Rain barrels installed to protect Hawaii’s reefs and reduce flooding
HONOLULU (Island News) – A simple upgrade in Moanalua Valley is showing how Oahu families can play a role in protecting Hawaii’s environment and water future. Mālama Maunalua, in partnership with the City and County of Honolulu and local nonprofits, installed one of hundreds of rainwater capture systems Monday as...
Gov. Josh Green doles out Governor’s Awards for outstanding executive branch employees
Branch Manager Katy Tipton of the Pāhoa Public Library on the Big Island was named State Manager of the Year during a ceremony on Monday in Honolulu to recognize the winners of the annual Governor’s Awards. Other winners were Marly Jane Nakamura, corrections education supervisor with the Department...
3 rescued after boat overturns off East Oahu
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Three boaters are safe after a 13-foot vessel they were on capsized about a mile off the Wailupe area in East Oahu Sunday. The Honolulu Fire Department received a call that the boat was taking on water at around 10:50 a.m. Fire officials said the boat eventually...
Well-known waterman killed in Waimanalo crash remembered as ‘an ambassador of aloha’
WAIMANALO (HawaiiNewsNow) - Many are mourning the loss of 30-year-old Fullerton “Hopena” Pokipala, who died from a crash in Waimanalo on Saturday night. “Hopena was an ambassador of aloha,” Pokipala’s uncle, Clif Botelho said, adding he was not just generous, he was self-less. “Just the epitome...
Mililani man found guilty of killing mother, dog
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Mililani man has been found guilty in the brutal killing of his mother and her dog. Jamil Hart, 39, was convicted by an Oahu jury Monday of murder in the second degree for the death of Gwendolyn Hara-Hart. He was also found guilty of attempted burglary...
Local favorite restaurant opens new location at Bishop Museum
Highway Inn, the family-owned restaurant known for Hawaiian comfort food since 1947, has opened a new café called Tūtū’s Place at Bishop Museum.
Charges filed in SF multi-vehicle crash that killed 1, injured several others in January
The driver of a Tesla is being charged in connection with multiple hit-and-run crashes in San Francisco in January that left one person dead and several others injured, the district attorney said Monday.
Hawaii Island Police investigate a possible drowning of a 29 y.o. Kea’au woman
HAWAII ISLAND (Island News) - The Hawaii Island Police begin investigating a possible drowning of a 29-year-old woman from Kea'au early Sunday morning, February...
A man is arrested following an assault in Waikiki
HONOLULU (Island News) - The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) arrest and charge a man for assaulting an elderly man. Ronald Malmber, 44, was arrested...
A hiker is rescued from a Makiki trail
HONOLULU (Island News) - A hiker is safe after being rescued from the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) on the Maunalaha Trail in Makiki. On...
