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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Kilauea is showing renewed signs of activity, and scientists say another lava-fountaining episode could begin this week. The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory raised Kilauea’s Volcano Alert Level from Advisory to Watch and its Aviation Color Code from Yellow to Orange Sunday night in response to low-level precursory activity within Halemaumau.

The City and County of Honolulu has launched its “Include the Food” pilot, expanding its existing green waste collection program to accept residential food scraps as part of a broader push to reduce landfill disposal and recover more organic material. Beginning April 1, residents participating in the city’s...

A weakening system of heavy rain and thunderstorms is moving toward Kauaʻi this morning, but it’s expected to break apart into lighter rain by sunrise.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The latest news out of the Honolulu Zoo is sure to stir some excitement — especially for panda lovers. It’s not a done deal yet. But Honolulu appears to be in a good position to potentially host giant pandas. “Currently right now there’s only four...

A school that has served generations of North Shore families for more than 80 years is now at risk of closing — unless it can enroll enough students in just days.

“In 1804 when Kamehameha was on his way from Hawaiʻi to invade Kauai he halted at Oahu with an army of eight thousand men at Oʻahu.”. “The yellow fever broke out among the troops, and in the course of a few days swept away more than two thirds of them. During the plague, the king repaired to the great marae (heiau) at Wytiti, to...

Food in Hawaiʻi is a fusion of flavors from Native Hawaiian, Asian, Pacific Islander, Portuguese and United States cultures, with iconic dishes such as Spam musubi, poke, plate lunches, katsu, kalua pig, lau lau, poi and kalo, lomilomi salmon, loco moco, Korean fried chicken, palusami, manapua, saimin, butter mochi, shave ice, malasada, haupia and more.

HONOLULU (Island News) – The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) is asking for the public’s help in finding a woman who was reported missing in the Kaneohe area. Nina Kamaeva, 77, was last seen leaving her Yacht Club St. home in Kaneohe on Sunday, April 19, 2026, at approximately 10 a.m.

Three city lifeguards in Honolulu were suspended without pay last Friday after drinking while on duty. The incident happened in a storage room on the Magic Island side of Ala Moana Beach Park at around 4 p.m. Lifeguard towers had been shuttered that day due to hazardous conditions from another Kona low storm, but beaches were still open and personnel were instructed to take...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Honolulu man is facing federal drug trafficking charges following a major law enforcement investigation. Authorities said Kaimuki resident Maximilion Bautista,72, is accused of being a major methamphetamine dealer in Hawaii and could spend the rest of his life in prison. Bautista was charged after federal agents,...