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Oahu residents are embracing the convenience of online permit tests, with twice as many opting for it over in-person exams last year.

An effort to address Hawaiʻi’s shortage of public defenders by increasing their salaries has stalled because the state agency responsible for managing their pay is also understaffed. More than six months after a 20% pay raise went into effect, attorneys’ paychecks are still short. Last year, the...

A routine docking run in Honolulu Harbor turned into a long-term headache for everyone who relies on Pier 16, after a commercial fishing vessel lost control and struck the bridge that carries Nimitz Highway on Jan. 3. State officials have now shut down the Diamond Head and makai sections of the pier, along with the...

EWA BEACH, Hawaii (Island News) – A shooting broke out during a large fight that occurred at the Ewa Beach Community Park on Wednesday night, resulting in one man being taken to the hospital. According to the Honolulu Police Department (HPD), officers responded to the park at approximately 9:45...

KINAU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu police arrested a man on Wednesday for alleged attempted murder in the second degree. Police said the situation took place in the Kinau area around 11 p.m. HPD said the victim, a 30-year-old man, and the suspect, a 22-year-old man, were involved in an argument when...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Small business owners across the state can get help protecting their operations from online threats through a new series of free virtual cybersecurity clinics offered by the University of Hawaii (UH). The UH Cybersecurity Clinic is launching the online sessions to help sole proprietors and...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Don’t be alarmed if you notice military aircraft roaring over Oahu over the next few weeks. The Hawaii Air National Guard is hosting its annual Sentry Aloha fighter exercise from Jan. 14-28. This year’s iteration, Sentry Aloha 26-1, includes about 1,000 personnel and 41 aircraft from...

Good evening, Hawaii. Here are the main stories we've been following today:. Winds are shifting from the south for midweek as another front approaches from the northwest. Breezy to locally windy southerly winds are expected Wednesday. A front moves across the islands Wednesday night into Thursday bringing a line of...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The berths on the Diamond-Head side of Pier 16 are closed indefinitely due to damage from a fishing vessel. The Hawaii Department of Transportation announced the closure Wednesday after a 79-foot vessel lost power and hit the bridge infrastructure supporting Nimitz Highway. The waters...

KANEOHE, Hawaii (Island News) -- The city’s Department of Environmental Services (ENV) quickly cleaned up a sewer spill in Kaneohe near Valley of the Temples on Tuesday morning. The sewer spill happened at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at the intersection of Hui Iwa Street and Kahekili Highway...