Waipahe Place, at around 1:45 p.m. According to police, a 32-year-old man was seen struggling to stay afloat and went...

With the help of Oahu residents, the city's Department of Environmental Services aims to further reduce reliance on the landfill through its G.R.O.W. — Green Recycling Organic Waste — pilot program launching on April 1. The G.R.O.W. pilot program will initially launch in six neighborhoods — Hawaii Kai,...

WAHIAWA, Hawaii (Island News) -- The 31-year-old man who died from a stabbing in Wahiawa on Friday was identified by the medical examiner. Police officers responded to a vehicle crash in front of Walgreens in Wahiawa, located at Kamehameha Highway and Olive Street at 12:41 a.m. Friday, Feb. 13. Once arriving at the...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An iconic shave ice spot on Oahu’s North Shore is celebrating a big anniversary. Matsumoto Shave Ice in Haleiwa has been in business for 75 years. The dessert shop opened its doors on Feb. 13th, 1951, at the same location it sits today on Kamehameha Highway.

A 32-year-old man is dead after he was found struggling to stay afloat in the waters off of Ko Olina on Feb. 16, the Honolulu Police Department said.

Niki Roderick has noticed a troubling trend when teaching safety protocols to young people interested in spearfishing through her nonprofit FreediveSafe! Hawaiʻi: People don’t know enough about the risk of losing consciousness underwater. Recently, she had a class of 30 young divers and spearfishermen. Only two...

AIEA, Hawaii (Island News) -- Police arrested a 37-year-old man who escaped custody after allegedly assaulting his wife in front of their kids in Aiea last month. On Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at 2:20 p.m., Tiofilusi Tongamoa, 37, allegedly assaulted his wife in front of their children, all under the age of 14, inside...

Soft, chewy, delicious and usually powdered with sugar -- Feb. 17 marks the date to celebrate Malasada Day! For some, Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday is the last day to indulge but in Hawaiʻi, it's part of a local tradition to enjoy malasadas.