Hawaii police investigate possible drowning in Kona
KONA (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii Police Department is investigating a possible drowning that happened on Wednesday in Kailua-Kona. Police identified the victim as Charles Hutchinson, 26, of Honolulu. According to Hawaii Island police, at around noon, officers responded to a report of a scuba diver in distress at Honokohau Harbor.
First responders locate body of missing diver offshore Sand Island
KALIHI, Hawaii (Island News) -- The body of a diver who went missing in the waters off of Sand Island was found on Friday night following a multi-agency search. The Honolulu Fire Department, Honolulu Ocean Safety, State of Hawaii Airports Rescue Firefighters and U.S. Coast Guard searched for a man in his 30s around Mokauea Fishing Village in Kalihi on Friday afternoon, April 17...
SNAP recipients in Hawaiʻi can now buy hot meals at retailers
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Attention SNAP recipients: A new temporary waiver has been approved for new food options. The Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services has received approval allowing SNAP households to purchase hot foods at authorized retailers statewide, from April 17 through May 16. What BESSD, the division in charge of securing SNAP benefits, said hot foods […]
Tangled utility lines complicate Aloha Stadium project
Developers have started demolishing parts of Aloha Stadium to make way for a new $650 million development. But now they have must tackle the challenge of relocating utilities. Some 100 utility lines run under Aloha Stadium’s surface parking lot. It's a spaghetti tangle of lines that must be relocated for the massive development that's planned around the stadium.
Ag department criticized over policy to import goods with ‘light’ pest infestations
Lawmakers are questioning whether the state Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity should still lead Hawaiʻi’s efforts to manage invasive species. DAB in recent years has been criticized for its handling of pest species, the latest being a policy from 1995 that allows inspectors to “inspect and release” goods with known pests if they have “light insect or disease infestation.”
HART moves to acquire Downtown Honolulu properties for rail construction
Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation is taking legal action to acquire parts of the Pacific Guardian Center and a former Servco site through eminent domain to advance the next phase of Honolulu’s rail line.
Lt. Gov. hires former attorney general amid campaign finance probe by current AG
The Lieutenant Governor has hired former state Attorney General David Louie to represent her campaign, Friends of Sylvia Luke.
Kapahulu Hotspot Tonkatsu Tamafuji Drops Upstairs Lair For Bigger Street-Level Digs
Tonkatsu Tamafuji has quietly traded its longtime second-floor hideout at Hee Hing Plaza for a bigger, street-level space on Kapahulu Avenue. The new ground-floor dining room holds about 75 seats, roughly one-and-a-half times the old capacity, with both counter and table options. For now, the Kapahulu location is sticking to walk-ins only through April while the team...
Sunrise Sports: Parts of Aloha Stadium fall after controlled collapse
The 50-year-old stadium is being replaced by a new venue with about 30,000 seats. It's expected to open in 2029.
Police shoot at dangerous dog in Waimanalo; dog uninjured, 1 man harmed by dog
WAIMANALO, Hawaii (Island News) -- A Honolulu police officer shot a gun at a dangerous dog in Waimanalo on Friday morning where a man was injured by the dog, but the dog was not hit by any of the shots fired. The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) said District 4 officers...
