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Officials said the missing father and son from Korea are experienced swimmers though they had no plans of going swimming yesterday.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The world’s largest maritime training event kicked off Wednesday at Pearl Harbor. Forty maritime vessels and five submarines from 31 nations are gathered in waters off Hawaii for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026. There also 140 aircraft and more than 25,000 service members participating in...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) is moving forward with its plans to explore the purchase of ABC affiliate KITV and multi-cultural independent station KIKU. OHA trustees discussed Wednesday afternoon, June 24, the authorization of more than $172,000 to look into acquiring the stations. The

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A shark was spotted in waters off Waikiki on Wednesday afternoon. According to a witness, the shark was first seen at about 1:15 p.m. in the water at Fort DeRussy Beach. The witness said her brother and nephew spotted the shark while they were in the water...

Many Hawaiʻi residents may remember Shirokiya, the old food court and department store at Ala Moana Center. It’s been years since the beloved theme park village closed its doors. Now, thanks to the work of artist and animator Nick Chang, residents have a chance to take a virtual...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Five people were displaced after a house fire in Pearl City on Wednesday evening. The Honolulu Fire Department said they received a 911 call at 7:51 p.m. reporting a residential fire at 2228 Auhuhu St. Firefighters arrived about eight minutes later and found flames coming from the...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - After over three decades as a fixture in Waikiki, Red Lobster has closed its doors for good. The restaurant’s red letters have already been removed from the outside of the Ala Moana Boulevard Building. The chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2024, following losses of...

Honolulu City Council’s Budget Committee nudged a long-discussed plan to help first-time homebuyers toward the finish line on Tuesday, voting unanimously to advance Bill 20 to the full council for a third and final reading. The measure would set up a new down-payment loan assistance revolving fund so qualifying first-t

Kaukonahua Stream was choked up with vegetation and debris during the Kona Low storms and we saw the devestating impact it had on North Shore residents.

HONOLULU (Island News) – The Honolulu Ocean Safety Department (OS) responded to two distressed divers that were reported one-half mile offshore of Wailupe Beach Park in Aina Haina on Tuesday afternoon. It was reported that the divers were having trouble returning to their vessel after it drifted an estimated...