Hawaiian Airlines announces new executive chef for first-class dining
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaiian Airlines has a new executive chef. On Tuesday, the airline announced Dell Valdez, the chef behind Vein at Kakaako, Dell’s Kitchen and Bakery, and Mio Pastalogy, to succeed husband-and-wife duo Wade and Michelle Ueoka of MW Restaurant, who led the program since 2021. Born and...
Artist depicts Hawaiian birds on 23-story mural of DHHL’s first high-rise
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Now that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has purchased its first high-rise apartment building, the time has come to beautify it. Painters are hard at work on a 23-story mural at Hale Moiliili. Muralist Kamea Hadar began the massive project at the end of February. “Honolulu...
Milestone birthday celebration held for regular senior day care participant
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A local resident is celebrating a milestone birthday and sharing the secret to a long life. Ellen Goo, a regular senior day care participant at Palolo Chinese Home, marked a major milestone birthday this March, turning 106 years old. In addition to celebrating with family and friends...
Zoning questions raised over proposed Hawaii Kai development
HAWAII KAI, Hawaii (KHON2) — A proposed housing project in east Oahu is sparking questions from neighbors. The plan would build dozens of new homes near Koko Villas, but residents said there are concerns over zoning and whether the project should move forward. The principal planner for phase two of Koko Villas said...
Honolulu Implements Major TheBus Service Changes
Honolulu’s public transportation landscape is set for a significant overhaul, with the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Transportation Services rolling out widespread honolulu thebus modifications effective March 1, 2026. These updates target major routes like the A Line to the University of Hawaiʻi at...
Help Find A Hit-and-Run Suspect and You Can Earn Up To $1,000
In this latest installment of CrimeStoppers Honolulu, Sgt. Edmund Ho shares three of the latest cases. Do you recognize any of these suspects? Your tips leading to arrest or conviction can get you up to $1,000. Use the P3Tips app or go to www.honolulucrimestoppers.org. 1 -- Theft in the Second Degree,...
Man indicted for alleged Kapolei murder and attempted murder
HONOLULU (Island News) – An indictment has been announced by Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm against the man accused of fatally shooting a woman and injuring a teenager in Kapolei. Shaison Laupola, 36, was indicted in connection with a shooting in Kapolei that resulted in the death of 26-year-old...
The Disappearance of David Pukahi
54 year old David Pukahi was last seen in Honolulu, Hawaii on April 6, 2015. He was last seen being assaulted and kidnapped by two male friends. At 1:10 pm on April 6, 2015, David Pukahi was seen with two male friends on Emerson Road in Honolulu, Hawaii. Witnesses report...
Honolulu Care Home Owner Hit With State Rap Over Rule Lapses
State health officials have slapped the owner of Hale Lehua Carehome in Honolulu with a formal Notice of Violation and Order, saying the facility allegedly fell short of Hawaiʻi’s adult residential care rules. The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health’s Office of Health Care Assurance said it issued a...
Why Diners Are Rushing To Honolulu’s Chinatown After Dark
Bon Appétit just named this Honolulu hot spot as one of its Best New Restaurants in the U.S. for 2025, placing a Chinatown spot among only twenty restaurants selected nationwide. It is the first Hawaii restaurant to make the list since Lineage earned the honor in 2019, and the first Oahu restaurant to land there in...
