Affordable housing project breaks ground in Ala Moana
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An affordable housing project that will bring 64 new rental units to the heart of Honolulu broke ground Friday. Amana Lofts, located at 765 Amana Street, will convert a five-story former office building with ground-floor parking into studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments. Each...
Car dealers frustrated by city’s 8,000 title, registration backlog
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Aloha Auto Depot in Kakaako sells used cars and says typically it would take two to three weeks for car’s title and registration to come in from the city. But for months, wait times have been to five to six weeks. The city told Hawaii News...
Cast away, found again: The senders’ story
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The ocean. It’s like a slow moving conveyer belt of stories ferrying forgotten things between continents. But every now and then the sea returns what time tried to bury. “It’s so crazy, because I didn’t think this would matter to too many people, but everyone’s very impacted by it,” Hawaii Kai...
HPD officer loses control of motorcycle on Moanalua Freeway, remains in stable condition
MOANALUA, Hawaii (Island News) -- A Honolulu police officer is recovering in stable condition after losing control of his motorcycle on the Moanalua Freeway early Friday morning. The accident happened around 6 a.m. on Friday, May 30, where the officer was switching lanes. The officer lost control of the motorcycle...
Message in a bottle found nearly 7 years after leaving Hawaii shoreline
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Nearly seven years ago, a young teenager on Oahu and her brother tossed a sealed bottle into the ocean with a simple message on it. She forgot all about it until this week, when it was found thousands of miles away. “I got like a screenshot from...
‘Just devastating’: Job Corps shutdown eliminates crucial training pipeline in Hawaii
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The U.S. Department of Labor announced Friday it will suspend all operations at Job Corps sites nationwide effective June 30. The educational institution provides free career training to prepare students and job seekers with skills and tools for the workforce. It was a bittersweet day in...
Mapunapuna FBI raid ends with state eviction notice for tenant
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Several Mapunapuna businesses are breathing a sigh of relief after the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided a warehouse on Kilihau Street on May 29. The businesses said the warehouse was a hub for illegal activity for years, and the state had been trying to evict the tenant for months. The FBI,...
Kauaʻi commission begins search for next Police Chief
Just one day after current Kaua‘i Police Chief Todd Raybuck announced his retirement, the Kaua‘i County Police Commission has announced the start to search for his replacement.
Kauaʻi Police Department wants community input on hiring a new chief
In a letter to the Kauaʻi Police Commission on May 15, Police Chief Todd Raybuck announced he will retire on June 12 and transfer command to Interim Chief Elliott Kalani Ke. Raybuck told his employees last November about his decision to retire. This came after he received a three-day suspension for leaving his...
Brightstar Care of Honolulu helps veterans get needed care all year round
Memorial Day has come and gone, but veterans with chronic conditions or those still recovering from service-related injuries are still in need of help. Brightstar Care of Honolulu can help from navigating paperwork to one-on-one daily care and more.
