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HONOLULU (Island News) -- Honolulu police shut down illegal game rooms in Waialua and Pearl City this week leading to four arrests. The first gambling bust took place at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at a one-story house on Wanini Street. Honolulu Police Department (HPD) officers from the Narcotics Vice Division...

Korean convenience store chain CU is set to open its first United States location in downtown Honolulu, Hawaiʻi as it marks the brand’s debut in America and a milestone for Korean retail abroad.

Early on a quiet Kauaʻi morning, federal agents swept through several neighborhoods arresting 44 individuals in a large-scale operation that has shaken community members. This coordinated effort was part of a joint agency effort which included Homeland Security, the FBI, and the Drug Enforcement Agency, alongside...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A 69-year-old woman is in serious condition following a two-alarm fire in Makaha. The fire broke out at around 8:52 a.m. from the complex on Kili Drive. According to Emergency Medical Services, the woman suffered serious burns and smoke inhalation and was taken to an emergency room...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- A husband, a caregiver and what his wife calls her lifeline. Married for 17 years, Cheryl Bartlett and Rogerio Barbosa are now facing the unimaginable. Rogerio was detained by immigration authorities on Oct. 28th in the parking lot of his Oahu apartment. Bartlett said, “This is...

When Title Guaranty of Hawaiʻi’s lease on its downtown headquarters building expired in January, the company packed up its belongings and personnel and moved next door. There was just one problem: The title company left its building behind, contrary to a provision in its lease. Now, the dispute...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is being sued by its CEO. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, Stacy Ferreira claimed the agency violated whistleblower and sunshine laws. The lawsuit claimed OHA’s Board of Trustees’ decision to place her on leave in September was retaliation for her complaints...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Legacy businesses are rare to find nowadays, but there’s one family that’s carrying on their grandfather’s business that started up over a century ago. 79-year-old Benjamin Takayesu and his sister, 76-year-old Alison Takayesu Kessner, comes from a legacy of bicycle entrepreneurs. Their...

The City and County of Honolulu could crack down on bikers who ride on sidewalks in certain areas of town. A new bill moving through the city council is trying to clean up the language in the city’s traffic code, which says that bikes are not allowed on sidewalks in business districts.

With federal food assistance halted, over 400 families turned to Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center for their next meal.