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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Financial institutions and the Honolulu Police Department are warning customers about a recent scam involving ATM transactions on Oahu. Customers have reported being approached at ATMs by individuals who ask them to deposit a check in exchange for cash. The scammers often share a sob story...

Severely mentally ill prisoners in Hawaiʻi are being cared for in dismal understaffed facilities and receive inadequate treatment, according to a pair of outside experts who inspected two jails under a class-action lawsuit settlement. The psychiatrists’ grim report on mental health services in Oʻahu Community...

"The good news is that everything kind of funnels out, if you will, all of these scams. They're built on the same building blocks, the same cornerstones we've seen for decades."

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu Fire Department said it contained a wildfire in Kunia on Saturday. HFD was called to the fire at Kunia Loa Ridge Farm Lots shortly after 4:30 p.m. Crews arrived on scene shortly after 4:45 p.m. and reported an active wildland fire in the area. The...

One of the suspects in the shooting at Zablan Beach, a 19-year-old man, was arrested tonight. Two cars were behind the gunfire which have been located and recovered by police. Paramedics treated two teens, a 17 and 19-year-old, for an apparent gunshot wound before taking them to an emergency room in critical condition.

With Hurricane Kiko steering away from direct contact with Hawaiʻi, storm effects are manifesting in a different way than the usual speedy winds and heavy rain: high surf levels.

A woman estimated to be in her 60s died following an apparent motor vehicle collision in Kaneʻohe on the morning of Sept. 8, Honolulu Emergency Medical Services said.

HONOLULU (Island News) – The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s (ME) Office identified the young man who died in a crash in Ewa Beach last week. The 23-year-old man was identified as Lester Zaragoza and the manner of his death was confirmed to be an accident. The incident occurred near...

Rubbish in Hawaiʻi is a bigger deal than most people think. With limited land resources and even more limited options for throwing away the things we no longer want, understanding how to navigate recycling and waste is an important life skill.

The community gathered to honor the life of Roberta DuTeil, lovingly known as Tutu Bert, at a celebration of her extraordinary contributions. DuTeil, along with her late husband Fr. Claude, initiated the Peanut Butter Ministry in the 1970s on Smith Street in Downtown Honolulu. The DuTeils expanded their mission by...