Honolulu HI

"They did fail the family. That really is the crux of the case. She did what she could to try and help the children. She reported it and DHS and CWS failed to protect these four kids."

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Harry Kauhi will spend nearly nine years in prison for his role in the Miske criminal enterprise. Kauhi was sentenced Tuesday after accepting a plea deal in 2022, and testified against Mike Miske at trial. Kauhi said he was involved in robberies, drug trafficking, and at least...

A Big Wave surfer on the Big Island has been charged with 25 offenses including abuse, unlawful imprisonment and possession of firearms.

WAIKIKI, Hawai‘i (Island News) -- Waikiki hotel workers rally for management to settle their new contract leading up to International Women’s Day on Saturday. Over 100 UNITE HERE Local 5 hotel workers from The Modern Honolulu and the Ilikai Hotel are rallying for a fair contract, calling on management to “respect our...

CHAMBERSBURG – With the mass layoff of federal workers in Washington, DC, some state governors are trying to capture those folks to help beef up their own state’s government workforce. New York, Hawaii, Virginia and Maryland put the call out to fill their vacant positions weeks ago. Pennsylvania...

"Many of those fatalities were from individuals who were walking against the 'Don't Walk' sign or they were at unmarked crosswalks."

A new convenient program designed to lessen the amount of time spent at a Driver Licensing Center to obtain an instruction or learner's permit.

In partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Housing, the city’s Department of Land Management has issued a Request for Qualifications with the aim to redevelop Iwilei Center. In an effort to utilize public land for affordable housing, the city is looking for a development partner to transform the...

SOUTH KONA (HawaiiNewsNow) - A federal immigration enforcement operation was conducted in West Hawaii Wednesday afternoon, increasing concerns among the island’s Latino community. The Department of Homeland Security Investigations said agents are looking for “unaccompanied alien children who have allegedly entered...

More than a year after the Honolulu City Council created a program to reduce the city’s backlog of building permit applications, the city’s permitting department director said she’s close to starting the program. The delay, said Department of Planning and Permitting Director Dawn Takeuchi Apuna, stems from...