Honolulu HI

A new school resource officer (SRO) program has begun on Oahu, with officers stationed at Kaimuki, Kapolei and Waianae High Schools. While SROs will assist with school security, their primary focus will not be on routine discipline.

In efforts to eventually go cashless, satellite city halls across Oʻahu are now allowing residents to pay their property taxes with a major credit card.

HONOLULU (Island News) – A pedestrian died following a collision that occurred on Friday, January 9, 2026, according to officials. It was confirmed on Monday, Jan. 12, that the 75-year-old man involved in a collision a week prior had succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead. The initial...

Late Wednesday on Kinau Street, a machete attack left one person with serious injuries and landed a 22-year-old man in handcuffs. Police say the victim was taken to a nearby hospital and remains under medical care, while investigators keep a tight lid on further details as they work the case.

EWA BEACH, Hawaii (Island News) – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notified the public to avoid an area on Farrington Hwy on Wednesday morning after military explosives were discovered. At 11:53 a.m. HDOT reported that an unexploded ordinance was found during a shoulder excavation. As a result of...

Thursday, Jan. 15, to Sunday, Jan. 18, 7:10 a.m. daily start. With the cancellation of Maui’s 2026 Sentry Tournament, here’s your only chance to see PGA golf pros compete in Hawai‘i this year. A field of 120 top-ranked golfers, including 2025 winner Nick Taylor, Keegan Bradley, Hideki Matsuyama and Vijay Singh, will...

Celeste Nakamoto Farinas owns Beretania Florist, which her grandparents Shigeichi and Yukie Nakamoto opened up along South Beretania Street on November 19th 1937.

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (Island News) -- The man who was arrested after a robbery in Kapolei involving a machete was charged with an armed robbery offense. Rufino Rocky, 45, was charged by prosecutors following the incident that happened at the Kapolei Home Depot on Wednesday night, Jan. 7. According to court documents,...

HONOLULU (Island News) – The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) identified travel-related cases of Zika and dengue viruses on Oahu. This marks the first confirmed Zika case on Oahu in 2026, with the last travel-related Zika case reported in Hawaii in 2025. According to the DOH, the dengue case will be recorded as the...

HONOLULU (Island News) – The City and County of Honolulu released its schedule for Memorial Day along with the schedule for the rest of its operations and the traffic and parking regulations that will be in effect for Monday, January 19, 2026. The holiday schedule for the City and...