Medical students honor those who donated themselves to science in paddle out
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Students from University of Hawaii’s John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) paddled out at magic island for the school’s annual Willed Body Ceremony. The ceremony served as an opportunity for JABSOM students to meet and pay their respects to the families of those who...
Hawaii’s Spam Jam transforms canned meat into cultural celebration
HONOLULU (CN) — Waikiki came alive with music, laughter and the sizzle of Spam Saturday evening as more than 30,000 visitors flocked to the annual Spam Jam, a festival celebrating Hawaii’s favorite canned delicacy with bold, unconventional eats. Spam — a processed meat made with pork, ham, salt,...
Elderly pedestrian in serious condition after crash in the Makiki area
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A pedestrian is in serious condition after a crash in the Makiki area Sunday afternoon. The crash happened at intersection of Liholiho Street and Wilder Avenue. Honolulu Emergency Services said they responded to the accident at around 2:50 p.m. Paramedics treated the 74-year-old pedestrian...
Remembering Aloha Flight 243’s Anniversary With HNL Airport Gardens Few Discover
Here’s a rare Hawaii airport retreat, hiding in plain sight. While premium travelers pack into overcrowded lounges—or get turned away entirely—Honolulu’s best-kept airport secret remains wide open. We continue to use it ourselves, and we have done so for years. It’s still surprisingly under the radar: a series of...
New Album Reclaims Black Hawaiian Histories in Song”
A new music project launching in June, Pōpoloheno: Songs of Resilience and Joy, brings long-overlooked narratives of the Black community in Hawaii to national attention. The ten-track album highlights original compositions and tributes that combine Hawaiian musical tradition with African diasporic history. Curated by...
MIRACULOUS LANDING MADE ON THIS DAY
On April 28, 1988, a seemingly routine, 35-minute flight from. Hilo to Honolulu turned into terror when an 18-foot-long. The explosive decompression and roof loss sweep flight. attendant Clarabelle “C.B.” Lansing off the Boeing 737,. sending freezing winds of hurricane force through the. cabin, leaving passengers in...
Unstable weather for first half of week
HONOLULU (KHON2) – This unsettled pattern will continue through Tuesday due to a combination of factors. A weak surface trough just west of Kauai will gradually approach and edge over Kauai tonight into tomorrow, providing more moisture and a focus for more shower development. The airmass over the western half of the...
Mesothelioma Registry Would Safeguard Hawaiʻi Veterans From Misdiagnosis
Service members tacitly understand the physical dangers they signed up for upon joining the military. However, what others did not anticipate was that their greatest threat would not be the combat itself but rather the toxic materials found in barracks and the equipment they once used: asbestos. Unfortunately,...
Brush fire breaks out in Mountain View area, flames reach tree level
MOUNTAIN VIEW (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii Fire Department is responding to a brush fire near Lehua Street in the Mountain View area Sunday afternoon. The fire started before 3 p.m. near the Fern Acres Subdivision, with flames reaching the height of nearby trees, and burned 20 acres of land. As...
Meet the ‘bone collector’: A newly discovered insect in Hawaiʻi
HONOLULU (KHON2) — University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa scientists have discovered a new caterpillar species they dub the “bone collector.” The bone collector lives in spiderwebs and decorates its habitat with the body parts of dead insects. Scientists have watched the macabre insect measuring and attaching fly wings,...
