Vacation rental owners hit with hefty $10k a day fines under ‘lodging’ rule
HUGE fines are putting illegal vacation rentals in Honolulu, Hawaii, on notice. City leaders are cracking down on short-term rentals operating outside approved resort zones. Only certain areas like Waikīkī, Ko Olina and Turtle Bay can legally host vacation rentals. Owners must register every rental and meet strict...
2 injured in Fort Shafter rollover crash
Two people were injured in a rollover crash at the intersection of Kaua Street and Funston Road Tuesday morning.
Avoid estate planning mistakes before family stress grows
Honolulu (KHON2) – Estate planning involves more than creating a will, according to Michelle Ogata, principal attorney at Estate Planning Partners Hawaii. Ogata says a will is only one part of a complete estate plan and generally must go through probate. A more comprehensive plan may also include a...
Made in Hawaiʻi Festival returns in August for 32nd year
Tickets go on sale Aug. 1 for the 32nd annual Made in Hawaiʻi Festival. The festival returns with what is being hyped as the largest yet, featuring expanded hours, more than 800 vendor booths, a new third-floor experience and exclusive Huakaʻi by Hawaiian VIP access in celebration of Hawaiʻi’s makers, businesses, cultu
Honolulu’s ʻIolani Palace Throws Free Kamaʻāina Bash for Kahoʻolawe’s 50-Year Fight
ʻIolani Palace is turning next Sunday’s free Kamaʻāina gathering into a musical and cultural salute to Kahoʻolawe, with Kimié Miner and the Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana helping anchor the day. The event gives Honolulu residents a chance to tour the royal palace while connecting with one of Hawaiʻi’s most consequential mod
An inconspicuous pit unearthed by rail work was a link to old Honolulu
CHINATOWN (HawaiiNewsNow) - Thousands of people traverse Nimitz Highway daily. But many of them may be unaware of the historical remnants they’re passing that are buried just beneath the surface. Unfortunately, one of them is now just a memory of the past after recently being cemented over for an...
HPD officer collides with pedestrian in Waikiki crosswalk, treated for serious injuries
HONOLULU (Island News) – A pedestrian was hospitalized following a collision that involved a police officer, which occurred in the Waikiki area early Tuesday morning. The incident occurred at about 6:58 a.m. when a 25-year-old Honolulu Police Department (HPD) Officer was stopped at the intersection of Liliuokalani Ave
Rollover crash in Honolulu results in two people hospitalized
HONOLULU (Island News) – Two people were treated after a collision was reported on Kaua St. and Funston Road in Honolulu, Tuesday morning. Paramedics with the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to the scene at approximately 10 a.m. to treat a man believed to be in his 40s, and a woman believed to be in
Honolulu reduces in-person permit testing days to boost license renewals
HONOLULU (Island News) – To address a major surge in driver's license renewal demands, the City and County of Honolulu is adjusting operations at its licensing centers by decreasing in-office days for permit tests. The change will free up additional appointment slots for driver’s license renewals and other licensing...
AI tool will be required for residential permit applications
Applicants for residential permits in Honolulu will be required to use an AI tool to double-check their work starting in September. The Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) for the City and County of Honolulu has been using an AI software called CivCheck since 2025. It’s part of an overhaul...
