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HONOLULU (Island News) -- An Oahu grand jury indicted a man on multiple charges in connection to an illegal game room in Haleiwa that police discovered in 2024. The Honolulu Prosecutors' Office said 34-year-old Franklin Fale was indicted in court on Wednesday, July 16, 2026, in connection to an illegal gambling operati

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A man is in federal custody after customs officers said they found methamphetamine inside two of his carry-on bags as he attempted to board a flight from Honolulu to Seoul, South Korea on July 10. Court documents allege Geraldo Figueroa Jr. told officers he was offered $30,000...

Editor's note: HPR's Audrey McAvoy will report on two other lieutenant governor candidates, Derek Kawakami and John Choi. Kawakami's story is scheduled to air Thursday, July 23, and Choi's on Friday, July 24. Della Au Belatti is changing plans. She was going to spend a recent Sunday handing out campaign...

Friends and fellow riders are remembering Kenneth Calimpong after police say a driver making a U-turn collided with his motorcycle on Kapiolani Boulevard in Moiliili. Safety advocates hope the tragedy reminds all drivers to stay alert and share the road.

After years of requests from island shoppers, IKEA is now offering shipping to select Hawaiʻi ZIP codes.

Two men were arrested and facing dozens of criminal charges in connection with an alleged $1.2 million cheque fraud operation in Hawaiʻi.

Starting in late July, up to 100 aging utility poles along the Leeward Coast will be replaced over the next three years.

Skyline rail construction is set to enter its third segment in Kakaako, potentially blocking business driveways and raising environmental concerns among Oahu residents.

Editor’s note: Olin Kealoha Lagon will be writing bi-weekly for Civil Beat on a variety of topics, typically about the intersections of technology and culture. Born in Hawaiʻi and raised in public housing here, he became a serial entrepreneur and inventor. I love telling other people’s stories. I...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is asking Circuit Court to strike a filing submitted by four minority trustees that claims CEO Stacy Ferreira — currently on paid leave — was retaliated against and is owed damages from her lawsuit against the agency. Minority trustees refuse...