‘Complete Failure’: Honolulu Permit Workers Say Tech Upgrade Is A Bust
A multimillion-dollar overhaul of Honolulu’s building permit software in early August was a disaster for staff who reported in the weeks after it launched that the dysfunctional system was making their jobs harder, slowing down already glacial permit reviews and raising concerns about the safety of newly permitted...
Man arrested after crash in Waikiki critically injures pedestrian
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Police arrested a man after a crash on Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki critically injured a pedestrian early Saturday morning. It happened at around 1:30 a.m. near the Pau Street intersection. According to police, a 44-year-old man was walking on Kalakaua Avenue in a marked crosswalk when he...
The Pantry adds extra food distribution day to help families in need
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - With the federal government shutdown in its third week, a Hawaii nonprofit is expanding its services to help impacted families. The Pantry by Feeding Hawaii Together, which is located on Rose Street near Fort Shafter, typically holds food distributions twice a week. Starting Monday, Oct....
Search underway for missing man after canoe found in Kailua
Multiple agencies are currently searching for a paddler who was reported missing after his canoe was found unoccupied.
Over 500 Oahu teachers participate in ‘Take an Educator to Work Day’
HONOLULU (Island News)--Over 500 teachers were getting schooled at a workforce training event on Friday. The "Take an Educator to Work Day" is part of an initiative by the nonprofit ClimbHI. The daylong event connected teachers with over two dozen businesses to help them understand the evolving needs of local...
48-year-old man charged with Assault in the Second Degree after Pearl City stabbing
HONOLULU (Island News) – The man accused of stabbing a woman in Pearl City, has been charged. Wes Yamamoto, 48, was charged for Assault in the Second Degree on Saturday night, with his bail set at $11,000. Yamamoto was arrested on Friday, October 17, and he was initially arrested...
26-year-old woman charged after bus damaged, driver injured in Kalihi incident
HONOLULU (Island News) – A woman was charged with Criminal Property Damage in the First Degree following an incident that resulted in a damaged bus and injured a bus driver. The initial incident happened on Thursday morning at approximately 9:01 a.m. in the Kalihi area when a 26-year-old woman allegedly shattered the...
Falls of Clyde: What Hawaii Lost And What We Remember
When Beat of Hawaii first launched, we looked out over Honolulu Harbor from the Maritime Center’s rooftop deck and saw the Falls of Clyde below, proud, fragile, and clearly already fading. This week, the ship was towed twenty-five miles offshore and scuttled, closing a very long and historic chapter that began before...
Kapiolani Medical Center staff walk off the job, joined by Kaiser Permanente workers in...
Hundreds of workers at Kapiolani Medical Center took to the picket lines Friday, demanding higher pay and better working conditions.
Honolulu Needs Your Help. So Quit Whining And Start Writing
Citizens of Honolulu: You have a once-in-a-decade opportunity to fix many of the things you have been grumbling about when it comes to local government. Don’t blow it. The 2025-2026 Honolulu Charter Commission is well along into a two-year process that will likely result in more than a dozen questions for voters on...
